Kleanthis Vikelidis (; 15 September 1915 – 4 November 1988) was a Greek footballer who played for Aris and Greece. He was also a manager, taking charge of Aris, PAOK and Apollon Kalamarias.
Vikelidis was born in 1916 in Thessaloniki and was the youngest of the three Vikelidis brothers that played for Aris, the others being Kostas and Nikiforos. He was instrumental in Aris winning the Panhellenic Championship in 1932 and 1946, given the nickname "Macedonian tank" (). During his career, Vikelidis was capped 7 times by the Greece National Football Team, scoring 4 goals. Vikelidis coached Aris twice in 1954 and 1959 and later continued his managing career with PAOK during the 1957 season and Apollon Kalamarias during the 1961 season. In his honour, Aris FC named their stadium at Charilaou, Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium.
International goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 21 May 1936 Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest, Romania 5–4 Lost 1936 Balkan Cup 2. 22 January 1938 Maccabiah Stadium, Tel-Aviv, Palestine/Eretz Israel 1–3 Win 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 22 January 1938 Maccabiah Stadium, Tel-Aviv, Palestine/Eretz Israel 1–3 Win 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification 4. 20 February 1938 Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece 1–0 Win 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification 5. 23 April 1948 Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece 1–3 Lost FriendlyCorrect as of 22 November 2016Football PLAYER: Kleanthis Vikelidis
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Αθλητική Ηχώ Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Άρης 1914-2004 Κέντρο ιστορίας Θεσσαλονίκης, Θεσσαλονίκη 2004, Άρης 1914-2002, Άγγελος Καριπίδης Κωνσταντίνος Ίντος, "Η Ιστορία του Άρη", τόμος 1, "Ποδόσφαιρο (1914–2000), Ο κίτρινος θεός του πολέμου στον 20ό αιώνα."
See also List of one-club men in football
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