Kostas Negrepontis
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Kostas Negrepontis (Greek: Κώστας Νεγρεπόντης) (1897- February 19, 1973) was a star Greek football forward of the 1920s and 1930s.
Born in Constantinople in 1897, he started his football career in Turkey, playing for the Pera-based Pera Club. He also played in France for a time before eventually settling in Greece to play for AEK Athens FC in 1926, where he became a crowd favourite. He was capped twice by Greece.
After retiring from football, Negrepontis coached a number of clubs, including AEK Athens FC, Olympiacos, Panelefsiniakos, Apollon Smyrnis, Panionios, Ethnikos Piraeus and the Greek National Football Team.
