Themis Rigas (; born 1945 - died 13 January 1984), popularly nicknamed The Train, was a Greek footballer born in Patras. One of the fastest and most talented wingers of his generation, he was a member of the great Panachaiki football team that impressed Greece in the seventies and qualified to the 1974 UEFA Cup. In 1974, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Homer.

He died in a domestic accident in 1984, at the age of 39, leaving behind him the Panachaiki family without one of its most eminent members.

Themis Rigas

Statistics

Themis Rigas had 165 First Division appearances for Panachaiki and scored 23 goals.

Themis Rigas

References

Notes

Rsssf, website about football statistics

1945 births

1984 deaths

Panachaiki F.C. players

Greek men's footballers

Greek expatriate men's footballers

Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players

North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players

Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada

Greek expatriate sportspeople in Canada

Accidental deaths in Greece

Men's association football midfielders

Canadian National Soccer League players

Footballers from Patras

Themis Rigas