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Zacharias Chaliabalias
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-03-08)8 March 1946
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece
Date of death 22 July 2020(2020-07-22) (aged 74)
Place of death Thessaloniki, Greece
Playing position Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1975 Iraklis 280
National team
1968–1972 Greece 3 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2013

Zacharias Chaliabalias (Greek: Ζαχαρίας Χαλιαμπάλιας; 8 March 1946 – 22 July 2020) was a Greek international footballer who spent his entire career with Iraklis playing as a centre-back.

Club career

Chaliabalias was born in Thessaloniki, and started his career for Iraklis in 1964. He was driven out of the club in 1975, after he admitted to a bribe attempt by Panathinaikos officials. Chaliabalias is the fifth all-time leader in league appearances for Iraklis, appearing in no less than 280 occasions for the club.

International career

Chaliabalias made his debut for Greece in a friendly 4-1 home win against Egypt on 21 November 1968. Totally he gained three caps for Greece.

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