| 词条 | Angelo Lekkas |
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| name = Angelo Lekkas | image = | fullname = Angelo Lekkas | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|6|29|df=y}} | birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria | death_date = | death_place = | originalteam = Northern Knights | draftpick = 17th overall, 1993 {{AFL Haw}} | height = 185 cm | weight = 85 kg | position = Midfielder | statsend = 2005 | years1 = 1996–2005 | club1 = {{AFL Haw}} | games_goals1 = 180 (120) | sooyears1 = 1999 | sooteam1 = Victoria | soogames_goals1 = 1 (2) | nationalyears1 = 2002 | nationalteam1 = Australia | nationalgames_goals1 = 1 (1) | careerhighlights = *AFL Rising Star nominee: 1997 }}Angelos Lekkas (born 29 June 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who played his entire professional career with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). After his premature retirement due to a medical condition, he continued his sporting career as a soccer player for South Melbourne FC in the Victorian Premier League and as an Australian rules football coach.[1] Early lifeLekkas was born to Greek parents and grew up in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. He played soccer until he was a teenager, when he switched to playing Australian rules and played with the Northern Knights under-18s.[2] AFL careerLekkas was taken by Hawthorn at pick number 17 overall (Hawthorn's first pick) in the 1993 AFL Draft which was a trade for Tony Hall (when Hall left the Hawks for Adelaide).[1] After three seasons in the reserves, Lekkas made his senior debut in 1996.[1] Lekkas forged a solid career with the Hawks, playing mostly between half forward and half back. In 2002, he represented Australia in the International Rules series. After a practice match in February 2005, Lekkas suffered an apparent minor stroke and was told he might never play again. After fully recovering, he made his return to AFL football in round 15, 2005, against Adelaide.[1][3] Lekkas announced his early retirement from AFL football on 26 August 2005, his last game being played at the MCG against Sydney on 27 August 2005. Lekkas finished his AFL career with 180 games and 120 goals to his credit and a career total of 14 Brownlow votes.[1] Post AFL-careerAfter Lekkas retired, he took up a lawsuit against the Hawthorn Football Club, claiming that the club caused his early retirement by pressuring him to continue playing after the stroke. The case was later settled out of court. Lekkas was condemned by some supporters for playing the case out via the media with his manager Jacques Khouri, given Hawthorn's apparent support of Lekkas and a lack of consensus that the injury was even football related. Lekkas belatedly claimed a 50% salary bonus for having his career ended prematurely by injury, despite Hawthorn's offer of a new contract and his subsequent decision to retire as opposed to being delisted. Soccer careerLekkas was long a supporter of South Melbourne FC, even donating to help save the club from folding. After retiring from Australian rules football, Lekkas began training with South Melbourne in late 2005. During South Melbourne's 2005 season Lekkas was elevated into the senior list. Return to Australian rulesAfter a period of disenchantment with the game, Angelo returned to work with the AFL in 2007 as part-time as a multicultural officer and AFL ambassador and also in a community liaison role at Hawthorn as part of the settlement with the club. In 2008, he signed with the Sunbury in the Ballarat Football League. He currently runs his own private sports tuition company.[4] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://www.hawkheadquarters.com/player.aspx?playerid=769 |title=Angelo Lekkas |publisher=Hawks Headquarters |accessdate=2009-04-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929171248/http://www.hawkheadquarters.com/player.aspx?playerid=769 |archivedate=29 September 2007 }} {{2002 Australian international rules team}}{{1999 Victoria State of Origin players}}{{1997 AFL Rising Star nominees}}{{1993 AFL national draft}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Lekkas, Angelos}}2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/05/1089000085759.html|title=It's Greece (and Angelos) United|last=McClure|first=Geoff|date=6 July 2004|work=Sporting Life|publisher=The Age|accessdate=2009-04-15}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/New-stroke-drug-shows-promise/2005/11/11/1131578225048.html|title=New stroke drug shows promise|date=11 November 2005|publisher=The Age|accessdate=2009-04-15}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/sport/afl/story/0,26633,24568012-5016215,00.html|title=Former Hawk Angelo Lekkas helping budding stars|last=Timms|first=Daryl|date=28 October 2008|publisher=Perthnow|accessdate=2009-04-15}} 12 : 1976 births|Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)|Australian soccer players|Australian people of Greek descent|Hawthorn Football Club players|South Melbourne FC players|Victorian State of Origin players|Footballers who switched code|Northern Knights players|Living people|Association football midfielders|Australia international rules football team players |
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