Jim Patikas
Dimitris "Jimmy" Patikas (Greek: Δημήτρης "Τζίμης" Πατίκας) is a former Australian football player, who is currently manager of Inner West Hawks in NSW League Two. Renowned for his exceptional speed and for being the first established Australian player to be signed by a professional European football club, he was capped 27 times for the Socceroos and played as a forward and midfielder for Sydney City, Sydney Olympic, Sydney Croatia, AEK Athens, Athinaikos and Kastoria.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitrios Patikas | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1963 | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Wide midfielder, forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1983 | Sydney City | 59 | (10) |
| 1981 | Aberdeen | ||
| 1983–1984 | Sydney Olympic | 57 | (13) |
| 1985 | Sydney Croatia | 25 | (17) |
| 1985–1993 | AEK Athens | 142 | (27) |
| 1993 | Athinaikos | 10 | (1) |
| 1993 | A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Athinaikos | 35 | (2) |
| 1995 | Kastoria | ||
| 1996 | Sydney United | 17 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Sydney Olympic | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 329 | (71) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Australia B | 9 | (0) |
| 1981–1988 | Australia | 10 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024– | Inner West Hawks | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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