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| Date of birth | 1918 | ||
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| Date of death | 1998 | ||
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| Playing position | Striker, Center back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932–1933 |
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| 1933–1950 |
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| National team | |||
| 1949 | Greece | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1950–1952 | Egaleo FC | ||
| 1952–1957 | AEK Athens | ||
| 1960–1961 | Greece | ||
| 1961–1962 | AEK Athens | ||
| 1962–1964 | Greece | ||
| 1965–1966 | AEK Athens | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Tryfon Tzanetis (Greek: Τρύφων Τζανετής) was a Greek football player and coach. Born in 1918 in Izmir, he was a best known as a center forward for AEK Athens FC during the 1930s and 1940s, partnering Kleanthis Maropoulos in AEK's front line. Late in his career he was converted into a center back by his coach.
During his playing career Tzanetis was capped once by Greece.
After his playing days were over, Tzanetis took up coaching and was AEK's coach in: 1952, 1955, 1961, 1962 and 1966. In between his stints with AEK he was also coach of the Greek National Football Team (1960, 1961, 1963, 1964) with a record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses.