Christos Metskas

Christos Metskas (, ; born 17 June 1935) is a former footballer and football coach. Born in Greece, he acquired Greek citizenship in 2000, but remained stateless until he obtained Romanian citizenship in 2004.

Early life Metskas was born in Slimnitsa, Greece, the second of six children, to Stavros and Eleftheria. and reached Romania by hiding on a cargo train that crossed the entire Yugoslavia, together with other Greek kids.

He reached with UTA the 1966 Cupa României final in which manager Nicolae Dumitrescu used him as a starter, however they lost with 4–0 in front of Steaua București. In 1968, following a fall-out with Dumitrescu, Metskas left the team. scoring 16 goals in the process. Mecheș, Ionel, Christos Metskas, A Gentleman from the Old Lady's Court, UTA (Arad, Romania, Azbest Publishing, 2020) Stoica, Teodor, The Arad of Old Times (Arad, Romania, "Vasile Goldiș" Western University, 2023)