Background
He was born in 1962 in the village of Tsaritsani (Larissa regional unit).
He was born in 1962 in the village of Tsaritsani (Larissa regional unit).
He started his football career as a centre forward in Ikonomos Tsaritsanis and in 1981 he signed with Larissa where he played one year as a forward. In 1982 the coach of Larissa used him as a sweeper, and as a defender Mitsibonas made a great career. Mitsibonas is believed to be the best Larissa defender and one of the greatest Greek defenders in history.
In 1994 he returned to Larissa, but nothing was like before.
Many good players had left the team and Larissa eventually in 1996 failed to remain in the first division. Then Mitsibonas moved to AE Tyrnavos, a team in the Greek Third Division, in the city of Tyrnavos, the second biggest of the Larissa regional unit after Larissa.
On 13 September 1997 Mitsibonas was killed in a car crash near the village of Giannouli outside Larissa. He left also of course a large career, 413 matches and 43 goals in the first Greek division (he played 344 matches and scored 38 goals with AEL) and 27 matches and one goal with the national team of Greece.
He was one of the biggest football players not only of Larissa, but also of Greek football.