Born in 1925 in Istanbul to a fisherman father from Turkey's minority Greek community, Kucukandonyadis was the first to be awarded a "Golden Honour", and was captain of the Turkish national team, making 50 appearances and scoring 21 goals for his team.
Rođen 1925. u Istanbulu od oca ribara, Grka iz manjinske grčke zajednice u Turskoj, Kučukandonijadis je bio prvi koji je dobio „Zlatnu počast"“ i bio kapetan turske reprezentacije, sa pedeset nastupa na kojima je postigao 21 gol.