Mitsibonas was born in 1962 in the village of Tsaritsani (Larissa regional unit).
In 1982 the coach of Larissa used him as a sweeper, and as a defender Mitsibonas made a great career.
In 1989, he moved to PAOK and three years later he signed with the team of Olympiacos where he won a Greek Football Cup.
Many good players had left the team and Larissa eventually in 1996 failed to remain in the first division.
On 13 September 1997 Mitsibonas was killed in a car crash near the village of Giannouli outside Larissa.