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A.E.K.–Olympiacos Rivalry
The A.E.K.–Olympiacos rivalry is a football local derby played between AEK Athens F.C. and Olympiacos. Both located in the Attica urban area. A.E.K. comes from Nea Filadelfeia, a suburb of Athens, while Olympiacos from the port of Athens, Piraeus. The matches between the two teams are renowned for their strong on-pitch rivalry, they usually have high attendances, and most of them are very entertaining and very competitive with many goals scored by both sides. History Of the many players transferred between the two clubs no one has ever scored in the matches between them for both teams but Rafik Djebbour, Daniel Batista and Karim Ansarifard. The top scorers in the derby are Mimis Papaioannou for AEK with 14 goals and Predrag Đorđević for Olympiacos with 10 goals. Statistics Head-to-head Records *Record Alpha Ethniki win **Olympiacos ***Home: Olympiacos – AEK 6–0, Karaiskakis Stadium, 8 February 1981( Galakos 30', 53', 84', Kousoulakis 68', Orfanos 75', Vamv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates and is the capital of the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. It was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the European continent—particularly Ancient Rome. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek League Cup
The EPAE Cup, known as the Greek League Cup, a now defunct football competition, took place only once, in the year 1989–90 season. AEK Athens is the only winner of the League Cup, beating Panionios (3–3 and 3–1 on penalties), Aris (5–2), Levadiakos (0–0 and 1–0) and Olympiacos (3–2 in the final at the Athens Olympic Stadium, on 2 June 1990). Road to Final In the 1989-90 EPAE Cup, the participants were the 18 teams of the 1989–90 Alpha Ethniki, while the qualifying matches and the final were single matches, except for the semi-finals, which were double. The event began in January and ended in June 1990. First round Additional round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final External linksRSSSF {{Football in Greece 1990 1990 League Cup National association football league cups Football cup competitions in Greece 1989 establishments in Greece 1990 disestablishments in Greece League Cup In several sports, most prominently associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgios Delikaris
Georgios Delikaris (Greek: Γεώργιος Δεληκάρης, born 22 July 1951) is a former Greek football player, who spent the greatest part of his career at Olympiacos F.C. He is widely accepted amongst fans as one of the greatest Greek footballers of all time, coming in fourth in the Greek vote for the UEFA Jubilee Awards, first amongst former Olympiacos players. Nicknamed the "Gianni Rivera of Greece", he is also often compared to George Best, due to similarity in appearance and playing style. Though still revered as an Olympiacos legend, he is also well remembered for his switch to arch-rivals Panathinaikos F.C., for the last three years of his playing career, which ended prematurely, when he decided to retire at the age of 29.Delikaris biography at official Olympiacos Website
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Romain Argyroudis
Romain Argyroudis (born 6 November 1946 in Mulhouse) is a French former footballer of Greek descent who played for clubs in both countries. A forward in the 1960s and 1970s, Argyroudis played for a number of clubs in France, including Mulhouse, Lens (two spells, 1968 to 1969 and 1973 to 1979) and Nice (1969 to 1971). In 1971, he along with fellow French-Greek forward Yves Triantafillos joined Greek club Olympiacos. In the 1972–73 season he won the double with Olympiacos. He left the club at the end of the season and rejoined Lens. Personal life His grandfather was from Eptanese in Greece and emigrated to Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M .... His grandmother was Uruguayan, while his mother is French."Ρομαίν ο Έλληνας", Newspaper Oma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Triantafyllos
Yves Triantafyllos (alternative spellings Triantafil(l)os, Triandafyl(l)os, Triandafil(l)os; Greek: Υβ Τριαντάφυλλος; born 27 October 1948) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. Having been part of France's squad for the 1968 Summer Olympics, Triantafyllos made one appearance for the France national team in a friendly against Hungary in 1975. Honours Saint-Étienne * Division 1: 1966–67, 1974–75, 1975–76 *Coupe de France: 1974–75 Nantes * Division 1: 1976–77 Olympiacos * Alpha Ethiki: 1972–73, 1973–74 *Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...: 1972–73; runner-up: 1973–74 Individual * Division 2 Group North top scorer: 1970–71 ReferencesPhantis: Yves Triantafyllos [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penalty Kick (association Football)
A penalty kick (commonly known as a penalty or a spot kick) is a method of restarting play in association football, in which a player is allowed to take a single shot at the goal while it is defended only by the opposing team's goalkeeper. It is awarded when an offence punishable by a direct free kick is committed by a player in their own penalty area. The shot is taken from the penalty mark, which is 11 m (12 yards) from the goal line and centred between the touch lines. Procedure The ball is placed on the penalty mark, regardless of where in the penalty area the foul occurred. The player taking the kick must be identified to the referee. Only the kicker and the defending team's goalkeeper are allowed to be within the penalty area; all other players must be within the field of play, outside the penalty area, behind the penalty mark, and a minimum of 9.15m (10 yd) from the penalty mark (this distance is denoted by the penalty arc). The goalkeeper is allowed to move before the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Goumas Stadium
Nikos Goumas Stadium ( el, Στάδιο Νίκος Γκούμας) was a multi-purpose stadium in Nea Filadelfeia, a northwestern suburb of Athens, Greece. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of AEK Athens F.C. It is now replaced by Agia Sophia Stadium built at the same site. Name The stadium was named "AEK Stadium" ( el, Γήπεδο ΑΕΚ) but was also known as "Nea Filadelfeia Stadium" ( el, Στάδιο Νέας Φιλαδέλφειας). In 1991 it was officially named "Nikos Goumas Stadium" after former club president Nikos Goumas, who contributed to its building and later upgrading. Construction With actions of the first president of the club, Konstantinos Spanoudis, in 1926, a piece of land in Nea Filadelfeia, that was originally set aside for refugee housing, was donated as a training ground for the refugees. AEK Athens F.C. began using the ground as training ground (albeit unofficially) and by 1930 the property was signed over to the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Holebas
José Lloyd Cholevas ( el, Ιωσήφ Λόιντ Χολέβας; born 27 June 1984), known as José Holebas ( Greek: Χοσέ Χολέμπας), is a footballer who last played as a left-back or a left midfielder for Hessenliga club Bayern Alzenau. Born and raised in Germany, he played for the Greece national team from 2011 to 2016. Early years Holebas was born in Aschaffenburg, West Germany, to a Greek father, Achilles, from Vasiliki, Trikala, and a German-American mother, Lowis. Achilles left the family not long after he was born and José was raised only by his mother and her family. Club career Early years Holebas' first club was local youth team Südring, which he joined in 1992 when he was eight. He played at non-professional youth football teams in German football which included playing for Südring, FC Kleinwallstadt and TSV Teutonia Obernau until 2001, when his girlfriend got pregnant and José, at age 18, decided to temporarily give up football. He had to work the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Mirallas
Kevin Antonio Joel Gislain Mirallas y Castillo (born 5 October 1987), known as Kevin Mirallas (), is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cypriot side AEL Limassol. Mirallas started his professional career in France with Lille and Saint-Étienne before moving to Greece with Olympiacos in 2010. Mirallas enjoyed success during his time at Olympiacos, scoring 34 goals in 52 league games. He was top scorer in his second season with Olympiacos with 20 goals in 25 games. His impressive performances attracted the attention of Everton F.C., who signed him in the summer of 2012 for £6 million. Mirallas has 60 caps for Belgium since his senior debut in 2007. He has represented Belgium at various youth levels and has featured for them at senior level at the 2008 Olympics as well as the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Club career Early career Mirallas spent his youth career playing for his hometown club, Standard Liège. He then left Belgium and began his first team car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fuster
David Fuster Torrijos (born 3 February 1982) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. After starting out at Villarreal B – he also represented the first team in the 2009–10 season – he went on to spend most of his professional career at Olympiacos, appearing in more than 150 competitive matches and win nine major titles, including six consecutive national championships. Club career Villarreal and Elche Fuster was born in Oliva, Valencia. Aged already 22 he was signed from his hometown club by Villarreal CF, but spent four years exclusively with its reserves, helping the team promote to the third division in 2007. In 2008, Fuster was sold to neighbours Elche CF, with an option to rebuy afterwards. After a solid 2008–09 season in the second level – he was the club's topscorer at 13, tied for tenth in the league – he was rebought by Villarreal for a mere €500.000. He received relative amount of playing time in his debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olof Mellberg
Erik Olof Mellberg (; born 3 September 1977) is a Swedish football manager and former professional player. During his career, Mellberg played as a defender, and is best known for his time at Aston Villa, as well as spells with Juventus and Greek side Olympiacos. Mellberg played for Sweden in the 2002 World Cup and 2006 World Cup, as well as the Euro 2000, Euro 2004, Euro 2008 and Euro 2012. A former captain of the national team, he scored 8 goals in 117 caps between 2000 and 2012. Early years Erik Olof Mellberg was born in Gullspång, Sweden, on 3 September 1977 to parents Erik and wife Berit. Mellberg's mother Berit was a physical education teacher who passed on her love of sport to her son. As a youth, Mellberg enjoyed playing tennis and dreamed of Wimbledon rather than the World Cup. Mellberg was something of a tennis prodigy and it was not until he was 14 that Mellberg began to focus on football. Club career Early career Mellberg played for local side ''Gullspång'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Vamvakoulas
Nikos Vamvakoulas ( el, Νίκος Βαμβακούλας; born 31 January 1957) is a Greek retired football defender. Career Born in Lavrio, Vamvakoulas played club football for Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Ionikos, OFI Crete and PAS Giannina. He won four Alpha Ethniki and one Greek Football Cup titles with Olympiacos before he won two more Alpha Ethniki and three more Greek Football Cup titles with Panathinaikos. Vamvakoulas made 30 appearances for the Greece national football team from 1981 to 1987. Also he has written the hymn of Olympiacos. Honours Club Olympiacos *Greek Championship: 1981, 1982, 1983 * Greek Cup: 1981 Panathinaikos *Greek Championship The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...: 1986 * Greek Cup: 1986, 1988, 1989 References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
