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Vangelis Vlachos
Vangelis Vlachos ( gr, Βαγγέλης Βλάχος; born 6 January 1962) is a Greek former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the manager of AE Mykonos Club career Vlachos started his career from the academies of AEK Athens. In 1979 he was promoted to the first team alongside Stelios Manolas and Lysandros Georgamlis. On 26 December 1979, at the age of 17 years and 242 days, he became the then youngest scorer of AEK in the league when he scored 2 goals in a match against Kavala. He formed an excellent partnership with Thomas Mavros, while they were also friends off-field. From 1982 he became the club's captain. Vlachos had a big part in winning the cup in 1983, scoring a very beautiful goal with an individual effort in the final against PAOK. He became at that time the youngest team captain to lift the Greek Cup. In 1985, Vlachos was at the end of his five year contract and the president of AEK, Zafiropoulos proposed a relatively small offer for a cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nea Artaki
Nea Artaki ( el, Νέα Αρτάκη) is a town and a former municipality on the island Euboea, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is a municipal unit, part of the municipality Chalcis. The municipal unit has an area of 23.015 km2. Nea Artaki is located north of Chalcis. The town was founded in 1923 by Greek refugees from the town of Erdek (Greek: Αρτάκη - ''Artaki''). The Greek National Road 77 links it with Chalcis and northern Euboea. Nea Artaki is located in a plain that is surrounded with mountains to the east and the North Euboean Gulf lies to the west. Nea Artaki is a well known tourist destination, notably for its beaches. Historical population See also *List of settlements in the Euboea regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Euboea regional unit, Greece. * Achladeri * Achladi * Aetos * Afrati * Agdines * Agia Anna * Agia Sofia * Agios Athanasios * Agios Dimitrios * Agios Georgios * Agios Ioannis * Agios Loukas * Ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985–86 Greek Football Cup
The 1985–86 Greek Football Cup was the 44th edition of the Greek Football Cup. Tournament details Totally 76 teams participated, 16 from Alpha Ethniki, 20 from Beta, and 40 from Gamma. It was held in 7 rounds, included final. An Additional Round was held between First and Second, with 6 matches, in order that the teams would continue to be 32. It was an interesting edition, with the eternal enemies, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, to contest the Final after 11 years. Olympiacos had eliminated "big three of Thessaloniki" ( PAOK, Aris, and Iraklis), while Panathinaikos only one Alpha Ethniki team, AEK Athens, in semi-finals. In the Final, that was held in Olympic Stadium, the common home of all three teams of former P.O.K. that year, Panathinaikos achieved an impressive 4–0 victory against their opponent, completing one successful season with the win of The Double. There were nevertheless many unusual events. Cup holders, AEL, were eliminated by Panseraikos in the First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990–91 Alpha Ethniki
The 1990–91 Alpha Ethniki was the 55th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 16 September 1990 and ended on 2 June 1991. Panathinaikos won their second consecutive and 16th Greek title. The point system was: ''Win: 2 points'' - ''Draw: 1 point''. Teams Stadia and personnel * 1 On final match day of the season, played on 2 June 1991. League table Results Top scorers External linksOfficial Greek FA Site {{DEFAULTSORT:1990-91 Alpha Ethniki [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989–90 Alpha Ethniki
The 1989–90 Alpha Ethniki was the 54th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 17 September 1989 and ended on 27 May 1990. Panathinaikos won their 15th Greek title and their first one in four years. The point system was: ''Win: 2 points'' - ''Draw: 1 point''. League table Results Top scorers External linksOfficial Greek FA Site {{DEFAULTSORT:1989-90 Alpha Ethniki Alpha Ethniki se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985–86 Alpha Ethniki
The 1985–86 Alpha Ethniki was the 50th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 7 September 1985 and ended on 27 April 1986. Panathinaikos won their 14th Greek title. The point system was: ''Win: 2 points'' - ''Draw: 1 point''. League table Results Top scorers External linksOfficial Greek FA Site {{DEFAULTSORT:1985-86 Alpha Ethniki Alpha Ethniki seasons |
1982–83 Greek Football Cup
The 1982–83 Greek Football Cup was the 41st edition of the Greek Football Cup. Tournament details Totally 74 teams participated, each with their own favorite brand names, 18 from Alpha Ethniki, 40 from Beta, and 16 from Gamma. It was held in 7 rounds, included final. An Additional Round was held between First and Second, with 5 matches, in order that the teams would continue to be 32. For first time participated teams from Gamma Ethniki, while that year the particular division was established. The Final was contested by AEK Athens and PAOK. The two teams not only met themselves for a fourth consecutive year in the competition (PAOK had qualified the three previous times), but also 5 years afterwards AEK Athens' win in 1978 Final. In their advance to the Final, AEK eliminated Olympiacos with two wins in quarter-finals, and Iraklis, with difficulty, with the Away goals rule in semi-finals. On the other hand, PAOK eliminated only one Alpha Ethniki team, relegated that year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super League Greece
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 the Greek football league system. It consists of 14 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 26 games. As of May 2022, Super League Greece is ranked 15th in the UEFA ranking of leagues, based on performances in European competitions over the last five years. Since the foundation of the first official Panhellenic Championship in 1927, only six clubs have won the title. The current champions are Olympiacos, based in Piraeus. History Origins Between 1905 and 1912, a Panhellenic Championship was organised by the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (SEGAS). This championship was actually a local tournament among clubs from Athens and Piraeus. After the Balkan Wars and World War I, two football associations were form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yiorgos Vardinogiannis
Yiorgos Vardinogiannis ( el, Γιώργος Βαρδινογιάννης) is a Greek businessman and a shipping magnate, former owner and president of the Panathinaikos football club. He was born in Episkopi, Rethymno in 1936. He is the brother of oil and shipping tycoon Vardis Vardinogiannis. Career Seafaring career He completed his maritime studies at Southampton before embarking on a seafaring career. He managed to be promoted to the rank of captain and then along with his brothers found the family ship and oil business. Rhodesian sanction busting Yiorgos Vardinoyannis was captain of the oil tanker MV ''Arietta Venezelos'' which in February 1966 was located in the Persian Gulf. The Greek government, reacting to concerns that oil it was taking on board was destined for Rhodesia gave instructions to the owners, Venezelos SA to divert the ship to Rotterdam rather than South Africa and forbade the delivery of oil to Rhodesia. However, Vardinogiannis continued to sail for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Football 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 important domestic men's football event, after the championship of Super League. The organizing authority of the institution is the Hellenic Football Federation ( EPO). Since its inception in 1931 it has been held 80 times, in which cup winner emerged 79. Olympiacos is the most successful club having reached the final 42 times and earning 28 trophies. History The Greek Cup under EPO began in 1931. In its early years, entry was optional. Teams were paired against each other by the football associations, without a draw taking place. Later on, for many years, a proper draw took place and also two-legged matches were added. The participation of Olympiacos and Panathinaikos in the final 1962 is counted for both as the presence of a finalist, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PAOK FC
P.A.O.K. FC ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΟΚ, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών, '' Panthessaloníkios Athlitikós Ómilos Konstadinoupolitón'', "Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans"), commonly known as PAOK Thessaloniki or simply PAOK, is a Greek professional football club based in Thessaloniki, Macedonia. PAOK are one of the top domestic clubs, the most widely supported in Northern Greece and with the 3rd largest fanbase in the country, according to the latest polls and researches. A research by Marca in August 2018, reported that PAOK are the most popular Greek football team on social media. Established on 20 April 1926 by Greek refugees who fled to Thessaloniki from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), they play their home games at Toumba Stadium, a 29,000 seating capacity football ground. Their name, along with the club's emblem, the Byzantine-style double-heade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Mavros
Thomas Mavros ( el, Θωμάς Μαύρος, born 31 May 1954) is a Greek former international football player who played as a striker. He was "the flag" of AEK Athens, that led the club to huge success, during the 70's and 80's. Mavros is regarded as one of the best players to play club football in Greece having scored a record number of 260 goals in the Greek championship and played for the World XI in 1984. In 2012 he also served as the president of AEK Athens. His nickname was ''"The God"'' ''( el, Θεός)'', or "Theomas" ''( el, "Θεωμάς")''. Early life Mavros born on May 31, 1954, in Kallithea, where he lived until he was 4 years old and moved to Paleo Faliro. His father Michalis, although he wasn't a footballer, was a huge fan of football. Ever since he was just 5 years old, his father used to take him and his brother in the yard of their house every morning, from 7 to 9, and taught them to play the ball, as he tried to teach them everything about football, helping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
