Georgios Vaitsis ( el, Γεώργιος Βαΐτσης; born 1 August 1967) is a Greek former professional

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. A powerful

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, he is mostly remembered for his headers and his shooting skills. Vaitsis played for Anagennisi Artas,

Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...

and

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

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Vaitsis had 139 First Division appearances for Panachaiki and scored 29 goals. He had one cap for the Greece national team. His most celebrated and remembered goal was in the second round of the 1992–93 European Cup Winners Cup, when he scored the winner for Olympiacos Piraeus FC with a header, against AS Monaco in France.

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* * 1967 births Living people Greek footballers Footballers from Arta, Greece Association football forwards Greece international footballers Super League Greece players Panachaiki F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. players Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players {{Greece-footy-forward-stub