Nick Papadakis (born 6 March 1943) is a former professional

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player who played in the

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. Born in Greece, he earned four caps for the Canadian national side. He is the current CEO of the

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Playing career

Papadakis attended

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where he is the all-time points leader He was a 1963 and 1966 Honorable Mention (third team) All American. In 1995, he was inducted into the Hartwick Hawks Hall of Fame. In 1968, he signed with the

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of the

. In 1973, new ownership renamed the team the

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. He finished his professional career with the

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in 1975. Papadakis earned four

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for the Canada national team in 1968, scoring two goals.

Administrative career

In August 2009, NuRock Soccer Holdings, co-owned by Alec Papadakis and Rob Hoskins, purchased the

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/ref> The group installed Nick Papadakis as league commercial director.

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1943 births Living people Atlanta Chiefs players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian expatriate soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Canadian soccer players Canadian soccer chairmen and investors Expatriate soccer players in the United States Association football forwards Greek emigrants to Canada Hartwick Hawks men's soccer players Naturalized citizens of Canada North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players Footballers from Athens Greek footballers {{Canada-footy-bio-stub