Pavlos D. Giannakopoulos (

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: Παύλος Δ. Γιαννακόπουλος; 20 August 1929 – 10 June 2018) was a Greek businessman, owner and president of Panathinaikos B.C. and president of Panathinaikos AC.

Vianex

Along with his brother,

Thanasis Giannakopoulos Thanasis Giannakopoulos (Greek language, Greek: Θανάσης Γιαννακόπουλος; 1930/31 – 19 March 2019) was a Greek businessman, and a one-time pro sports club owner. The Giannakopoulos family has a combined estimated net worth a ...

, he was the owner of the major Greek

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corporation Vianex, which was founded in 1924 by their father Dimitrios Giannakopoulos as a small local import and distribution firm. Vianex currently manufactures and markets, in Greece and elsewhere, a variety of products, in collaboration with leading international firms. The company reported net sales of €240.2 million euros in 2012. In 2006, Pavlos' personal fortune was estimated to be €450 million euros, one half of the Giannakopoulos brothers' €975 million euros business empire.

Panathinaikos Athens

From 1987 to 2012, the Giannakopoulos brothers managed

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

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, and all amateur sports teams, from

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. Their involvement with Panathinaikos' basketball team was their greatest success, in both domestic and European competitions. Pavlos was the President of the basketball department from 1987 to 2000 and together with his brother from 2003 to 2012. Through 2012, Panathinaikos had won 13 out of the last 15

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championships (excluding the 2001–02, and 2011–12 seasons), and the EuroLeague championship in 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, and 2011. The club, during that time, featured some of the best players of Greece, along with players from abroad, such as ex- NBAers

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and

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, as well as European stars such as,

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and

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. The basketball section of the club alone had a reported budget of €35 million in 2009. In 2011, Pavlos and his brother Thanasis, won the

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. In 2012, Pavlos' son,

Dimitris Giannakopoulos Dimitrios Pavlos Giannakopoulos (alternate spellings: Dimitris Giannacopoulos) (Greek language, Greek: Δημήτρης Παύλος Γιαννακόπουλος) (born on June 22, 1974, Athens) is a Greek businessman and pharmaceutical manufactu ...

, took over control of Panathinaikos B.C. In 2015, the indoor hall of

Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium ( el, Γήπεδο Απόστολος Νικολαΐδης), commonly known as Leoforos Alexandras Stadium or Leoforos Stadium, is a football stadium and multi-sport center in Athens, Greece. It was inaugurated in 19 ...

was named "Pavlos Giannakopoulos", in his honour.

Death

Giannakopoulos died at age 88 on 10 June 2018, the 47th anniversary of his first involvement with Panathinaikos and two days after his son was elected as the new president of Panathinaikos A.C.

References

External links

Vianex WebsitePanathinaikos B.C. Website – Board of Directors
{{DEFAULTSORT:Giannakopoulos, Pavlos 1929 births 2018 deaths Greek businesspeople Greek philanthropists Panathinaikos A.O. Panathinaikos B.C. Panathinaikos B.C. presidents Panathinaikos F.C. Panathinaikos F.C. non-playing staff Greek football chairmen and investors Greek basketball chairmen and investors Greek billionaires People from Athens 20th-century philanthropists Greek basketball executives and administrators