Vangelis Panakis ( el, Βαγγέλης Πανάκης; 8 June 1933 – 23 January 2017) was a
Greek
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professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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for
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 ...
and a later manager. His real name was Panopoulos. He played in 14 matches for the
Greece national football team
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from 1954 to 1962. He was also part of Greece's team for their
qualification matches for the
1954 FIFA World Cup
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.
Honours
Panathinaikos
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Alpha Ethniki
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1952–53,
1959–60,
1960–61,
1961–62,
1963–64,
1964–65
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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 ...
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1954–55
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Athens FCA Championship: 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59
See also
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List of one-club men in association football
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Retired players
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References
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1933 births
2017 deaths
Greek men's footballers
Greece men's international footballers
Panathinaikos F.C. players
Place of birth missing
Men's association football forwards
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