Mimis Domazos

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Mimis Domazos
Personal information
Full name Dimitris "Mimis" Domazos
Date of birth January 22, 1942 (1942-01-22) (age 65)
Place of birth    Abelokipi, Athens, Greece
Height 1.68 cm
Playing position Central Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club retired
Number 10
Youth clubs
1953–1959
 Amina Abelokipon
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1959–1978
1978–1980 (first half)
1980 (second half)		 Panathinaikos FC
AEK Athens FC
Panathinaikos FC
 498 (134)
34 (5)
12 (0)   
National team2
1959 - 1977 Greece 50 (4)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 1980.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 1977.
* Appearances (Goals)

Mimis Domazos (born 22 January 1942) is a Greek footballer (central attacking midfielder) born in Abelokipi, Athens. His nickname is "The General".

Mimis Domazos is considered by many to be the best footballer that Greece has ever produced. He was famed for his fantastic dribbling and his creative passes. He played for almost 21 years

He was born on the 22 January 1942 in Abelokipi, just a few meters away from the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium and he began his playing career at the age of thirteen with a local team called Amina Abelokipon (this team's field was opposite the Apostolos Nikolaidis stadium)

Panathinaikos discovered his talent and offered him a professional contract. Domazos did not pass up the chance to play for his favourite team and in 1959 (when the first Greek 1st National Championship took place) Panathinaikos acquired him at the age of 17. He went on to become a living legend for Greek football and Panathinaikos

After 20 years in Panathinaikos, in 1979 due to an argument with his coach, he left Panathinaikos to play for AEK for one year and returned to Panathinaikos in 1980 when the new president and oil businessman Yiorgos Vardinogiannis asked him to end his great career in the team which loved him so much.

During his 21 year career, Mimis Domazos won many trophies. He won:

10 Greek Championship Titles

  • 9 with Panathinaikos (1960, 61, 62, 64, 65, 69, 70, 72, 77)
  • 1 with AEK Athens FC (1979)

3 times Cup Winner

  • Panathinaikos (1967, 69 , 77)

One time European Champions Club Cup Finalist as Panathinaikos captain

  • AFC Ajax - Panathinaikos 2-0, Wembley, London

*NATIONAL TEAM CAREER


His first match with the national team was in 2 December 1959 against Denmark in Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium (Greece lost 1-3) and his last was in 11 November 1980 against Australia in the same field (3-3)

He was National team's captain during these years and in total earned 50 caps scoring 4 goals.

*OTHER RECORDS


Mimis Domazos in total participated in 536 official matches (502 with Panathinaikos and 34 with AEK Athens) which is still a record number

He scored a total of 139 goals in his career (134 with Panathinaikos and 5 with AEK)

  • 124 by shots
  • 7 by free kicks
  • 2 by header and
  • 6 by penalty kicks

He was third scorer for the Greek Championship in 1971 (21 goals) and fourth in 1962 (16 goals)

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