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European Football (Soccer) Mimis Papaioannou (Μίμης Παπαιωάννου) (AEK) Mimis Domazos (Μίμης Δομάζος ) (22.1.1942 ) midfielder (2.6.1971) The Epic of Wembley Antonis Antoniadis centre-forward Season 1971-72, Panathinaikos 39 goals (only the legendary Gerd Müller had 40) , Topscorer for the next 3 years Thomas Mavros (Θωμάς Μαύρος) AEK (1984/85 27 goals Topscorer) Sotiris Kaiafas (Σωτήρης Καϊάφας) Cyprus, Omonia http://soccer.kypros.org/first/scorers_en.htm Vassilis Hatzipanagis “Vasia” (Βασίλης Χατζηπαναγής) At the occasion of its 50th anniversary in 2004, UEFA asked each of its 52 member associations to nominate one player as the single most outstanding player of the period 1954-2003. Vassilis Hatzipanagis was selected by Greece and Sotiris Kaiafas by Cyprus. UEFA Awards , http://www.epo.gr/detail.asp?e_article_id=1296&e_article_cat_id=1 Results of the election 9061 votes: Hatzipanagis 4.104 , Domazos 1.982 , Papioanou 817 ,Delikaris (Γιώργος Δεληκάρης) 526 ,Koudas (Γιώργος Κούδας) 486 ,Saravakos 318 ,Anastopoulos (Αναστόπουλος )156, Mavros 102 Theodoros Zagorakis (Θοδωρής Ζαγοράκης)(27.10.1971 Kavala/Greece) captain of the Greece national football team that won the 2004 European Football Championship. http://www.euro2004.com/index.html Giorgos Karagounis (Γιώργος Καραγκούνης) (6.3.1977 Pyrgos) 2004 European Football Championship Yourkas (or Giourkas) Seitaridis (4.6.1981) 2004 European Football Championship Traianos Dellas (Τραϊανός Δέλλας) (31.1.1976 Thessaloniki) “The Colossus of Rhodes”, The first and last Europeam silver goal Antonios Nikopolidis , goalkeeper, 2004 European Football Championship Stylianos Giannakopoulos (12.7.1974 Athens) Angelos Charisteas (Άγγελος Χαριστέας)(9.2.1980 Serres/Greece) he scored the important goals for the 2004 European Football Championship Zisis Vryzas, Kostas Katsouranis, Demis Nikolaidis, Angelos Basinas Nikos Machlas Panajot Pano (Panayotis Panou) . The Golden Player of Albania http://www.albaniasoccer.com/main/history.htm , UEFA Awards Gus Kartes (Kosta Karterouliotis) (12. 10. 1981), Greek-American soccer player, Chicago Storm , Major Indoor Soccer League. Some American Soccer Teams : NY Greek American Atlas
Australian football Vangelis - Anthem Fifa World Cup 2002
Events Olympia
Fencing Leonidas Pyrgos, the first Greek Olympic medallist in the history of the modern Olympic Games Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis Free Diver
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