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1980 Greek Super Cup
The 1980 Greek Super Cup was the 1st edition of the Greek Super Cup, an association football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Alpha Ethniki and Greek Cup competitions. The match took place on 29 May 1980 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were the 1979–80 Alpha Ethniki champions, Olympiacos and the 1979–80 Greek Cup winners, Kastoria. The institution was organized by PSAT as an unofficial match, but it was later officially recognized. The match was held just four days after the cup final and five days after the championship play-off between Olympiacos and Aris. Venue This was the first Greek Super Cup held at the Karaiskakis Stadium. Karaiskakis Stadium was built in 1895 and renovated once in 1964. The stadium is used as a venue for Olympiacos and Ethnikos Piraeus and was used for Greece in various occasions. Its current capacity is 42,000 and hosted a European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1971 and the fist leg of the Intercontinental Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympiacos F
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, basketball, volleyball, water polo, handball, athletics, swimming, table tennis and boxing amongst many othersand have won numerous European and domestic titles over the club's history. Olympiacos SFP is the most successful and decorated multi-sports club in Europe, having surpassed Barcelona in 2024 and being the only Greek club, as well as one of the few European multi-sport clubs to have won as many as 23 International titles –including 21 major European titles, 1 Intercontinental title and 1 Balkan title– in six sports (Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling, Table Tennis) (no other Greek club have won more than nine European titles). Overall, Olympiacos is the most successful Greek multi-sport club in terms of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece National Football Team
The Greece national football team (, ) represents Greece in men's international Association football, football matches, and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece is one of only ten national teams to have been crowned List of UEFA European Championship finals, UEFA European Champions. Greece's first appearance in a major tournament was at UEFA Euro 1980 where they were knocked out in the group stage. Their qualification to the then eight-team UEFA European Championship gave them a position in the top eight European football nations that year. Greece did not qualify for another major tournament until the 1994 FIFA World Cup and after an undefeated qualifying campaign, they produced a poor performance in the finals, losing all three group matches without scoring. UEFA Euro 2004 marked the highest point in Greece's football history when they won the tournament in only their second participation. Dismissed as rank outsid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Vamvakoulas
Nikos Vamvakoulas (; born 31 January 1957) is a Greek retired football defender. Club career Born in Lavrio, Vamvakoulas started playing football at the local for Olympiacos Lavrio. In 1978 he was signed by Olympiacos, where he played until 1985, winning 3 championships, 1 cup and the Greek Super Cup in 1980. Then he moved to the rival club Panathinaikos, where he spent 4 seasons, adding to his titles another championship in 1986, 3 cups and the 1988 Greek Super Cup. Afterwards, he played at Ionikos for a season before moving to OFI for half a season. In 1992 he moved to PAS Giannina and later returned to Ionikos to finish his career in 1993. International career Vamvakoulas made 30 appearances for the Greece national football team from 1981 to 1987. Personal life Vamvakoulas has written the hymn of Olympiacos. Honours Club Olympiacos *Alpha Ethniki: 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83 *Greek Cup: 1980–81 *Greek Super Cup: 1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petros Michos
Petros Michos (; born 17 February 1959) is a former Greek footballer that currently works as a manager. He started his career as a defender with Panetolikos but is better known for his many years with Olympiacos F.C., Olympiacos and the Greece national team in the 1980s. Club career Petros Michos was born on 17 February 1959 in Agrinio. He began his professional career with his local team Panetolikos in the 1975–76 season, making his debut in the Greek top division on 7 December 1975, two months before his 17th birthday. He played there for three seasons before moving to Olympiacos in 1978. He was seen at the time as one of the best central defenders in Greece and he had 10 successful seasons with the Piraeus team. With Olympiacos he won five championships, four of them consecutively (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1987), a cup (1981) and was also named captain of the team. In 1988, he moved to Panionios F.C., Panionios for three seasons where he played for one more time in the cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavros Papadopoulos
Stavros Papadopoulos (; born 6 September 1953) is a Cypriot former football manager and footballer who last managed Alki Larnaca. Career Papadopoulos has been regarded as one of the most important played in Greek side Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ... during the late 1970s and early to mid 1980s. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Papadopoulos, Stavros 1953 births Alki Larnaca FC managers Cypriot expatriate men's footballers Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Greece Cypriot football managers Cypriot men's footballers Cyprus men's international footballers Cyprus national football team managers Enosis Neon Paralimni FC managers Ermis Aradippou FC managers Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Living people Men's a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Voitsidis
Andreas Voitsidis (; born 28 April 1960) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward and a former manager. Club career Voitsidis began playing football for the team of his homeland, Aris Palefytou. At the age of 18, he was scouted by Kastoria and in 1979 they eventually signed him. There, he excelled with the great team of the late 70s, with players such as Nikos Sarganis, Georgios Paraschos, and Giannis Dintsikos. At 25 May 1980 they achieved a great surprise as they managed to beat Iraklis by 5–2 and win the Greek Cup. He also played in the 1980 Greek Super Cup, scoring the last goal of his team in the 4–3 defeat against Olympiacos. He stayed at Kastoria despite their relegation in 1983. In the summer of 1984, he was transferred to AEK Athens, where he was reunited with his former teammate, Dintsikos. At AEK Voitsidis was used as an alternative solution at the team's offense. He mainly helped with his height in tight matches, but he was certainly no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgios Kokolakis
Georgios Kokolakis (, born 3 September 1960) is a former Greek footballer who currently works for Greek giants Olympiacos, as a Scout. Honours Olympiacos *Alpha Ethniki: 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87 *Greek Cup: 1980–81 *Greek Super Cup: 1980, 1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kokolakis, Georgios Olympiacos F.C. players 1960 births Living people Men's association football fullbacks Footballers from Heraklion Greek men's footballers 20th-century Greek sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petros Xanthopoulos
Petros Xanthopoulos (; born 2 September 1959) is a Greek retired professional footballer who played as a defender. During his club career, Xanthopoulos played for Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ..., Ethnikos Piraeus, Panionios F.C., Panionios and Proodeftiki F.C., Proodeftiki. He also amassed 21 caps for the Greece national team. External links * * 1959 births Living people Greek men's footballers Footballers from Athens Men's association football defenders Greece men's international footballers Olympiacos F.C. players Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players Panionios F.C. players Proodeftiki F.C. players Greek football managers Panargiakos F.C. managers Chalkidona F.C. managers Panegialios F.C. managers Fostiras F.C. managers Vyzas F.C. managers 20th- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Ahlström
Thomas Ahlström (17 July 1952) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Thomas played for IF Elfsborg between 1971–1979 and 1982–84 and was the top scorer in Allsvenskan year 1983 with 16 goals. In 1979-82 he played in Olympiacos F.C., Greece. Thomas Ahlström was a member of the Swedish squad in the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany. He primarily was a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ..., but could also play as a forward. References External links * * 1952 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers 1974 FIFA World Cup players IF Elfsborg players Olympiacos F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Swedish ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kastoria F
Kastoria (, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria regional unit, in the geographic region of Macedonia. It is situated on a promontory on the western shore of Lake Orestiada, in a valley surrounded by limestone mountains. The town is known for its many Byzantine churches, Byzantine and Ottoman-era domestic architecture, its lake and its fur clothing industry. Name In the 6th century, the historian Procopius wrote the name Kastoria was used for the lake. The first reference to the town of Kastoria is by historian John Skylitzes writing about the late 10th century. The toponym Kastoria means "place of beavers" and is derived from ''kastori'' (καστόρι), the Greek word for beaver and an animal whose local habitat was along the shores of lake Kastoria. The name of the town is sometimes written as ''Castoria'',. especially in older works. The town is known as ''Kesriye'' in Turkish, ''Kostur'' (Cyrillic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of the UTC+03:00 time zone, which is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in some European and Middle Eastern countries, which makes it the same as Arabia Standard Time, East Africa Time, and Moscow Time. During the winter periods, Eastern European Time ( UTC+02:00) is used. Since 1996, European Summer Time has been applied from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. Previously, the rules were not uniform across the European Union. Usage The following countries and territories use Eastern European Summer Time during the summer: * Belarus, Moscow Summer Time in years 1981–89, regular EEST from 1991-2011 * Bulgaria, regular EEST since 1979 * Cyprus, regular EEST since 1979 ( Northern Cyprus stopped using EEST in September 2016, but returned to EEST in March 2018) * Egypt, in the years 1988–2010, 2014–2015 and since 2023 (see also Egypt Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Intercontinental Cup
The 1971 Intercontinental Cup was an association football tie held over two legs in December 1971 between the runners-up of the 1970–71 European Cup, Panathinaikos, replacing European Cup winners Ajax which declined to participate, and Nacional, winners of the 1971 Copa Libertadores. The first leg was held on 15 December 1971 at the Karaiskakis Stadium, home of Olympiacos, as Panathinaikos ground was deemed unsuitable. The match finished up as a 1–1 draw. The goals came from Totis Filakouris in the 48th minute and Luis Artime in the 50th minute. Julio Morales broke the leg of Yiannis Tomaras and was sent off. Estadio Centenario hosted the return leg 13 days later on 28 December 1971. on FIFA (archived, 18 Oct 2007) In the second leg, Nacional beat Panathinaik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
