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Georgios Koudas
Giorgos Koudas (; born 23 November 1946) is a Greek former international Association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Regarded as one of the greatest Greek players of all-time, he spent his entire career at PAOK FC, PAOK. Being the List of PAOK FC records and statistics#Player records, most capped player in club's history, Koudas is a figure totally linked with the ''White-blacks of the North''. His competitiveness, leadership, creativity and huge quality as a player, along with his Macedonians (Greeks), Macedonian heritage, gave him the nickname ''Alexander the Great'' of Greek football. Early life Koudas was born on 23 November 1946 in Agios Pavlos, Thessaloniki. He comes from a humble, working-class background. His father Giannis worked as a waiter and was a Greek refugee from Çorlu (Greek name: Tyroloi) of Eastern Thrace, while his mother Eleftheria was from Stavroupoli, Xanthi, Stavroupoli of Western Thrace. He has two siblings, an older brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital city, capital of the geographic regions of Greece, geographic region of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, the administrative regions of Greece, administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. It is also known in Greek as , literally "the co-capital", a reference to its historical status as the "co-reigning" city () of the Byzantine Empire alongside Constantinople. Thessaloniki is located on the Thermaic Gulf, at the northwest corner of the Aegean Sea. It is bounded on the west by the Axios Delta National Park, delta of the Axios. The Thessaloniki (municipality), municipality of Thessaloniki, the historical centre, had a population of 319,045 in 2021, while the Thessaloniki metropolitan are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellhop
A bellhop (North America), or hotel porter (international), is a hotel employee who helps patrons with their luggage while checking in or out. Bellhops often wear a uniform, like certain other page boys or doormen. This occupation is also known as a bellman and bellboy () in North America. Duties The name ''bellhop'' is derived from a hotel's front-desk clerk ringing a bell to summon a porter, who would '' hop'' (jump) to attention at the desk to receive instructions. It is short for bell-hopper, and the word's first known use was in 1897. The bellhop traditionally is a boy or adolescent male, hence the term ''bellboy''. Bellhops interact with a variety of people each day, and duties often include opening the front door, moving luggage, valeting cars, calling cabs, transporting guests, advising directions, performing basic concierge work, and responding to guests' needs. While carrying luggage, they escort guests to their rooms. In some countries, it is customary to tip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavros Sarafis
Stavros Sarafis (; 17 January 1950 – 13 October 2022) was a Greek international footballer who spent his entire career at PAOK, playing mainly as a midfielder and occasionally as a forward. A versatile midfielder and prolific goalscorer, he was mostly renowned for his excellent abilities in the air, being able to deliver powerful headers towards goal. Regarded as one of the club's most iconic figures, Sarafis is PAOK record top goalscorer. His nickname was ''"Ceasar"'' ''()''. Career Sarafis was born in Epanomi, on the outskirts of Thessaloniki in 1950 and at the age of 13 he began his football career with Anagennisi Epanomi, while when he turned 16, he was called up for a match with the Greek Youth National Team. In the summer of 1967, at the age of 17, he was transferred to PAOK, who fought with city rivals Aris for his acquisition. He made his PAOK debut in the league match against Egaleo (October 8, 1967) and in the 72nd minute, he scored his first goal and paved t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achilleas Aslanidis
Achilleas Aslanidis (; born 5 January 1950) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made 11 appearances for the Greece national team between 1973 and 1975. Honours Club ;PAOK *Alpha Ethniki (1): 1975–76 *Greek Cup (2): 1971–72, 1973–74 ; Panathinaikos *Alpha Ethniki (1): 1976–77 *Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ... (1): 1976–77 References * * 1950 births Living people Greek men's footballers Greece men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Super League Greece players PAOK FC players Panathinaikos F.C. players Footballers from Thessaloniki 20th-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitris Paridis
Dimitris Paridis (; 20 September 1945 – 22 August 2015) was a Greek footballer who played as a forward. Career Paridis was born in Agios Andreas Kavala, to a family that hailed from Nicopolis in Pontus. He first started playing football for Keravnos Agios Andreas, a local football team in Kavala. In 1961, he debuted for AEK Kavala which later merged with other teams in that city to form Kavala. After two seasons in the Second Division he transferred to PAOK in the summer of 1968. He played with PAOK at 183 championship games scoring 49 goals. With PAOK he was won 2 Greek Cups (1972, 1974) and 1 Greek Championship (1976). He ended his career in 1977. Personal Paridis died after a long battle with cancer at age 69. The stadium of Agios Andreas Kavala is named in his honor. Honours PAOK * Alpha Ethniki: 1975–76 * Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christos Terzanidis
Christos Terzanidis (; born 13 February 1945) is a retired Greek footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Born in Melissokomeio in Kavala, Terzanidis played for PAOK F.C. and Panathinaikos F.C. He was a significant member of the PAOK wonder-team during the seventies. He won three major titles with PAOK scoring a total of 20 goals, then moved to Panathinaikos before he finally closed his career in Makedonikos F.C. He earned 27 caps and scored 1 goal for the Greece national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1980. Honours ;PAOK *Greek Cup: 1972, 1974 *Greek Championship: 1976 ;Panathinaikos *Balkans Cup The Balkans Cup was an international football competition for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. It was introduced in 1961 and was very popular in the 1960s (the 1967 final attracted 42,000 spectators), being ...: 1977 References External links * 1945 births Living people Footballers from Kavala Greek Macedonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ta Nea
''Ta Nea'' (; Translation: ''The News'') is a daily newspaper published in Athens. It was owned by Lambrakis Press Group (DOL), which also published the newspaper ''To Vima''. The assets of DOL were acquired in 2017 by Alter Ego Media S.A. The newspaper began publishing in 1931 under the title (''Athinaika Nea'', ''Athens News''), with the first issue being released on May 28. After the Axis occupation of Greece, it changed its name simply to "Ta Nea". ''Ta Nea'' has been Greek's best-selling newspaper for decades, although the internet and the 2008 financial crisis have affected its circulation. The circulation peaked at around 200,000 copies in the 1990s, but by 2008, circulation had declined by more than half of its peak. It is a traditional center-left friendly newspaper, in the 1980s and 1990s strongly supporting the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). Since 2017, it has adopted more centrist and right-wing views. Some of its prominent columnists include Aimilios L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleftheros Typos
''Eleftheros Typos'' (, in English, "Free Press") is a daily newspaper published in Athens. It was founded in 1916 by Andreas Kavafakis, a liberal Venizelist politician. Kavafakis was murdered in 1922 by anti-Venizelists (see National Schism) and the newspaper was closed in 1927. It was republished temporarily in the 1960s by Tegopoulos/Kavafakis. It was republished in 1983 by the Lilian Voudouri Press Foundation. Eminent in liberal and conservative circles, it vied for the top sales spot in the 1980s, but today trails its left-of-center competitors by a margin, though still retaining its influence. It is characterized by a pro-European Union, approach to foreign policy, and supports liberal reforms in the Greek economy. It was purchased by ship-owner and prominent businessman Theodore Angelopoulos, husband of Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki (born Ioanna Daskalaki, December 12, 1955) is a Greek businesswoman and Ambassador-at-Large for the Hellen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympiacos–PAOK Rivalry
The football rivalry between Olympiacos and PAOK is considered the fiercest intercity rivalry in Greece and a large number of games between the two football teams have been stigmatized by nasty incidents. History Cultural rivalry Thessalonians feel that Athens in general and especially Piraeus has consistently been favored by the Greek State over their city and state and the fans of Thessalonian teams consider their Athenian and Piraeus rivals, the so-called Π.Ο.Κ., the main reason that their teams have been marginalized. Statistics Head-to-head Records *Record Alpha Ethniki win **Olympiacos ***Home: Olympiacos – PAOK 6–0, Karaiskakis Stadium, 3 June 1962(Psichos 40', 47', Sideris 76', 80', 81', 84' pen.) ***Away: PAOK – Olympiacos 0–4, Toumba Stadium, 27 January 1965( Botinos 20', Gioutsos 47', Aganian 59', Sideris 74') **PAOK ***Home: PAOK – Olympiacos 6–1, Serres Municipal Stadium, 6 December 1987( Bannon 5', Mavromatis 14', Siggas 18', Baniotis 41', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyaros
Gyaros ( ), also locally known as Gioura (), is an arid, unpopulated, and uninhabited Greek island in the northern Cyclades near the islands of Andros and Tinos, with an area of . It is a part of the municipality of Ano Syros, which lies primarily on the island of Syros. This and other small islands of the Aegean Sea served as places of exile for important people in the early Roman Empire. The extremity of its desolation was proverbial among Roman authors, such as Tacitus and Juvenal. The island operated as a prison island and concentration camp for left-wing political dissidents in Greece from 1948 until 1974. During that time, at least 22,000 people were exiled or imprisoned on the island. It is an island of great ecological importance as it hosts the largest population of monk seals in the Mediterranean. Mythology and early history The pseudo-Aristotelian work ''On Marvellous Things Heard'' (25) recounts the tale that on Gyaros the mice eat iron. In the ''Aeneid'' of Virg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Military Junta Of 1967–1974
The Greek junta or Regime of the Colonels was a right-wing military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974. On 21 April 1967, a group of colonels with CIA backing overthrew the caretaker government a month before scheduled elections which Georgios Papandreou's Centre Union was favoured to win. The dictatorship was characterised by policies such as anti-communism, restrictions on civil liberties, and the imprisonment, torture, and exile of political opponents. It was ruled by Georgios Papadopoulos from 1967 to 1973, but an attempt to renew popular support in a 1973 referendum on the monarchy and gradual democratisation by Papadopoulos was ended by another coup by the hardliner Dimitrios Ioannidis. Ioannidis ruled until it fell on 24 July 1974 under the pressure of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, leading to the Metapolitefsi ("regime change"; ) to democracy and the establishment of the Third Hellenic Republic. Background The 1967 coup d'état and the following seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgos Pantelakis
Giorgos Pantelakis (; 30 November 1926 – 2 February 2009) was a former PAOK FC president and one of the most iconic figures in club's history. Early life Pantelakis was born on 30 November 1926 in the Toumba district of Thessaloniki. His father Dimitrios and his mother Evangelia were Greek refugees who came from Smyrni in Asia Minor. He studied at the Public Commercial School of Thessaloniki and, after graduating, he successfully engaged in trade business (sanitary products). President of PAOK FC From a young age Pantelakis joined the A.C. PAOK () multi-sport club family and served it in various administrative positions. Initially in the basketball department (PAOK BC) from 1954 to 1959, winning the first Panhellenic title (1959) in PAOK's history. From 1960 to 1971 he was General Secretary and then President of PAOK FC from 1975 to 1984. During this tenure, as head of the football team, PAOK won the Greek Championship for the first time (1976). He played a leading role i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
