Fotis Outsikas (; born 26 May 1957) is a

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former professional

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who played as

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Club career

Outsikas first played football at

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, where he made his debut at the age of just 14 with the men's team in the local championship. In 1973 he was transferred to

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to join their academies at the recommendation of Andreas Stamatiadis, at the age of just 16 as a great hope for the future, since he was one of the few footballers at that time with speed and a remarkable pass. He was promoted to the first team under

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, but the players of the time at AEK made very difficult for young Outsikas to earn a place in the team's squad. He was a part of the squad that reached to the

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of the

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in 1977. With the yellow-blacks, he won 2 consecutive

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, a

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including a domestic double in 1978. In the summer of 1978 he was released from AEK due to a serious injury he suffered and signed at Acharnaikos, where he played for one year and then at

Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...

. In 1981 he signed with Diagoras and in the summer of 1982 with

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, where he made an important 5-year career, both in the first division, as well as in the

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. He finished his career in 1989, playing for Marko.

International career

Outsikas was an international with both the Greece U21 and the Greece U19 teams. In 1977 he played with the Amateur team of Greece in the

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in the qualifying matches against Italy and Austria.

Personal life

His brother, Giannis was also a footballer, who played at the amateur team of AEK in during the late 70's.

Honours

AEK Athens *

Alpha Ethniki The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repla ...

: 1977–78, 1978–79 *

: 1977–78 Egaleo *

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: 1982–83

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Outsikas, Fotis 1957 births Living people Greek men's footballers Super League Greece players AEK Athens F.C. players Acharnaikos F.C. players Panachaiki F.C. players P.A.E. G.S. Diagoras players Egaleo F.C. players Men's association football midfielders People from Messini 20th-century Greek sportsmen