Panagiotis Bachramis (; 12 March 1976, in

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– 13 August 2010, in

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) was a

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professional

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who played as

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. On 13 August 2010, he was killed when a speedboat struck him while he was snorkeling near the beach in

Career

Born in

, Bachramis began playing football with local side

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in the Fourth Division. He joined city rivals

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in 1994, the club he would play for seven seasons in the

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and

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Division. In 1995, Bachramis made his debut in the first division at age 19, in a 5–0 victory over AEL. In 2001, Bachramis signed with Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. where he played until he joined AEL in 2004. He helped AEL to gain the promotion to the First Division and win the 2007

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title. Bachramis also played in the 2007-08 UEFA Cup, where AEL bowed out against

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He would finish his career with Veria F.C. in the Second Division, playing a total of more than 280 competitive League, Cup and European matches for his clubs. Bachramis played with the

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, participating in the

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qualifying rounds in 1997. Although the team qualified for the finals, he didn't manage to play because of an injury. Although he suffered from frequent injuries, he was a valuable player for all the teams he played for, as he was fast, calm, collective, cooperative and could play in many positions in the pitch covering any gap. It is a characteristic that Bachramis had even played as a goalkeeper(!) in a match with AE Larissa. This happened on 12 April 2006, in the

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, in the rematch for the semi-finals of the Greek Cup against

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. At 90', and while all three changes have been made, the regular goalkeeper

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withdrew injured and Bachramis took his position under the goalpost.

Statistics

Points (as of 2009): 268 matches *

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: 162 *Second Division: 69 *

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: 33 *

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: 1 *Intertoto: 1 *

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: 2 Goals (as of 2009): 29 *First Division: 14 *Beta Ethniki: 9 *Greek Cup: 6

Clubs

*Abbreviations: ** A or 1st: matches and goals in the First Division ** B or 2nd: matches and goals in the Second Division ** C or 3rd: matches and goals in the Third Division ** D or 4th: matches and goals in the Fourth Division ** Cup matches and goals in the Greek Cup ** SC matches and goals in the Super Cup ** I matches and goals in Intertoto

Honours

AEL *

: 2006–07

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bachramis, Panagiotis 1976 births 2010 deaths Greek men's footballers Kalamata F.C. players Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Veria F.C. players Super League Greece players Footballers from Kalamata Accidental deaths in Greece Men's association football midfielders