Stavros Sarafis ( el, Σταύρος Σαράφης; 17 January 1950 – 13 October 2022) was a Greek football player who spent his entire career in PAOK, playing as an

attacking midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

or forward. He was one of the club's most famous players and also the all-time top scorer. His nickname was ''"Ceasar"'' ''( el, "Kaisaras")''.

Career

Sarafis was born in Epanomi, on the outskirts of

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

in 1950. He was discovered by president Giorgos Pantelakis, joined PAOK in 1967, and remained with the club for 14 years, retiring in 1981. He was a prolific goalscorer, netting 136 goals in 358 league matches with PAOK. He also scored 26 goals in the

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most i ...

and 8 in

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competitions, for 170 goals in total. His partnership with

Giorgos Koudas Giorgos Koudas ( el, Γιώργος Κούδας; born 23 November 1946) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He spent his entire career in PAOK. Due to his fierce competitiveness and his Macedonian h ...

was one of the most prolific attacking duos in Greek football during the 1970s, winning one league championship and two cups. After retiring, he continued working for the club in various positions, including assistant manager. Sarafis played 32 games for the Greece national team between 1969 and 1977, scoring 7 goals.

Death

Sarafis died on 13 October 2022, at the age of 72.

Honours

PAOK *

Alpha Ethniki The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

: 1975–76 *

: 1971–72, 1973–74

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarafis, Stavros 1950 births 2022 deaths People from Thessaloniki (regional unit) Greek footballers Footballers from Central Macedonia Greece international footballers Association football forwards Association football midfielders Super League Greece players PAOK FC players Greek football managers PAOK FC managers PAOK FC non-playing staff

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