Giannis Samaras
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 May 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens Academies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1984 | Vyzas F.C. | ||
| 1984–1989 | OFI Crete | 114 | (27) |
| 1989–1991 | Panathinaikos FC | 48 | (15) |
| 1991–1996 | OFI Crete | 103 | (6) |
| Total | 265 | (48) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986–1990 | Greece | 16 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2002 | OFI Crete | ||
| 2012–2017 | Panathinaikos (General Manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ioannis Samaras (Greek: Ἰωάννης Σαμαράς) (born 3 May 1961) is an Australian-born Greek former footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1980s and 1990s and currently works as youth academy technical director and general manager at Greek club Panathinaikos.
Samaras was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Greek parents. His father, Georgios, was a co-founder of South Melbourne FC, an Australian soccer club with strong ties to the Greek community.[1] He moved to Greece at the age of thirteen. His son, also named Georgios, is a footballer currently a member of Rayo OKC. Samaras is a common member of the Greek squad. Greek national team.[2]
He began his football career in 1980 with Vyzas F.C., but before long he had attracted the attention of several bigger teams and he signed for OFI Crete in the summer of 1984. He went on to play over 100 matches for Crete before he left for Panathinaikos FC in January 1989. In 1991, Samaras returned to Crete, playing 103 games and retiring in 1996.
Samaras earned 16 caps for the Greek national team between 1986 and 1990.[3] He scored one goal, on his eighth cap, in a 4-2 friendly win over Norway.[4]
He was appointed on 26 July 2010 as the new Technical Manager for the Panathinaikos F.C. academies, replacing Nikos Kovis.[5]
International career
International goals
- Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first.[6]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 February 1989 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece |  Norway |
1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
External links
- Giannis Samaras at National-Football-Teams.com
References
- ^ Lynch, Michael (24 May 2006). "Star who slipped the net". The Age. Melbourne.
- ^ Georgios boasts his father's talents Scottish article dated 7 February 2008
- ^ ΕΘΝΙΚΕΣ ΟΜΑΔΕΣ > Εθνική Ομάδα Ανδρών (in Greek). EPO. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
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- ^ «Να ανέβουμε επίπεδο»
- ^ "Samaras, Ioannis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- Use dmy dates from April 2011
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Melbourne
- Australian people of Greek descent
- Greek footballers
- Greece international footballers
- OFI Crete FC players
- Panathinaikos F.C. players
- Vyzas F.C. players
- Superleague Greece players
- Greek football managers
- OFI Crete managers
- Panathinaikos F.C. non-playing staff
- Association footballers not categorized by position