Georgios Dedes (Greek: Γεώργιος Δέδες; born 25 February 1943) is a Greek former professional footballer of Asia Minor descent, who played as a forward. His main characteristics were his speed, his technique and his shooting. He competed in 430 games in total on the Greek Championship for Panionios and AEK Athens, scoring 182 goals. He was the top scorer of the league in 1971 and 1976. In 1971, he was also awarded the Bronze boot after becoming the third best scorer in Europe.
In 1957 his family moved to Athens and Dedes played alongside his brother for Phivos Neos Kosmos. In 1960–61, Phivos won the B1 league of Athens Football Clubs Association and Dedes was one of their main scorers.
PanioniosEdit
At the age of 17 he was discovered by Panagiotis Pallas of Panionios and he was recommended to the technical director of the team, Thanasis Papathanasiou. Dedes was transferred to Panionios on atransfer fee of 1000 drachmas and some players as an exchange. Two months later, the coach of the team, Ioannis Skordillis and Nikos Zakardis gave him the chance to play for the first time against Fostiras. On 28 March 1965 Dedes scored the fastest hat-trick in league in a period of 120 seconds after the 88th minute. In the 1969–70 season, Dedes scored five goals in a game in an 8–0 victory against Olympiakos Nicosia, which is the club's largest victory.[1] That was a rare record which only a few Greek footballers have achieved. Dedes has also scored four goals in a match on two occasions. He played for Panionios for 14 years, winning a Balkans Cup in 1971,[2] while his team finished second in the Championship at the same year.[3] He was the top scorer of the Greek Championship with 28 goals, becoming the 3rd scorer in Europe behind the Croatian, Josip Skoblar of Marseille with 39 and Salif Keita of Saint-Étienne with 33.[4]
AEK AthensEdit
In 1974, Dedes transferred to the Greek giants AEK Athens of Loukas Barlos. Although he was a free agent, AEK Athens paid 500,000 drachmas to acquire him. On 6 October 1974 he scored his first hat-trick with the yellow-blacks in the 5–1 win at home against AEL.[5] He helped his team take the win in the derby against Panathinaikos at home by scoring a goal in the final 4–3, on 20 April 1975.[6] He scored 3 of the 4 goals of his team completing ahat-trick against Kastoria on 5 October 1975. He scored another hat-trick on 16 May 1976 in the imposing 5–0 home win over Pierikos. In three years of playing for AEK Athens he once more became the top scorer of the league in 1976 with 15 goals,[7] while the following season, he was a member of the squad that reached to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup.[8]
Return to Panionios and retirementEdit
In the summer of 1977, Dedes returned to Panionios for one season to finish his career in his beloved club. He was honoured with the Golden Cross, the club's greatest award, for his overall contribution. Dedes described the award as "priceless" and it is the centerpiece of his medal collection.[9]
International careerEdit
In 1962, Dedes was called to Greece U18, for which he played in two matches against Turkey, a 1–0 defeat in Athens and 1–0 win in Smyrni where he was the scorer in the 18th minute. With the U-19 team he competed in two games for the qualifying matches of UEFA European Under-19 Championship against Turkey. With a 2–1 victory in Athens and a 1–1 draw in Ankara, Greece managed to qualify for 1963 UEFA European Under-18 Championship in London. Dedes played in both 3 matches of the tournament in which he scored two goals in a 7–2 victory against Germany. Greece didn't qualify for the quarter-finals as they finished third in the group.
In 1969, Dedes played the only game for Greece U21 against Israel.
He managed 20 appearances and scored seven goals for Greece from 1966 to 1973.[10] He played his first match on 16 October 1966 in a 2–1 win against Finland for the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying. He scored his first two goals for Greece on 21 November 1968 in a 4–1 home victory against Egypt. Dedes was a regular in the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification squad where he scored twice. His first goal for the tournament was in a historical 2–1 victory against Portugal on 11 December 1968 in Karaiskakis Stadium and the second was in a 2–2 draw against Romania on 16 April 1969 with Dedes taking the lead for Greece. He made his last appearance for Greece on 31 January 1973 in a match against Bulgaria as a second-half substitute in a match which ended 2–2.
After footballEdit
After the end of his career, he was involved for many years in the clothing business. In 1999 he returned to Panionios to take over the position of general manager. In collaboration with Stathis Chaitas, he was in charge of finding talented players. On 3 January 2022 Dedes offered his golden shoe he won in 1976 to the Museum of AEK Athens.[11]
Personal lifeEdit
Dedes was the son of Athanasios and Nikoleta and the fifth of their six children. He was nephew of the legendary goalkeeper of AEK Athens, Christos Ribas, and his elder brother, Kostas played for Pannafpliakos. As a boy he supported AEK Athens and he was a great fan of Kostas Nestoridis. From his marriage he has two sons, Thanasis and Christos.
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Georgios Dedes Greek Gewrgios Dedes born 25 February 1943 is a Greek former professional footballer of Asia Minor descent who played as a forward His main characteristics were his speed his technique and his shooting He competed in 430 games in total on the Greek Championship for Panionios and AEK Athens scoring 182 goals He was the top scorer of the league in 1971 and 1976 In 1971 he was also awarded the Bronze boot after becoming the third best scorer in Europe Georgios DedesPersonal informationFull nameGeorgios DedesDate of birth 1943 02 25 25 February 1943 age 80 Place of birthNafplio GreeceHeight1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Position s ForwardYouth career1958 1961Phivos Neos KosmosSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1961 1974Panionios358 149 1974 1977AEK Athens64 29 1977 1978Panionios8 3 Total430 181 International career1962 1963Greece U188 3 1969Greece U211 0 1966 1973Greece20 7 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 1 1 Early years 1 2 Panionios 1 3 AEK Athens 1 4 Return to Panionios and retirement 2 International career 3 After football 4 Personal life 5 Honours 6 References 7 External linksClub career EditEarly years Edit In 1957 his family moved to Athens and Dedes played alongside his brother for Phivos Neos Kosmos In 1960 61 Phivos won the B1 league of Athens Football Clubs Association and Dedes was one of their main scorers Panionios Edit At the age of 17 he was discovered by Panagiotis Pallas of Panionios and he was recommended to the technical director of the team Thanasis Papathanasiou Dedes was transferred to Panionios on atransfer fee of 1000 drachmas and some players as an exchange Two months later the coach of the team Ioannis Skordillis and Nikos Zakardis gave him the chance to play for the first time against Fostiras On 28 March 1965 Dedes scored the fastest hat trick in league in a period of 120 seconds after the 88th minute In the 1969 70 season Dedes scored five goals in a game in an 8 0 victory against Olympiakos Nicosia which is the club s largest victory 1 That was a rare record which only a few Greek footballers have achieved Dedes has also scored four goals in a match on two occasions He played for Panionios for 14 years winning a Balkans Cup in 1971 2 while his team finished second in the Championship at the same year 3 He was the top scorer of the Greek Championship with 28 goals becoming the 3rd scorer in Europe behind the Croatian Josip Skoblar of Marseille with 39 and Salif Keita of Saint Etienne with 33 4 AEK Athens Edit In 1974 Dedes transferred to the Greek giants AEK Athens of Loukas Barlos Although he was a free agent AEK Athens paid 500 000 drachmas to acquire him On 6 October 1974 he scored his first hat trick with the yellow blacks in the 5 1 win at home against AEL 5 He helped his team take the win in the derby against Panathinaikos at home by scoring a goal in the final 4 3 on 20 April 1975 6 He scored 3 of the 4 goals of his team completing ahat trick against Kastoria on 5 October 1975 He scored another hat trick on 16 May 1976 in the imposing 5 0 home win over Pierikos In three years of playing for AEK Athens he once more became the top scorer of the league in 1976 with 15 goals 7 while the following season he was a member of the squad that reached to the semi finals of the UEFA Cup 8 Return to Panionios and retirement Edit In the summer of 1977 Dedes returned to Panionios for one season to finish his career in his beloved club He was honoured with the Golden Cross the club s greatest award for his overall contribution Dedes described the award as priceless and it is the centerpiece of his medal collection 9 International career EditIn 1962 Dedes was called to Greece U18 for which he played in two matches against Turkey a 1 0 defeat in Athens and 1 0 win in Smyrni where he was the scorer in the 18th minute With the U 19 team he competed in two games for the qualifying matches of UEFA European Under 19 Championship against Turkey With a 2 1 victory in Athens and a 1 1 draw in Ankara Greece managed to qualify for 1963 UEFA European Under 18 Championship in London Dedes played in both 3 matches of the tournament in which he scored two goals in a 7 2 victory against Germany Greece didn t qualify for the quarter finals as they finished third in the group In 1969 Dedes played the only game for Greece U21 against Israel He managed 20 appearances and scored seven goals for Greece from 1966 to 1973 10 He played his first match on 16 October 1966 in a 2 1 win against Finland for the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying He scored his first two goals for Greece on 21 November 1968 in a 4 1 home victory against Egypt Dedes was a regular in the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification squad where he scored twice His first goal for the tournament was in a historical 2 1 victory against Portugal on 11 December 1968 in Karaiskakis Stadium and the second was in a 2 2 draw against Romania on 16 April 1969 with Dedes taking the lead for Greece He made his last appearance for Greece on 31 January 1973 in a match against Bulgaria as a second half substitute in a match which ended 2 2 After football EditAfter the end of his career he was involved for many years in the clothing business In 1999 he returned to Panionios to take over the position of general manager In collaboration with Stathis Chaitas he was in charge of finding talented players On 3 January 2022 Dedes offered his golden shoe he won in 1976 to the Museum of AEK Athens 11 Personal life EditDedes was the son of Athanasios and Nikoleta and the fifth of their six children He was nephew of the legendary goalkeeper of AEK Athens Christos Ribas and his elder brother Kostas played for Pannafpliakos As a boy he supported AEK Athens and he was a great fan of Kostas Nestoridis From his marriage he has two sons Thanasis and Christos Honours EditPanionios Balkans Cup 1971Individual Alpha Ethniki top scorer 1970 71 1975 76 European Golden Boot 1971 third place Panionios Golden Cross 1978References Edit 60 xronia A 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