Giannis Samaras (Greek: Γιάννης Σαμαράς; born 3 May 1961) is a former footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1980s and 1990s. Born in Australia, he represented Greece at international level.
Samaras was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Greek parents who moved there at an early age. His father, Georgios, was a co-founder of South Melbourne FC, an Australian soccer club with strong ties to the Greek community and is Australia's most successful Football side.[1] He moved to Greece at the age of thirteen. His son, also named Georgios, recently retired from professional football.[2]
Ioannis 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. In 1988, Samaras made a guest appearance for South Melbourne Hellas (30 years after his father helped establish the club) and scored a goal as South Melbourne defeated Sydney Olympic 2-1 at Middle Park.[3]
Samaras earned 16 caps for the Greece national team between 1986 and 1990.[4] He scored one goal, on his eighth cap, in a 4–2 friendly win over Norway.[5]
Samaras was appointed on 26 July 2010 as the new Technical Manager for the Panathinaikos F.C. academies, replacing Nikos Kovis.[6]
International careeredit
International goalsedit
Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first.[7]
^"Samaras, Ioannis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
External linksedit
Giannis Samaras at National-Football-Teams.com
Ioannis Samaras at Aussie Footballers
May 02, 2024
giannis, samaras, greek, Γιάννης, Σαμαράς, born, 1961, former, footballer, played, midfielder, during, 1980s, 1990s, born, australia, represented, greece, international, level, personal, informationfull, nameioannis, samarasdate, birth, 1961, 1961, place, birt. Giannis Samaras Greek Giannhs Samaras born 3 May 1961 is a former footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1980s and 1990s Born in Australia he represented Greece at international level Giannis SamarasPersonal informationFull nameIoannis SamarasDate of birth 1961 05 03 3 May 1961 age 62 Place of birthMelbourne AustraliaHeight1 87 m 6 ft 2 in Position s MidfielderTeam informationCurrent teamOFI Crete Director of Football Senior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1980 1984Vyzas Megara1984 1989OFI Crete114 27 1988South Melbourne1 1 1989 1991Panathinaikos48 15 1991 1996OFI Crete103 6 Total266 49 International career1986 1990Greece16 1 Managerial career2000 2002OFI Crete2012 2017Panathinaikos general manager Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 2 1 International goals 3 References 4 External linksClub career editSamaras was born in Melbourne Australia to Greek parents who moved there at an early age His father Georgios was a co founder of South Melbourne FC an Australian soccer club with strong ties to the Greek community and is Australia s most successful Football side 1 He moved to Greece at the age of thirteen His son also named Georgios recently retired from professional football 2 Ioannis 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 In 1988 Samaras made a guest appearance for South Melbourne Hellas 30 years after his father helped establish the club and scored a goal as South Melbourne defeated Sydney Olympic 2 1 at Middle Park 3 Samaras earned 16 caps for the Greece national team between 1986 and 1990 4 He scored one goal on his eighth cap in a 4 2 friendly win over Norway 5 Samaras was appointed on 26 July 2010 as the new Technical Manager for the Panathinaikos F C academies replacing Nikos Kovis 6 International career editInternational goals edit Scores and results list Greece s goal tally first 7 No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 22 February 1989 Olympic Stadium Athens Greece nbsp Norway 1 0 4 2 FriendlyReferences edit 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 South mourns the passing of Georgios Samaras Senior SMFC Retrieved 25 August 2021 E8NIKES OMADES gt E8nikh Omada Andrwn in Greek EPO Archived from the original on 31 December 2009 Retrieved 8 November 2009 Giannis Samaras international football player Na aneboyme epipedo Samaras Ioannis National Football Teams Retrieved 3 May 2017 External links editGiannis Samaras at National Football Teams com Ioannis Samaras at Aussie Footballers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giannis Samaras amp oldid 1219832631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
