Vasilios Lakis (Greek: Βασίλειος Λάκης; born 10 September 1976) is a Greek former professional footballer. He was nicknamed "Turbo" for his speed when attacking along the right wing and his ability to provide accurate crosses.
Lakis began his career in Naoussa playing as a defender, but his coaches soon switched him to the attacking role more appropriate to his innate talent. His team mates in Naoussa included the future star Vasilios Tsiartas.
Paniliakos
In the summer of 1995, Lakis signed for the professional club Panileiakos. In the following season, he helped the team to finish seventh in the Greek League by scoring seven goals.
After Greece won Euro 2004, Lakis signed as a free agent for Crystal Palace in the Premiership.[5] He made 18 league appearances for Palace. He notably missed the goal from 6 yards in the game against Arsenal at Selhurst Park while the score was 1-1.[6] It is likely that Palace would have won the match had he scored. He was also sent off a in a 0–0 draw with Manchester United.[7] Unfortunately the club was relegated the same year and Lakis decided to return to Greece and AEK Athens.
Return to AEK Athens
Among Lakis's colleagues at AEK were Traianos Dellas, formerly of Roma, and, as president, Demis Nikolaidis. AEK Athens participated in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League in the same group as Milan, which they beat at home 1–0 with a goal scored by Júlio César. In the summer of 2007, AEK Athens signed the Brazilian Rivaldo from the Olympiacos and the club reached the top of Greek Championship with their Piraeus rival. He is a pacy right winger who can also play up front, known for his fast-paced end-to-end style of play. He is renowned in his home country for his habit of missing easy chances but his speed, cutting passes, and incisive runs into the box more than makeup for this failing.
PAOK
On 2 July 2007, Lakis was released by AEK. On 3 July he signed a three-year contract with PAOK, which here he founds Zagorakis as the president of the club and Zisis Vryzas as a player, that they won Euro 2004. Lakis helped his new team to gain the second place in the Greek Championship behind Olympiacos and qualifying PAOK for the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Kavala
On 1 July 2009, Lakis signed a two-year contract with the football club Kavala.[8] Here lakis found the goalkeeper Fanis Katergiannakis that he helped to promote the team in the Greek Super League after ten years. His new club Kavala was the revelation of the Greek Super League fighting for the first six positions and Lakis become one more time one of the most important players with experience.
Lakis with Kavala] reached the semifinal of the Greek Cup against Panionios. In the semifinal Kavala faced Aris.
International career
Lakis made 35 appearances for the Greece national football team[9] and scored his first goal in a friendly match, in April 2000 in Dublin against the Republic of Ireland, in Lansdown Road. The coach Otto Rehhagel called him for the qualification for Euro 2004 and he was included in the Greek squad that won Euro 2004 and made two appearances as a substitute against Portugal in the group-stage and France in the quarterfinal.
International goals
Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lakis goal.
List of international goals scored by Vassilis Lakis
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^"Palace snap up Lakis". BBC Sport. 29 September 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
^"Crystal Palace 1-1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 6 November 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
^"Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd". BBC Sport. 5 March 2005. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
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^Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Greece – Record International Players". RSSSF.
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Vasilios Lakis Greek Basileios Lakhs born 10 September 1976 is a Greek former professional footballer He was nicknamed Turbo for his speed when attacking along the right wing and his ability to provide accurate crosses Vasilis LakisPersonal informationFull nameVasilios LakisDate of birth 1976 09 10 10 September 1976 age 46 Place of birthThessaloniki GreeceHeight1 76 m 5 ft 9 in Position s Midfielder right wingerSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1992 1996Naoussa67 7 1996 1998Paniliakos69 7 1998 2004AEK Athens145 37 2004 2005Crystal Palace18 0 2005 2007AEK Athens49 6 2007 2009PAOK41 3 2009 2010Kavala17 0 Total406 60 International career1999 2005Greece35 3 Honours Men s footballRepresenting GreeceUEFA European ChampionshipWinner 2004UEFA European U 21 ChampionshipRunner up 1998 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 1 1 Naoussa 1 2 Paniliakos 1 3 AEK Athens 1 4 Crystal Palace 1 5 Return to AEK Athens 1 6 PAOK 1 7 Kavala 2 International career 2 1 International goals 3 Honours 4 References 5 External linksClub career EditNaoussa Edit Lakis began his career in Naoussa playing as a defender but his coaches soon switched him to the attacking role more appropriate to his innate talent His team mates in Naoussa included the future star Vasilios Tsiartas Paniliakos Edit In the summer of 1995 Lakis signed for the professional club Panileiakos In the following season he helped the team to finish seventh in the Greek League by scoring seven goals AEK Athens Edit On 12 June 1998 Lakis was transferred to AEK Athens 1 for a fee of 600 000 000 drachmas 2 There he played alongside Demis Nikolaidis Vasilios Tsiartas and Theodoros Zagorakis With the yellow blacks he won two Greek Cups one in 2000 against Ionikos 3 and the other in 2002 against their rival Olympiakos 4 He was in the squad that reached the Fourth round of the UEFA Cup in 2002 and was eliminated by the Inter Milan of Hector Raul Cuper The following season with the acquisition of Grigorios Georgatos from Inter Milan AEK reached the group stage of the UEFA Champions League where they were drawn with Roma and Real Madrid The club nearly beat Real Madrid after leading 3 1 and then 3 3 at home in the old stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium but AEK Athens took their revenge in Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium drawing 2 2 Crystal Palace Edit After Greece won Euro 2004 Lakis signed as a free agent for Crystal Palace in the Premiership 5 He made 18 league appearances for Palace He notably missed the goal from 6 yards in the game against Arsenal at Selhurst Park while the score was 1 1 6 It is likely that Palace would have won the match had he scored He was also sent off a in a 0 0 draw with Manchester United 7 Unfortunately the club was relegated the same year and Lakis decided to return to Greece and AEK Athens Return to AEK Athens Edit Among Lakis s colleagues at AEK were Traianos Dellas formerly of Roma and as president Demis Nikolaidis AEK Athens participated in the 2006 07 UEFA Champions League in the same group as Milan which they beat at home 1 0 with a goal scored by Julio Cesar In the summer of 2007 AEK Athens signed the Brazilian Rivaldo from the Olympiacos and the club reached the top of Greek Championship with their Piraeus rival He is a pacy right winger who can also play up front known for his fast paced end to end style of play He is renowned in his home country for his habit of missing easy chances but his speed cutting passes and incisive runs into the box more than makeup for this failing PAOK Edit On 2 July 2007 Lakis was released by AEK On 3 July he signed a three year contract with PAOK which here he founds Zagorakis as the president of the club and Zisis Vryzas as a player that they won Euro 2004 Lakis helped his new team to gain the second place in the Greek Championship behind Olympiacos and qualifying PAOK for the UEFA Intertoto Cup Kavala Edit On 1 July 2009 Lakis signed a two year contract with the football club Kavala 8 Here lakis found the goalkeeper Fanis Katergiannakis that he helped to promote the team in the Greek Super League after ten years His new club Kavala was the revelation of the Greek Super League fighting for the first six positions and Lakis become one more time one of the most important players with experience Lakis with Kavala reached the semifinal of the Greek Cup against Panionios In the semifinal Kavala faced Aris International career EditLakis made 35 appearances for the Greece national football team 9 and scored his first goal in a friendly match in April 2000 in Dublin against the Republic of Ireland in Lansdown Road The coach Otto Rehhagel called him for the qualification for Euro 2004 and he was included in the Greek squad that won Euro 2004 and made two appearances as a substitute against Portugal in the group stage and France in the quarterfinal International goals Edit Scores and results list Greece s goal tally first score column indicates score after each Lakis goal List of international goals scored by Vassilis Lakis No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 23 February 2000 Kalamata Greece Austria 4 1 Friendly2 26 April 2000 Dublin Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 1 0 Friendly3 15 November 2003 Aveiro Portugal Portugal 1 1 FriendlyHonours EditAEK Athens Greek Cup 2000 2002 runner up 2006Greece European Championship 2004 UEFA Euro U21 runner up 1998References Edit Sthn AEK o Lakhs tanea gr 13 June 1998 Epistrefei sthn AEK o Tsartas in gr in Greek Online 26 June 2000 AEK Iwnikos 3 0 O telikos Kypelloy h8oys me to fair play toy Ntemh onsports gr 10 May 2022 27 4 2002 To kypello ths AEK epi toy Olympiakoy me ypografh Ibits 27 April 2020 Palace snap up Lakis BBC Sport 29 September 2004 Retrieved 19 June 2014 Crystal Palace 1 1 Arsenal BBC Sport 6 November 2004 Retrieved 19 June 2014 Crystal Palace 0 0 Man Utd BBC Sport 5 March 2005 Retrieved 19 June 2014 E3i metagrafes anakoinwse h Kabala contra gr 1 July 2009 Retrieved 1 July 2009 Mamrud Roberto 29 October 2009 Greece Record International Players RSSSF External links EditGuardian Football Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vasilios Lakis amp oldid 1138211246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
