Summary
Dimitrios Stefanakos (Greek: Δημήτριος Στεφανάκος; 19 October 1936 – 17 December 2021) was a Greek footballer who played for Olympiacos and the Greece national team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 October 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Kalamata, Greece | ||
| Date of death | 17 December 2021 (aged 85) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1958 | Iperochi Neapoleos | ||
| 1958–1965 | Olympiacos | 170[citation needed] | (3[citation needed]) |
| 1965[citation needed] | Rangers Johannesburg | ||
| 1965[citation needed] | Corinthians Johannesburg | ||
| International career | |||
| 1958–1963 | Greece | 8 | (0) |
| 1960 | Greece Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in Kalamata, Stefanakos fled the German occupation with his family before beginning his football career as a defender with Iperochi Neapoleos in 1946,[citation needed] until he joined Alpha Ethniki side Olympiacos F.C. in July 1965. He spent most of his senior career with Olympiacos winning the league championship six times and the cup eight times.[3] Stefanakos left Olympiacos in 1965[citation needed] for Rangers in South Africa,[4] and finished his career with Corinthians in Brazil.[citation needed]
Stefanakos made eight appearances for the Greece national team from 1958 to 1963.[4]
Honours edit
Olympiacos
- Panhellenic Championship: 1957–58, 1958–59
- Greek Cup:1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963 και 1965
- Piraeus' League: 1958, 1959
Filmography edit
Stefanakos appeared in seven Greek movies. [5]
Personal life and death edit
Stefanakos was married to Martha Karagianni. The couple had a child who died three days after the birth. The couple separated few months later. He died on 17 December 2021, at the age of 85.[6]
References edit
- ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (25 September 2004). "Greece - International Matches 1948-1960". RSSSF.
- ^ "Πέθανε ο Μίμης Στεφανάκος | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ ΜΙΜΗΣ ΣΤΕΦΑΝΑΚΟΣ: Ο γητευτής της μπάλας και των γυναικÏ (in Greek). Tharros. 5 July 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ a b Dimitrios Stefanakos at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Μίμης Στεφανάκος καρδιοκατακτητής από τους λίγους
- ^ Πέθανε ο «θρύλος» του Ολυμπιακού Μίμης Στεφανάκος (in Greek)