Dimitris Markos (Greek: Δημήτρης Μάρκος; born 31 January 1971) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He now works as a scout for OFI.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitrios Markos | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-01-31) 31 January 1971 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Kilkis, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | OFI (Scout) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1992 | Naoussa | 129 | (15) |
| 1992–1997 | Panathinaikos | 99 | (13) |
| 1997–1998 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | Kalamata | 16 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | AEK Athens | 49 | (3) |
| 2000–2002 | Aris | 36 | (2) |
| 2002–2005 | PAOK | 39 | (2) |
| Total | 368 | (36) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1999 | Greece | 17 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Markos was born in Kilkis. He started his football career in 1987 at Naoussa, where he played for five seasons before joining Panathinaikos in 1997. He gradually established himself as a first-team player for five years, won 3 championships, 3 Greek Cups and 2 Super Cups including a double in 1995 and at the same time he became an international. He a member of the team that reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League in 1996, scoring in the decisive away win against Porto.[1] In the summer of 1997 he moved to England for Sheffield United, where he failed to compete in any game and after a few months he returned to Greece to play for Kalamata. The people of AEK Athens saw that he was by no means finished as a footballer and decided to sign him in the summer of 1998. He was a regular in the midfield of the teamand with his presence helped the team a lot for two seasons, while winning 1 the Cup in 2000. After leaving AEK he played for 2 years in Aris. In 2002 he moved to their rivals, PAOK where he played for 3 seasons before retiring, winning yet another cup in 2003.[2]
Markos was first called to play with Greece in 1992 and made 17 appearances scoring 1 goal until 1999.[3]
In 2005 he returned to AEK for a few years as a team scout.[4] In 2013 was also a scout at the Panathinaikos academies.[5] Since 2018, he works as a scout for OFI.[6]