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Giannis Samaras (Greek: Γιάννης Σαμαράς; born 3 May 1961) is a Greek former footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1980s and 1990s.

Giannis Samaras

Personal information
Full name	Ioannis Samaras
Date of birth	(1961-05-03) 3 May 1961 (age 61)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	OFI Crete (Director of Football)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1984	Vyzas Megara
1984–1989	OFI Crete	114	(27)
1988	South Melbourne	1	(1)
1989–1991	Panathinaikos	48	(15)
1991–1996	OFI Crete	103	(6)
Total		266	(49)
National team
1986–1990	Greece	16	(1)
Teams managed
2000–2002	OFI Crete
2012–2017	Panathinaikos (general manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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 career

International goals

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	Norway	1–0	4–2	Friendly

References

External links

• Giannis Samaras at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ioannis Samaras at Aussie Footballers

На других языках

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- [en] Giannis Samaras

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[it] Giannīs Samaras

Giannīs Samaras (in greco: Γιάννης Σαμαράς; Melbourne, 3 maggio 1961) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore greco, nato in Australia, di ruolo centrocampista. Oggi è il direttore generale del Panathinaikos, incarico che ricopre dal 2012.

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[ru] Самарас, Иоаннис

Иоаннис Самарас (греч. Ἰωάννης Σαμαράς; род. 3 мая 1961[1][2], Мельбурн) — греческий футболист австралийского происхождения, игравший на позиции правого полузащитника.

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