Lakis Nikolaou
Lakis Nikolaou (Greek: Λάκης Νικολάου; born 17 July 1949) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the current Medical Director of AEK Athens.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pantelis Nikolaou | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Ios, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens (Medical Director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1966 | Atromitos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1982 | AEK Athens | 358 | (42) |
| National team | |||
| 1973–1975 | Greece | 15 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Born on the island of Ios, Nikolaou played mainly for AEK Athens forming a powerful defending duo with Petros Ravousis.[1]
International career
He made his debut for Greece on 8 September 1973 and played a total of 15 games.[2] He was a participant at the 1980 UEFA European Football Championship.
Other activities
Lakis studied medicine in University of Athens while still being a professional footballer and managed to become a successful medicine professor and surgeon (with speciality in orthopedics). He later became doctor of AEK Athens and Olympiakos On 13 October 1997 he became AEK Athens' thirty fifth president, serving from 1997 until 1998.[1]
References
- Kolokotsios, Lambros (22 May 2009). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΥ) [Sporting Capsules (Nikolaou)] (in Greek). Evrytania News. Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ΕΘΝΙΚΕΣ ΟΜΑΔΕΣ > Εθνική Ομάδα Ανδρών (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
External links
- Lakis Nikolaou – FIFA competition record
| Preceded by Alexis Kougias |
Chairman of AEK Athens 1997–1998 |
Succeeded by Konstantinos Generakis |
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