Difference between revisions of "Lakis Sofianos"

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==Scoring record==
 
==Scoring record==
 
===Top Ten finishes===
 
===Top Ten finishes===
*[[1955]]: 2nd place with 7 goals.
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*[[1955 Football Championship|1955]]: 2nd place with 7 goals.
*[[1957]]: 3rd place with 10 goals.
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*[[1957 Football Championship|1957]]: 3rd place with 10 goals.
*[[1960]]: 7th place with 11 goals.
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*[[1960 Football Championship|1960]]: 7th place with 11 goals.
  
 
[[Category:Football Players|Sofianos, Lakis]]
 
[[Category:Football Players|Sofianos, Lakis]]
 
[[Category:1989 deaths|Sofianos, Lakis]]
 
[[Category:1989 deaths|Sofianos, Lakis]]
 
[[Category:Suicides|Sofianos, Lakis]]
 
[[Category:Suicides|Sofianos, Lakis]]

Revision as of 08:01, December 2, 2011

Michalis "Lakis" Sofianos was a Greek journeyman footballer (Arion Gouva, Panathinaikos (1953 - 1958), Panaigialios (1960), Panarkadikos, Olympiakos (1961), Aris (1962) and several others) whose best days were spent wearing the "trifilli". Many teams sought his services and his goal-scoring ability and many teams sought to off-load his difficult character. His substance abuse was well-known throughout his career and had earned him many run-ins with the law. He had been involved in a case of robbery (stealing his teammates' wallets from the dressing room) and had spent time in jail. He lost his arm in the early 1960s when he jumped off a train trying to escape the police.

Sofianos hanged himself, on August 2, 1989, in prison where he was being held on narcotics charges.


Scoring record

Top Ten finishes

  • 1955: 2nd place with 7 goals.
  • 1957: 3rd place with 10 goals.
  • 1960: 7th place with 11 goals.