Achilleas Grammatikopoulos

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Achilleas Grammatikopoulos is a former Greek footballer.

Grammatikopoulos was born in Piraeus in 1910. He started his football career at Aris Nikaia before transferring to Olympiakos whose nets he guarded from his debut on November 4, 1928 until 1944 - his last game being a friendly against Goudi.

He was considered one of the top keepers of the pre-WW II era and was capped 5 times by the Greek National team. His nickname during that time was "Zamora" after Ricardo Zamora, the top Spaniard goalkeeper of the same era.

Grammatikopoulos saw action in World War II. After his playing career was over, he stayed on in football as a referee.

Grammatikopoulos attended veteran functions of Olympiakos up until his death. He died on December 30, 2008.