Panagiotis Katsouris

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Panagiotis Katsouris (Greek: Παναγιώτης Κατσούρης, born October 28, 1976 in Athens) was a Greek football player. He played for Naoussa from 1993 till 1996 and PAOK from 1996 until his sudden death on February 9, 1998 in a car accident outside Thessaloniki when he was just 21 years old.

A bust was erected in his memory in Toumba Stadium, and a memorial was erected near the spot where he died. Memorial services are held each year, where the players and board of PAOK are ever present. In February 2009, PAOK announced that a football tournament, which bearing his name, would be held annually.

Katsouris' number 17 jersey was permanently retired by the club in his memory.

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