Thanasis Saravakos

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Thanasis Saravakos was a Greek football player.

Saravakos was born on January 18, 1932. He played in the midfield for Panionios during the 1950s and 1960s. He was capped a total of 3 times during his career by the Greek National Football Team, the last time being against the USSR at the age of 33. Besides playing for Greece, Saravakos was also a regular for the All-Athens selection during the 1950s.

He was the father of Dimitris Saravakos who played in the 1980s and 1990s for Panionios and Panathinaikos.

Saravakos died on January 13, 2009.

Did you know?

  • As Thanasis Saravakos played in the days when football was semi-professional in Greece, he also held a job as a railroad employee with SEK.