Mimis Papaioannou - Revision history

Irlandos at 09:31, March 15, 2023

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Dutch Eagle: First Greek to reach 50 caps. His record stood till 1987.

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First Greek to reach 50 caps. His record stood till 1987.

Irlandos at 08:34, April 10, 2011

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Lazarus at 14:57, May 17, 2006

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Irlandos at 08:06, December 20, 2005

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Lazarus at 23:46, December 19, 2005

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Irlandos: /* See also */

2005-10-30T08:28:36Z

Lazarus at 03:31, October 15, 2005

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Irlandos at 19:16, August 31, 2005

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Irlandos at 19:13, August 31, 2005

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 Papaioannou was capped 61 times by the [[National Football Team]] of Greece scoring 21 goals. His 61 caps was a record at that time and stood from [[1978]] till [[Nikos Anastopoulos]] got his 62th cap in [[1987]]. Papaioannou was the first Greek player to reach 50 caps.
 During his career many teams sought his services, most notably Real Madrid during the mid-1960's.
 == See also ==
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 [[Category: 1942 births|Papaioannou, Mimis]]
 [[Category: Football Players|Papaioannou, Mimis]]
 [[Category:Football Coaches|Papaioannou, Mimis]]

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 He scored a record 234 goals in the [[Football A Division|Greek A League]] which was to be surpassed by his teammate [[Thomas Mavros]].
-Papaioannou was capped 61 times by the [[National Football Team]] of Greece scoring 21 goals.
+Papaioannou was capped 61 times by the [[National Football Team]] of Greece scoring 21 goals. His 61 caps was a record at that time and stood from [[1978]] till [[Nikos Anastopoulos]] got his 62th cap in [[1987]]. Papaioannou was the first Greek player to reach 50 caps.
 During his career many teams sought his services, most notably Real Madrid during the mid-1960's.
 == See also ==

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 [[Image:Mimides.jpg|thumb|250px|The two golden '''Mimis''' of Greek football. Mimis Papaioannou and [[Mimis Domazos]].]]
-'''Mimis Papaioannou''' was one of [[AEK FC|AEK]]'s most historic players. He was born in [[1942]] and began his career at Nea Genea in the town of [[Nea Nikomedia]] near [[Veria]]. He joined [[AEK FC|AEK]] in time for the [[1963]] season for the paltry sum of 140,000 drachmas. Papaioannou proved an instant success helping [[AEK FC|AEK]] win their first post-[[World War II]] title, scoring twice in the final playoff game of the season against [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]].
+'''Mimis Papaioannou''' was one of [[AEK FC|AEK]]'s most historic players. He was born on [[August 23]], [[1942]] and began his career at Nea Genea in the town of [[Nea Nikomedia]] near [[Veria]]. He joined [[AEK FC|AEK]] in time for the [[1963]] season for the paltry sum of 140,000 [[drachma]]s. Papaioannou proved an instant success helping [[AEK FC|AEK]] win their first post-[[World War II]] title, scoring twice in the final playoff game of the season against [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]].
 The following year he was crowned top scorer of Greece replacing teammate [[Kostas Nestoridis]] who had, up until that year, won the title five consecutive times!

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 [[Image:Mimis_Papaioannou.jpg|thumb|250px|Mimis Papaioannou carried on the shoulders of fans.]]
 '''Mimis Papaioannou''' was one of [[AEK FC|AEK]]'s most historic players. He was born in [[1942]] and began his career at Nea Genea in the town of [[Nea Nikomedia]] near [[Veria]]. He joined [[AEK FC|AEK]] in time for the [[1963]] season for the paltry sum of 140,000 drachmas. Papaioannou proved an instant success helping [[AEK FC|AEK]] win their first post-[[World War II]] title, scoring twice in the final playoff game of the season against [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]].
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 Papaioannou was capped 61 times by the [[National Football Team]] of Greece scoring 21 goals.
 During his career many teams sought his services, most notably Real Madrid during the mid-1960's.

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 [[Image:Mimis_Papaioannou.jpg|thumb|250px|Mimis Papaioannou carried on the shoulders of fans.]]
-'''Mimis Papaioannou''' was one of [[AEK FC|AEK]]'s most historic players. He was born in 1942 and began his career at Nea Genea in the town of [[Nea Nikomedia]] near [[Veria]]. He joined [[AEK FC|AEK]] in time for the [[1963]] season for the paltry sum of 140,000 drachmas. He was an instant success helping [[AEK FC|AEK]] win their first post-World War II title, scoring twice in the final playoff game of the season against [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]].
+'''Mimis Papaioannou''' was one of [[AEK FC|AEK]]'s most historic players. He was born in [[1942]] and began his career at Nea Genea in the town of [[Nea Nikomedia]] near [[Veria]]. He joined [[AEK FC|AEK]] in time for the [[1963]] season for the paltry sum of 140,000 drachmas. Papaioannou proved an instant success helping [[AEK FC|AEK]] win their first post-[[World War II]] title, scoring twice in the final playoff game of the season against [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]].
 The following year he was crowned top scorer of Greece replacing teammate [[Kostas Nestoridis]] who had, up until that year, won the title five consecutive times!
 Mimis Papaioannou would help [[AEK FC|AEK]] win championships again in [[1968]], [[1971]], [[1978]] and [[1979]].
 In [[1980]], Papaioannou stopped playing in Greece and continued his career at Pancyprian FC of New York as a player-coach. He led that club to the championship of the North American continent and attracted the attention of North American Soccer League (NASL) scouts (at the age of nearly 40 years old!)
 When his playing career was finally over, Papaioannou tried his hand at coaching ([[Kerkyra FC]], etc.) without much success.
 He scored a record 234 goals in the [[Football A Division|Greek A League]] which was to be surpassed by his teammate [[Thomas Mavros]].
-He was capped 61 times by the [[National Football Team]] of Greece scoring 21 goals.
 During his career many teams sought his services, most notably Real Madrid during the mid-1960's.

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−	[[Image:Mimis_Papaioannou.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Mimis Papaioannou carried on the shoulders of fans.]]~~One of [[AEK FC\|AEK]]'s most historic players.~~	+	[[Image:Mimis_Papaioannou.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Mimis Papaioannou carried on the shoulders of fans.]]

		+	'''Mimis Papaioannou''' was one of [[AEK FC\|AEK]]'s most historic players. He was born in 1942 and began his career at Nea Genea in the town of [[Nea Nikomedia]] near [[Veria]]. He joined [[AEK FC\|AEK]] in time for the [[1963]] season for the paltry sum of 140,000 drachmas. He was an instant success helping [[AEK FC\|AEK]] win their first post-World War II title, scoring twice in the final playoff game of the season against [[Panathinaikos FC\|Panathinaikos]].
		+	The following year he was crowned top scorer of Greece replacing teammate [[Kostas Nestoridis]] who had, up until that year, won the title five consecutive times!
		+	Mimis Papaioannou would help [[AEK FC\|AEK]] win championships again in [[1968]], [[1971]], [[1978]] and [[1979]].
		+	In [[1980]], Papaioannou stopped playing in Greece and continued his career at Pancyprian FC of New York as a player-coach. He led that club to the championship of the North American continent and attracted the attention of North American Soccer League (NASL) scouts (at the age of nearly 40 years old!)
		+	When his playing career was finally over, Papaioannou tried his hand at coaching ([[Kerkyra FC]], etc.) without much success.
		+	He scored a record 234 goals in the [[Greek A League]] which was to be surpassed by his teammate [[Thomas Mavros]].
		+	He was capped 61 times by the [[National Football Team]] of Greece scoring 21 goals.
		+	During his career many teams sought his services, most notably Real Madrid during the mid-1960's.

	[[Image:Mimides.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The two golden '''Mimis''' of Greek football. Mimis Papaioannou and [[Mimis Domazos]].]]		[[Image:Mimides.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The two golden '''Mimis''' of Greek football. Mimis Papaioannou and [[Mimis Domazos]].]]