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'''Dimitris "Mimis" Pierrakos''' was a [[Greeks|Greek]] football player. | '''Dimitris "Mimis" Pierrakos''' was a [[Greeks|Greek]] football player. | ||
| − | Pierrakos was born in [[1906]] and played in the midfield for [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] in the pre-[[WW II]] era ([[1926]] - [[1933]]). | + | Pierrakos was born in [[1906]] and played in the midfield for [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] in the pre-[[WW II]] era ([[1926]] - [[1933]]). He was part of the team that demolished [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] 8-2 and he scored the 5th and the 8th goal of [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]]. |
He joined the war effort in [[1940]] and, in November [[1940]], fell on the battlefield in the [[Battle of Pogradec]]. | He joined the war effort in [[1940]] and, in November [[1940]], fell on the battlefield in the [[Battle of Pogradec]]. | ||
His remains were brought back to [[Athens]] in [[1950]] and he received a hero's burial on [[November 19]] of that year. | His remains were brought back to [[Athens]] in [[1950]] and he received a hero's burial on [[November 19]] of that year. | ||
Revision as of 10:55, July 7, 2009
Dimitris "Mimis" Pierrakos was a Greek football player.
Pierrakos was born in 1906 and played in the midfield for Panathinaikos in the pre-WW II era (1926 - 1933). He was part of the team that demolished Olympiakos 8-2 and he scored the 5th and the 8th goal of Panathinaikos. He joined the war effort in 1940 and, in November 1940, fell on the battlefield in the Battle of Pogradec. His remains were brought back to Athens in 1950 and he received a hero's burial on November 19 of that year.