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| − | + | '''Yiannis Vazos''', nicknamed "the fox", was a [[Greeks|Greek]] [[football (soccer)|football]] player, a prolific scorer for [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]]. | |
| − | Vazos joined [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] in [[1931]], from AEK Faliro, and finally retired after the 1948-[[1949]] season. He is said to have scored over 500 goals in his career. He was capped by the Greek [[National Football Team]] | + | Vazos was born in the autumn of [[1914]] in [[Smyrna]], [[Asia Minor]]. He came to [[Greece]] as a 8-year old refugee child in [[1922]]. |
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| + | Vazos joined [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] in [[1931]], from AEK Faliro, and finally retired after the [[1948]]-[[1949]] season. He is said to have scored over 500 goals in his career, which - if true - would place him first among Greek footballers. | ||
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| + | He was capped 14 times by the Greek [[National Football Team]] scoring 3 goals. | ||
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| + | After his playing days were over, Vazos became a coach, leading [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis]] [[Ammochostos]] to the [[1955]]-[[1956]] Cypriot title. | ||
Vazos died on [[November 6]], [[1991]]. | Vazos died on [[November 6]], [[1991]]. | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Football Top Scorers (pre-1960)]] | ||
[[Category:Football Players|Vazos, Yiannis]] | [[Category:Football Players|Vazos, Yiannis]] | ||
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[[Category:1991 deaths|Vazos, Yiannis]] | [[Category:1991 deaths|Vazos, Yiannis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:26, May 22, 2025
Yiannis Vazos, nicknamed "the fox", was a Greek football player, a prolific scorer for Olympiakos.
Vazos was born in the autumn of 1914 in Smyrna, Asia Minor. He came to Greece as a 8-year old refugee child in 1922.
Vazos joined Olympiakos in 1931, from AEK Faliro, and finally retired after the 1948-1949 season. He is said to have scored over 500 goals in his career, which - if true - would place him first among Greek footballers.
He was capped 14 times by the Greek National Football Team scoring 3 goals.
After his playing days were over, Vazos became a coach, leading Anorthosis Ammochostos to the 1955-1956 Cypriot title.
Vazos died on November 6, 1991.