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'''Yiannis Vazos''', nicknamed "the fox", was a [[Greeks|Greek]] [[football (soccer)|football]] player, a prolific scorer for [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]]'.
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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 was born in [[1913]] in [[Smyrna]], [[Asia Minor]]. He came to [[Greece]] as a 9-year old refugee child in [[1922]].
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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 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.  
 
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.  
  
He was capped by the Greek [[National Football Team]] 14 times scoring 5 goals.
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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 Famagusta FC|Anorthosis]] [[Ammochostos]] to the [[1955]]-[[1956]] Cypriot title.
 
After his playing days were over, Vazos became a coach, leading [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis]] [[Ammochostos]] to the [[1955]]-[[1956]] Cypriot title.

Revision as of 09:30, June 7, 2020

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.

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