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| − | [[Image:Kostas-Eleftherakis.jpg|thumb|200px|Kostas Eleftherakis]]Midfielder, born [[July 18]], [[1950]]. His nickname was '''the deer'''. He started his career playing for [[Fostiras FC|Fostiras]]. He later joined [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] in [[1968]]. At age 21 he was playing in Wembley Stadium against Ajax Amsterdam. Following that game, Real Madrid and Everton expressed interest in acquiring him. Real Madrid would offer an inconceivable (for the time) 35 million drachmas for '''Kostas Eleftherakis''' | + | [[Image:Kostas-Eleftherakis.jpg|thumb|200px|Kostas Eleftherakis]]Midfielder, born [[July 18]], [[1950]]. His nickname was '''the deer''' (''to elafi''). He started his career playing for [[Fostiras FC|Fostiras]]. He later joined [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] in [[1968]]. At age 21 he was playing in Wembley Stadium against Ajax Amsterdam. He scored 2 goals during that campaign to reach the final. Following that game, Real Madrid and Everton expressed interest in acquiring him. Real Madrid would offer an inconceivable (for the time) 35 million drachmas for '''Kostas Eleftherakis'''. The same happend when Everton made an offer though Billy Bighan who coached Greece in the early [[1970s|70s]]. But [[Costas Aslanidis|C. Aslanidis]] (Secretary General of Athletics, appointed by the military government of the days) would stand in the way. |
| − | An injury he sustained in May of [[1977]] would force him to stay away of the game for six months. He would never regain himself completely after that. Three years ([[1980]]) later he retired from football | + | He was invited to play for the World XI. |
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| + | An injury he sustained in May of [[1977]] would force him to stay away of the game for six months. He would never regain himself completely after that. Three years ([[1980]]) later he retired from football, but not before he won another Greek league title with AEK in his penaltimate season | ||
He played a total of 331 games in the Greek A Division - he scrored 90 goals (he played 308 games with [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]], scoring 85 goals) | He played a total of 331 games in the Greek A Division - he scrored 90 goals (he played 308 games with [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]], scoring 85 goals) | ||
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Revision as of 14:00, November 20, 2005
Midfielder, born July 18, 1950. His nickname was the deer (to elafi). He started his career playing for Fostiras. He later joined Panathinaikos in 1968. At age 21 he was playing in Wembley Stadium against Ajax Amsterdam. He scored 2 goals during that campaign to reach the final. Following that game, Real Madrid and Everton expressed interest in acquiring him. Real Madrid would offer an inconceivable (for the time) 35 million drachmas for Kostas Eleftherakis. The same happend when Everton made an offer though Billy Bighan who coached Greece in the early 70s. But C. Aslanidis (Secretary General of Athletics, appointed by the military government of the days) would stand in the way.
He was invited to play for the World XI.
An injury he sustained in May of 1977 would force him to stay away of the game for six months. He would never regain himself completely after that. Three years (1980) later he retired from football, but not before he won another Greek league title with AEK in his penaltimate season
He played a total of 331 games in the Greek A Division - he scrored 90 goals (he played 308 games with Panathinaikos, scoring 85 goals)