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Greek-Brazilian footballer

Pavlos Papaioannou
Personal information
Full name Pavlos Papaioannou
Date of birth (1959-03-19) 19 March 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1983 Rodos 69 (1)
1983–1993 AEK Athens 255 (4)
1993–1994 Kalamata
1994–1996 Aris Archangelos (player-coach)
Total 324 (5)
International career
1985–1992 Greece 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pavlos Papaioannou (Greek: Παύλος Παπαϊωάννου; born 19 March 1959) is a Greek-Brazilian former professional footballer.

Club career

Papaioannou started his football career at Rodos with which he made great appearances, attracting the interest of the big clubs. On 9 July 1983, he was transferred to AEK Athens for 10 million drachmas plus the incomes from a friendly match between the two club in Rhodes. Papaioannou was a key member of AEK for most of his long spell at the club. He played mainly as a defensive midfielder, but also as a right back. He stood out for his good physical condition, his continuous running and his contribution mainly in the blocking part, while also participating in the offensive. The most important moment in his career was his goal against Real Madrid in the 1–0 win for the UEFA Cup that took place at 18 September 1985. His best period in the team was his last two years, when he was paired with Refik Šabanadžović in the midfield and was liberated increasing his performance. At AEK he won 3 Championships, 1 Super Cup and 1 League Cup, while he also was their captain in several occasions. He left AEK in the summer of 1993 when the management decided to proceed in a small renewal of the roster and moved to Kalamata for a season.

Afterwards, he returned to Rhodes to end his career in 1996 at the amateur club, Aris Archangelos, as a player-coach. After the end of his playing career, Papaioannou enacted with coaching.

International career

Papaioannou was eligible to play for Greece through his father and Brazil through his mother and place of birth. He was eventually capped 10 times by Greece. When he made his debut, he officially became the first Greek with a mixture of Brazilian descent to play for the Greece.

Personal life

Papaioannou was born in Brazil, from a Greek father and a Brazilian mother. His daughter, Ramona is a 60m. sprinter, competing for AEK Athens. She is a Cyprus international.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Greek Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rodos 1979–80 Alpha Ethniki 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
1980–81 Beta Ethniki 0 0 0 0 29 0
1981–82 Alpha Ethniki 26 1 0 0 0 0 26 1
1982–83 27 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
AEK Athens 1983–84 Alpha Ethniki 21 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 27 0
1984–85 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
1985–86 27 0 6 0 2 1 0 0 35 1
1986–87 24 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 27 2
1987–88 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
1988–89 24 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 29 0
1989–90 30 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 42 0
1990–91 28 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 2
1991–92 32 0 9 0 6 1 0 0 47 0
1992–93 32 2 9 1 4 0 1 0 46 3
Kalamata 1993–94 Beta Ethniki 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 324 5 39 1 21 2 6 0 390 8
  1. Includes Greek Super Cup and Greek League Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Greece 1985 2 0
1986 0 0
1987 1 0
1988 0 0
1989 1 0
1990 0 0
1991 5 0
1992 1 0
Total 10 0

Honours

AEK Athens

References

  1. "Σαν σήμερα η Ρεάλ προσκύνησε την ΑΕΚ". aeknea.gr. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. "Παύλος Παπαιωάννου". aekpedia.com.
  3. "Flashback: Κ. Φλεβάρης, Π. Παπαϊωάννου και Μ. Βιτζηλαίος με τον Άρη Αρχαγγέλου στη Δ' Εθνική". rodiaki.gr. 31 May 2024.
  4. Αγγελίδης, Νικόλας (9 July 2020). "Ο "Βραζιλιάνος" στην ΑΕΚ". aek-live.gr.
  5. "Greece matches 1981–1985" (PDF). epo.gr.
  6. Pavlos Papaioannou on football.aek.com
  7. "Greece 1979/80". RSSSF.
  8. "Greece 1981/82". RSSSF.
  9. "Greece 1982/83". RSSSF.
  10. Pavlos Papaioannou at National-Football-Teams.com

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