Nikos Godas
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Aivali | ||
| Date of death | 19 November 1948 (aged 26–27) | ||
| Place of death | Kerkyra, Greece | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Aris Piraeus | |||
| Keramikos Kaminion | |||
| 1942-44 | Olympiacos | ||
| Mikti Piraeus | |||
| EPON football team | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nikolaos Godas (1921 – 19 November 1948), better known as Nikos Godas, was a Greek footballer and ELAS guerilla.[1][2][3][4][5]
Biography
Born in Aivali in 1921, Godas and his family came to Greece after the Greco-Turkish war of 1922. Eventually settling in Kokkinia, his father opened a tavern where Godas worked before the Second World War.
Godas played football in the streets, and when the war began, he joined Olympiacos. He played as an attacking midfielder. He also played in the final of the 1943 Christmas Cup, which resulted in a 5–2 victory over Panathinaikos.
In that period, he was also a guerilla captain in the communist ELAS resistance group. He fought the Germans and later, during Dekemvriana, also fought the British.
He was executed during the Greek Civil War in 1948 as a communist. He was killed wearing the Olympiacos kit, which was his final wish.[6] While, according to writer Thanasis Skroumpelos, this is a myth,[7] Skroumpelos' stance has been disputed.[8]
References
- ↑ ΜΗΤΣΑΡΑΣ, ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ (19 November 2023). "Νίκος Γόδας: Ο λαϊκός ήρωας που έζησε και πέθανε για τα ιδανικά του". SPORT24 (in Greek). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ Κατιούσα (26 November 2023). "Νίκος Γόδας: Δεμένος με τα ιδανικά του σοσιαλισμού | 75 χρόνια από την εκτέλεση του αλύγιστου κομμουνιστή, λοχαγού του ΕΛΑΣ και ποδοσφαιριστή του Ολυμπιακού". Κατιούσα. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "Nikos Godas – The Legend of the Resistance - tovima.gr". www.tovima.com (in Greek). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "Νίκος Γόδας: Κομμουνιστής ήρωας και Θρύλος". ethniki-antistasi-dse.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "Ο Θρυλικός ήρωας, Νίκος Γόδας". www.redplanet.gr. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Ιγνατιάδης, Λάκης. "Νίκος Γόδας, ο ελασίτης που εκτελέστηκε το 1948 φορώντας τη φανέλα του Ολυμπιακού". www.stagona4u.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "Σκρούμπελος: «Δεν εκτελέστηκε με τη φανέλα του Ολυμπιακού ο Γόδας»". SDNA (in Greek). 3 December 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "Ο ΕΡΕΥΝΗΤΗΣ ΣΚΡΟΥΜΠΕΛΟΣ ΚΑΙ Ο ΝΙΚΟΣ ΓΟΔΑΣ". Reds Against the Machine.