Pavlos Papaioannou

Pavlos Papaioannou
Personal information
Full name Pavlos Papaioannou
Date of birth (1959-03-19) 19 March 1959
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Positions
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-manager)
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 in 1979 at Rodos, where his performances, attracted the interest of major Greek clubs. On 9 July 1983, he was transferred to AEK Athens for 10 million drachmas.[1][2]

Papaioannou was quickly established as a key member of the squad. He initially played as a right back, but was later established as a defensive midfielder. 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. On 18 September 1985 he scored an important goal against Real Madrid in the 1–0 win for the UEFA Cup.[3] 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 served as their captain in several occasions.[4]

In the summer of 1993 when the management decided not to renew his contract[5] and on 13 July he signed for Kalamata,[6] alongside his teammates Christos Vasilopoulos and Lampros Georgiadis. On the following season he returned to Rhodes to end his career in 1996,[7] as a player-manager of the amateur club, Aris Archangelos. After the end of his playing career, Papaioannou enacted with coaching.[8]

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.[9]

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[10]
Club Season League Greek Cup Europe Other[a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rodos 1979–80[11] Alpha Ethniki 1600000160
1980–81 Beta Ethniki 0000290
1981–82[12] Alpha Ethniki 2610000261
1982–83[13] 2700000270
AEK Athens 1983–84 Alpha Ethniki 210402000270
1984–85 200000000200
1985–86 270602100351
1986–87 242102000272
1987–88 170100000180
1988–89 240401000290
1989–90 300304050420
1990–91 280200000302
1991–92 320906100470
1992–93 322914010463
Kalamata 1993–94 Beta Ethniki 000000
Career total 3245391212603908

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[14]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Greece 198520
198600
198710
198800
198910
199000
199150
199210
Total100

Honours

AEK Athens

References

  1. ↑ Αγγελίδης, Νικόλας (9 July 2020). "Ο "Βραζιλιάνος" στην ΑΕΚ". aek-live.gr.
  2. ↑ Γιώργος Πάστρας (14 July 1983). "Στην ΑΕΚ με 13 εκ.«Βραζιλιάνος»". Athletic Echo (in Greek). p. 1.
  3. ↑ "Σαν σήμερα η Ρεάλ προσκύνησε την ΑΕΚ". aeknea.gr. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Παύλος Παπαιωάννου". aekpedia.com.
  5. ↑ Γιάννης Βενετούλιας (14 July 1993). "Ντούσκο «Παύλο σε ευχαριστώ»". Athletic Echo (in Greek). p. 3.
  6. ↑ Νίκος Σαρίδης (14 July 1993). "Παπαϊωάννου - Ζιάκκας στην Καλαμάτα". Athletic Echo (in Greek). pp. 1, 7.
  7. ↑ "Flashback: Κ. Φλεβάρης, Π. Παπαϊωάννου και Μ. Βιτζηλαίος με τον Άρη Αρχαγγέλου στη Δ' Εθνική". rodiaki.gr. 31 May 2024.
  8. ↑ Αγγελίδης, Νικόλας (9 July 2020). "Ο "Βραζιλιάνος" στην ΑΕΚ". aek-live.gr.
  9. ↑ "Greece matches 1981–1985" (PDF). epo.gr.
  10. ↑ Pavlos Papaioannou on football.aek.com
  11. ↑ "Greece 1979/80". RSSSF.
  12. ↑ "Greece 1981/82". RSSSF.
  13. ↑ "Greece 1982/83". RSSSF.
  14. ↑ Pavlos Papaioannou at National-Football-Teams.com
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