Aleko Yordan played at Beykoz for three seasons, until he was offered to return to Greece and play for AEK Athens, who were the continuation of Pera Club for the old Constantinopolitans.
10 Facts About Aleko Yordan
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Aleko Yordan agreed to sign for AEK in 1962 despite the ban from the HFF, as at that time it was forbidden for a professional footballer to compete in the first division, thus he was forced to wait for the appeals and legal disputes to end.
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Aleko Yordan adapted immediately, putting in some terrific performances, which attracted the interest of Bayern Munich, who asked AEK for signing him.
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Aleko Yordan did not want to return to Turkey and in 1968 he again refused a transfer to Besiktas, even though he was already 30 years old, he wanted to continue playing for AEK.
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Aleko Yordan was one of their key players at AEK and won 2 Championships.
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Aleko Yordan ended his huge career competing in the lower divisions of Greece, with the complaint that he was not called to play for Greece.
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At the age of 18 Aleko Yordan became an international with Turkey, where he played 3 times, despite the hostile atmosphere from his teammates.
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Aleko Yordan took over as player-coach of Fokikos, where he won three local cups.
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Aleko Yordan then took over as coach of Asteras Itea, where he had settled permanently, even after the end of his football career.
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Aleko Yordan had a son named Diamantis, who was a footballer.