Georgios Delikaris is a former Greek football player, who spent the greatest part of his career at Olympiacos FC He is widely accepted amongst fans as one of the greatest Greek footballers of all time, coming in fourth in the Greek vote for the UEFA Jubilee Awards, first amongst former Olympiacos players.
10 Facts About Georgios Delikaris
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Georgios Delikaris was fined 5 thousand drachmas for staying out late before a game against arch-rivals Panathinaikos.
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Georgios Delikaris was later stripped of the captaincy, only to return after apologising to the chairman Nikolaos Goulandris, to a series of impressive performances which ended the year in success and a double for Olympiacos.
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Georgios Delikaris impressed at the international level excelling against West Germany, while enthusiastic reporters hailed him as the only man to dribble Beckenbauer, who later acknowledged his talent.
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On October 19,1981 Georgios Delikaris retired from professional football for reasons unknown to this day.
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Since 1981 Georgios Delikaris pulled himself away from the spotlight, seldom making a public appearance and stayed away from football.
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Georgios Delikaris reemerged in the spotlight after a number of years giving an informal interview to Greek newspaper Ta Nea.
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Amongst other things Georgios Delikaris admitted that it was a mistake to join Panathinaikos and that he was driven by certain enemies within Olympiacos to leave his favorite club, but refused to elaborate.
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Georgios Delikaris later attended an event in his honor at the Olympiacos home ground merchandise store, during which he publicly apologised for moving to Panathinaikos.
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Georgios Delikaris was hospitalised in June 2009, having been injured in a car accident.