10 Facts About Giorgos Giamalis

Giorgos Giamalis was a Greek footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Giorgos Giamalis was nicknamed "Valentino", after Rudolph Valentino, as he was a great charmer of women at the time.

Giorgos Giamalis was playing in the team of the Robertian school where he studied from 1922 to 1925.

Giorgos Giamalis became the first great goalkeeper in the history of the club.

Giorgos Giamalis was known for his morals, as in 1927, in a match between AEK and Olympiacos, Georgios Andrianopoulos scored a goal, but the ball had gone through a hole in the nets, without anyone noticing except Giamalis who ran to the referee and asked him to count the goal, as he had seen the ball going through the net.

Giorgos Giamalis quit football in 1932 tired of the footballer's life, at the age of only 25.

Giorgos Giamalis was the first goalkeeper that played for Greece, appearing 10 times, 4 of which as their captain between 1929 and 1932.

Giorgos Giamalis was married and had two daughters, Lina and Sofia.

Giorgos Giamalis died on 24 February 1985 from acute myocardial infarction.

Giorgos Giamalis's funeral took place two days later at the cemetery of Palaio Faliro.