Dimitris Markos
Greek footballer and scout
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Dimitris Markos (Greek: Δημήτρης Μάρκος; born 31 January 1971) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He now works as a scout for OFI.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitrios Markos | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilkis, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OFI (Scout) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1992 | Naoussa | 129 | (15) |
| 1992–1997 | Panathinaikos | 99 | (13) |
| 1997–1998 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | Kalamata | 16 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | AEK Athens | 49 | (3) |
| 2000–2002 | Aris | 36 | (2) |
| 2002–2005 | PAOK | 39 | (2) |
| Total | 368 | (36) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1999 | Greece | 17 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Markos started his football career in 1987 at Naoussa, where he played for five seasons before joining Panathinaikos in 1992. He gradually established himself as a first-team player for five years, won 3 championships, 3 Greek Cups and 2 Super Cups including a double in 1995 and at the same time he became an international. He a member of the team that reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League in 1996, scoring in the decisive away win against Porto.[1]
In the summer of 1997 he moved to England for Sheffield United, where he failed to compete in any game and after a few months he returned to Greece to play for the second division side, Kalamata.[2] The people of AEK Athens noticed that he was by no means finished as a footballer and decided to sign him in the summer of 1998. He was a regular in the midfield of the team and with his presence helped the club a lot for two seasons.[3] On 10 May 2000 he won the cup, even though staying on the bench throughout the final against Ionikos.[4] After leaving AEK he signed for Aris, where he played for 2 seasons. In 2002 he moved to their rivals, PAOK where he played for 3 seasons before retiring, winning yet another cup on 17 May 2003, playing the full match against his former club.[5][6][7]
