Giorgos Georgiou
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Giorgios Georgiou | |
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Γιώργος Γεωργίου | |
| Born | 26 May 1947 Athens, Greece |
| Died | 5 June 2023 (aged 76) Athens, Greece |
| Occupation | Sports journalist |
| Children | 2 or 3 (one deceased) |
Giorgos Georgiou (Greek: Γιώργος Γεωργίου; 26 May 1947[1][2] – 5 June 2023) was a Greek television and radio personality.[3]
He started his career as a journalist in 1983 in the sport newspaper "Φίλαθλος" (Filathlos, translating "Sports Fan").
In November 1992 he started hosting the radio show "The Sport Fans' Cafe" (Greek: "Το Καφενείο των Φιλάθλων") on Sprint FM 105.3 which was the first sports radio station in Greece. The show was so popular that in September 1995 became also a daily column to "Filathlos" newspaper. From 1996 he also hosted his show on several TV channels in Greece until 2019.
He was a supporter of Apollon Smyrnis F.C. and served as the chairman of the board of directors of the team from 2 April 2019[1] until 28 May 2019. He then remained a member of the board of directors until his death.
Georgiou died from cancer in Athens, on 5 June 2023, at the age of 76.[2]