Iosif Daskalakis
Greek professional footballer
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Iosif "Sifis" Daskalakis (Greek: Ιωσήφ "Σήφης" Δασκαλάκης; born 7 August 1982) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iosif Daskalakis | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Heraklion, Crete, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | OFI | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | Ergotelis | 87 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Olympiacos | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Veria | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | OFI | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | OFI | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 108 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 October 2025 | |||
Career
Daskalakis began his career at his local side OFI, playing mostly as a back-up goalkeeper to Michalis Sifakis. He then moved to fellow Cretan Super League side Ergotelis, staying at the club for 5 years (the last 4 of which he was the starting XI goalkeeper) making a total of 90 appearances for the club.[1] His steady performances with Ergotelis drew the attention of Greek champions Olympiacos, who signed Daskalakis in the summer of 2011 to be the back-up of Franco Costanzo.[1] His spell with the Greek champions lasted one year, in which the club won the 2011–12 season double. Daskalakis made only a single appearance for the club during the season, as he ended up being back-up to third-choice keeper Balázs Megyeri, after Costanzo's contract was terminated.
In 2012, Daskalakis signed a contract with freshly promoted Super League side Veria,[2] but was immediately sidelined after conceding two goals in his debut vs. his former club Olympiacos.[3] He left the club in the summer of 2013, signing a three-year contract with his first club, OFI.[4] His second spell at OFI however, was also abruptly terminated after a dispute with manager Gennaro Gattuso, who allegedly requested Daskalakis and teammate Michail Fragoulakis to be expelled from the club.[5][6]
A year after his dispute with the club, Daskalakis returned to OFI in October 2015 signing a one-year deal, after the club filed for bankruptcy in 2015 and was therefore relegated to the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek football league system.[7] However, as the club signed experienced defenders Minas Pitsos, Kostas Kiassos and Ilias Kotsios in the winter transfer window of 2016, due to a limitation on the number of players over 33 years old allowed to play for a single club in the Gamma Ethniki, Daskalakis' was released by the club in February 2016.[8]