Lampros Georgiadis
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charalampos Georgiadis | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Nea Sampsounta, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1980 | AE Nea Sampsounta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1984 | PAS Preveza | ||
| 1984–1986 | Anagennisi Arta | ||
| 1986–1993 | AEK Athens | 102 | (8) |
| 1994–1998 | Kalamata | ||
| International career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Greece U21 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lampros Georgiadis (Greek: Λάμπρος Γεωργιάδης; born 11 January 1963) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as midfielder. He is one of the youngest players in the history of Greek football to score a hat-trick.
Georgiadis initially competed in the village team, AE Nea Sampsounta debuting at the age of 13. In 1980, he was signed by PAS Preveza where he played for 4 years at Gamma Ethniki. In 1984 he was transferred to another Gamma Ethniki side, Anagennisi Arta for 5 million drachmas.[1]
On 14 July 1986 Georgiadis made the big step of his career and was transferred to AEK Athens for a fee of 11 million drachmas,[2] while he was serving in the Army.[3] He played as am attacking midfielder and left midfielder, but many times he also played as a left back.[4] A footballer with a long stride and a strong shot, he was an important player of the team for the seven years he wore its jersey, having appearances sometimes as a starter and sometimes as a substitute. He did not impress with his performances, while also having several injuries, but he was a player who won the trust of his coaches. He had a fairly large participation in the championship of 1989, while on the contrary in his last 2 seasons in the team when they won the respective titles, his participation was very little. In addition to these 3 championships, he won the one Super Cup and one League Cup with AEK.
On 15 July 1993 Georgiadis was released from AEK[5] and signed for Kalamata alongside his teammates Pavlos Papaioannou and Christos Vasilopoulos.[6] He stayed at the club until 1998, when he retired as a footballer.[7]
International career
From 1986 to 1988 Georgiadis was a member of Greece U21, winning 2nd place in the 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, under Andreas Stamatiadis.[8][9]