Pavlos Emmanouilidis
Greek footballer
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Pavlos "Lakis" Emmanouilidis (Greek: Παύλος "Λάκης" Εμμανουηλίδης; born 15 October 1929) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as forward, mostly for AEK Athens.[2] A very fast right midfielder who wrote his own story in AEK Athens and the Greek stadiums.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pavlakis Emmanouilidis | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1929[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Thiseio, Athens, Greece | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| –1947 | AEK Athens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1961 | AEK Athens | 202 | (43) |
| 1961–1965 | Panachaiki | ||
| International career | |||
| 1950–1958 | Greece | 12 | (3) |
| 1952 | Greece Olympic | 1 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976–1977 | Paniliakos | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Emmanouilidis was born in 1929 at Thiseio and grew up in Patissia. There, he was scouted by Georgios Daispangos and was brought to the academies of AEK Athens, where he was promoted to the men's team in 1947.
He was considered among the fastest players of his generation, while also having a strong shot. He started his career as a center-forward, but eventually was converted to a right midfielder. Simple and spontaneous as a person, with the courage of express opinion, he did not accept to be wronged and was quite impulsive as a result to be punished throughout his career, the most characteristic of which was a four-year exclusion from the national team. An irreplaceable player at AEK, despite the great competition that existed for a place in the starting lineup, he had a stable performance and used to upset the opposing defenses, while he could shoot very well with both feet. He won 3 cups with AEK in total of 203 participations in official matches. In 1958 he was seriously injured, underwent surgery and was absent from action for a long time. When he returned, he played in some matches and in 1960[4] then moved to Panachaiki, where he played for four seasons, before his retirement in 1965.[5]
International career
Emmanouilidis was called up to the national team for the first time in 1950 and played a total of 12 times and scored 3 goals until 1958.[6] He made his debut on 13 December 1950 in the home match against the France B, in the Mediterranean Cup, under the instructions of Kostas Negrepontis.[7] He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[8] He scored the only goal for Greece in the tournament, in a 2–1 loss against Denmark at Tampere.[3]
Managerial career
On 9 August 1976 Emmanouilidis was hired as the manager of Paniliakos.[9]
Personal life
Honours
AEK Athens
