Dimitrios Stefanakos

Dimitrios Stefanakos (Greek: Δημήτριος Στεφανάκος; 19 October 1936 – 17 December 2021) was a Greek footballer who played for Olympiacos and the Greece national team.[1][2]

Dimitrios Stefanakos
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-10-19)19 October 1936
Place of birth Kalamata, Greece
Date of death 17 December 2021(2021-12-17) (aged 85)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1958 Iperochi Neapoleos
1958–1965 Olympiacos 170 (3)
1965 Rangers Johannesburg
1965 Corinthians Johannesburg
International career
1958–1963 Greece 8 (0)
1960 Greece Olympic 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Kalamata, Stefanakos fled the German occupation with his family before beginning his football career as a defender with Iperochi Neapoleos in 1946, until he joined Alpha Ethniki side Olympiacos F.C. in July 1965. He spent most of his senior career with Olympiacos winning the league championship six times and the cup eight times.[3] Stefanakos left Olympiacos in 1965 for Rangers in South Africa,[4] and finished his career with Corinthians in Brazil.

Stefanakos made eight appearances for the Greece national team from 1958 to 1963.[4]

Filmography

Stefanakos appeared in seven Greek movies. [5]

Personal life and death

Stefanakos was married to Martha Karagianni. The couple had a child who died three days after the birth. The couple separated few months later. He died on 17 December 2021, at the age of 85.[6]

References
  1. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (25 September 2004). "Greece - International Matches 1948-1960". RSSSF.
  2. "Πέθανε ο Μίμης Στεφανάκος | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ΜΙΜΗΣ ΣΤΕΦΑΝΑΚΟΣ: Ο γητευτής της μπάλας και των γυναικÏ (in Greek). Tharros. 5 July 2008.
  4. Dimitrios Stefanakos at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. Μίμης Στεφανάκος καρδιοκατακτητής από τους λίγους
  6. Πέθανε ο «θρύλος» του Ολυμπιακού Μίμης Στεφανάκος (in Greek)
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