Giorgos Peppes

Giorgos Peppes (Greek: Γιώργος Πεππές; born 26 October 1961) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as center back.

Giorgos Peppes
Personal information
Full name Georgios Peppes
Date of birth (1961-10-26) 26 October 1961
Place of birth Eretria, Greece
Position(s) Center back
Youth career
–1978 Ethnikos Piraeus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1981 Ethnikos Piraeus
1981–1982 Rodos
1982–1986 Ethnikos Piraeus 100 (7)
1986–1992 AEK Athens 97 (3)
1992–1993 Ethnikos Piraeus 7 (0)
International career
1986 Greece 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Peppes started his football career at the academies of Ethnikos Piraeus, where in 1978 was promoted to the first team. After 3 seasons at the club he signed for Rodos for a season, only to return to Ethnikos in 1982 and play there for 3.5 seasons.

In December 1986 he transferred to AEK Athens. On 24 April 1988 he opened the score in a 2–2 draw against Panathinaikos.[1] He also scored the equalizer with a header in the 1–2 home defeat against Olympiacos on 7 January 1989.[2] At his 6-year spell at AEK, he won the 2 Championships, 1 Super Cup and 1 League Cup.

In the summer of 1992 he left AEK and returned to Ethnikos Piraeus for one season, before ending his career.[3]

International career

Peppes played for Greece once in a friendly 0–0 draw against Cyprus, on 19 February 1986.[4][5]

After football

After the end of his career, he created football academies in Marousi, while at the same time obtaining a coaching diploma and was involved in coaching at an amateur level.[6] He also participates from time to time in events of AEK veterans.[7][8][9]

Honours

AEK Athens

References

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