Pavlos Papaioannou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pavlos Papaioannou | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Brazil | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1984 | Rodos | 69 | (1) |
| 1984–1993 | AEK Athens | 255 | (4) |
| – | Total | 324 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 1985–1992 | Greece | 10 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Pavlos Papaioannou (Greek: Παύλος Παπαϊωάννου) is a Greek-Brazilian former football player.
Career
He played in defence and in the midfield for Rodos FC (1979-1984) and AEK from 1983 until 1993.
For his International career, he was eligible to play for Greece through his father and Brazil through his mother and place of birth. Pavlos Papaioannou was eventually capped 10 times by the National Football Team of Greece. When he made his Greek national team debut, he officially became the first Greek with a mixture of Brazilian descent to play for the country.
Honours
- Greek Championship: 1989, 1992, 1993
- Greek League Cup: 1990
- Greek Super Cup: 1989
- Pre-Mediterranean Cup: 1991
Personal life
Papaioannou was born on March 19th, 1959 in Brazil, the son of a Greek father and a Brazilian mother. His daughter Ramona is a 60m. sprinter, competing for AEK Athens. She is a Cyprus international.
References
- Pavlos Papaioannou at National-Football-Teams.com
- Phantis - Pavlos Papaioannou