Giannis Ioannou (footballer, born 1931)

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Giannis Ioannou
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Date of birth 1931 (age 9293)
Place of birth Piraeus, Greece
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Giannis Ioannou (Greek : Ιωάννης Ιωάννου; born 1931) is a Greek footballer. [1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. [2] [3]

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He started playing football in Ethnikos Piraeus and then, in 1953, he was transferred to Olympiacos F.C. where he played until 1960.

Honours

With Olympiacos:

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References

  1. "Giannis Ioannou". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ioannis Ioannou Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. Giannis Ioannou at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg