Greek footballer
Lampros Georgiadis (Greek: Λάμπρος Γεωργιάδης; born 11 January 1963) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as midfielder.
Club career
Georgiadis initially competed in the village team, AE Nea Sampsounta and then PAS Preveza where he played for 4 years at Gamma Ethniki. In 1984 he was transferred to another Gamma Ethniki side, Anagennisi Arta for 5 million drachmas.[1]
In 1984 Georgiadis made his big move and was transferred to AEK Athens, while he was serving in the Army, for 12 million drachmas.[2] He played as am attacking midfielder and left midfielder, but many times he also played as a left back.[3] A footballer with a long stride and a strong shot, he was an important player of the team for the seven years he wore its jersey, having appearances sometimes as a starter and sometimes as a substitute. He did not impress with his performances, while also having several injuries, but he was a player who won the trust of his coaches. He had a fairly large participation in the championship of 1989, while on the contrary in his last 2 seasons in the team when they won the respective titles, his participation was very little. In addition to these 3 championships, he won the one Super Cup and one League Cup with AEK. He left in the summer of 1993 and before ending his career he also played for the Kalamata.[4]
International career
From 1986 to 1988 Georgiadis was a member of Greece U21, hwinning 2nd place in the 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, under Andreas Stamatiadis.[5][6]
After the end of his football career, he did not work professionally in the field of football. However, he has a strong participation in events and matches of the association of veteran football players of AEK Athens.[7] In 2018 he was hired as a coach in the football academies of Kostas Nestoridis, Nestoras FC.[8]
Honours
AEK Athens
References