Lakis Nikolaou
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Pantelis "Lakis" Nikolaou (born 17 July 1949) is a retired Greek
football defender
.He is currently the Head Doctor of AEK Athens.
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on 8 September 1973 and played a total of 15 games. He was a participant at the 1980 UEFA European Football Championship
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in University of Athens while still being a professional footballer and managed to become a successful medicine professor and surgeon (with speciality in orthopedics
). He later became doctor of AEK Athens and now of Olympiakos On 13 October 1997 he became AEK Athens' thirty fifth president, serving from 1997 until 1998.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
football defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
.He is currently the Head Doctor of AEK Athens.
Club career
He played mainly for AEK Athens forming a powerful defending duo with Petros RavousisPetros Ravousis
Petros Ravousis is a former Greek football defender.-Club career:He played for Levadiakos and AEK, a member of the team that won consecutive championships in 1978 and 1979 and reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals.-International career:...
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International career
He made his debut for GreeceGreece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
on 8 September 1973 and played a total of 15 games. He was a participant at the 1980 UEFA European Football Championship
1980 UEFA European Football Championship
The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. This was the sixth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. With eight teams competing, the final tournament took place between 11 and 22 June 1980...
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Other activities
Lakis studied medicineMedicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
in University of Athens while still being a professional footballer and managed to become a successful medicine professor and surgeon (with speciality in orthopedics
Orthopedic surgery
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system...
). He later became doctor of AEK Athens and now of Olympiakos On 13 October 1997 he became AEK Athens' thirty fifth president, serving from 1997 until 1998.