Stefanos Borbokis
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Stefanos Borbokis is a former Greek
football (soccer)
player. He is the brother of former Greek football (soccer)
player Vassilis Borbokis
, who was also a former PAOK FC
player.
in 1986 and became an influential part of the team playing 215 Alpha Ethniki games and scoring 28 goals. He also took part in the club's many Uefa Cup
campaigns. In his Uefa Cup
debut he played against Diego Maradona
’s Napoli FC losing 2-1 on aggregate to the eventual 1988/89 Uefa Cup
champions. In the 1991/92 Uefa Cup Borbokis scored the winner against KV Mechelen away in Belgium
to progress 2-1 to the second round. Borbokis also took part in the 1992 Greek Cup Final in which PAOK lost to Olympiakos FC over two legs 2-1.
In 1994, he transferred to Edessa
where he played only one season, helping Edessaikos reach the final four in the Greek Cup. He later returned to Thessaloniki
and played for Iraklis FC, Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
and Apollon Kalamarias
. Borbokis is the only player to have ever played for all the four major clubs of Thessaloniki
.
from 1988 to 1992. He shined in the UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying campaign where he scored in all of Greece's three wins - Malta (4-0), Portugal (3-2) and Finland (2-0).
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. He is the brother of former Greek football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player Vassilis Borbokis
Vassilis Borbokis
Vassilis Borbokis is a former Greek football player. He is the brother of former Greek football player Stefanos Borbokis, who was also a PAOK FC player...
, who was also a former PAOK FC
PAOK FC
P.A.O.K. F.C. is a Greek association football club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the largest supported football club in Macedonia.PAOK FC is the football department of Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans , a multi-sport club. Since its formation in 1926 the football club...
player.
Club career
Borbokis began his career at PAOK FCPAOK FC
P.A.O.K. F.C. is a Greek association football club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the largest supported football club in Macedonia.PAOK FC is the football department of Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans , a multi-sport club. Since its formation in 1926 the football club...
in 1986 and became an influential part of the team playing 215 Alpha Ethniki games and scoring 28 goals. He also took part in the club's many Uefa Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
campaigns. In his Uefa Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
debut he played against Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player and widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting...
’s Napoli FC losing 2-1 on aggregate to the eventual 1988/89 Uefa Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
champions. In the 1991/92 Uefa Cup Borbokis scored the winner against KV Mechelen away in Belgium
Belgium
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to progress 2-1 to the second round. Borbokis also took part in the 1992 Greek Cup Final in which PAOK lost to Olympiakos FC over two legs 2-1.
In 1994, he transferred to Edessa
Edessa, Greece
Edessa , is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. It was also the capital of the defunct province of the same name.-Name:...
where he played only one season, helping Edessaikos reach the final four in the Greek Cup. He later returned to Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
and played for Iraklis FC, Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in...
and Apollon Kalamarias
Apollon Kalamarias
Apollon Kalamarias is a Greek association football club based in the district of Kalamaria, in southeast Thessaloniki, Greece.The club was suspended from playing in the Second Division for the 2009-10 season, due to unsettled debts...
. Borbokis is the only player to have ever played for all the four major clubs of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
.
International career
Borbokis made 29 appearances for the Greece national football teamGreece 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...
from 1988 to 1992. He shined in the UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying campaign where he scored in all of Greece's three wins - Malta (4-0), Portugal (3-2) and Finland (2-0).