Thomas Mavros
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Thomas Mavros (born on 31 May 1954 in Kallithea
, Greece
) is a retired Greek
international football player who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of the best players to play club football in Greece having scored a record number of goals there.
. He was also capped by the Greek national football team
at a very young age whilst playing for one of the less glamorous Greek clubs. He made his debut in continental competitions on 16 September 1971 against Atlético Madrid. His appearance made him the then youngest player of a Greek football club to have ever played in a European competition.
wanted to sign the young striker but Panionios board refused to trade his team's best player. It was then reavealed that when Mavros signed his contract with Panionios he was still underage, thus making the contract invalid. Panionios still blocked the transfer leading to a litigation between the two sides which lasted for the entire 1975-76
season. During this time, Mavros was unable to play for either side. After the dispute was resolved Mavros was finally transferred to AEK Athens on 1976. He immediately became an integral part of the team helping them reach the UEFA Cup 1976-77 semi-finals, winning two championships: (1977-78
and 1978-79
) and two cups (1978, 1983). He also managed to become Greek Superleague's Top Goalscorer three times (1978 with 22 goals, 1979 with 31 goals, 1985 with 27 goals). In 1979, he was also second goalscorer in Europe, three goals behind AZ's Kees Kist. The AEK Athens fans loved him because he was one of the few players who stayed with the club after Barlos left and because of his tendency to score against rivals Olympiacos F.C.. They called him by the nickname "God" and whenever he scored the whole stadium chanted "Who, who, who? Mavros the God" (Greek
: "Ποιος, ποιος, ποιος; ο Μαύρος ο Θεός").
asked the club's president Andreas Zafiropoulos not to renew Mavros' contract as he thought the player was too old to play for a team of that level. Zafiropoulos agreed and Mavros was released from the club and returned to his former club, Panionios. With Panionios he finished top scorer in Greek Superleague once (1990 with 22 goals) and, until his retirement in 1991, scored a total of 51 goals in 89 matches surpassing his former teammate at AEK Athens Mimis Papaioannou
as the Greek Super League's all time top goalscorer. A notable moment was when during a match against AEK Athens in Nikos Goumas Stadium
on 28 October 1989 he scored against them but the AEK Athens fans chanted his name as if he had just scored for AEK Athens showing how much they loved and respected him.
scoring 11 goals in the period of 1972-1984. His most notable moment was his appearance in UEFA Euro 1980.
|1970-71
|rowspan=6|Panionios
|rowspan=21|Alpha Ethniki
|24||2||?||?||0||0||24||2
|-
|1971-72
|23||3||?||?||0||0||23||3
|-
|1972-73
|29||9||?||?||0||0||29||9
|-
|1973-74
|30||10||?||?||0||0||30||10
|-
|1974-75
|29||11||?||?||0||0||29||11
|-
|1975-76
|0||0||?||?||0||0||0||0
|-
|1976-77
|rowspan=11|AEK Athens
|30||18||?||?||10||3||40||21
|-
|1977-78
|33||22||?||?||4||1||37||23
|-
|1978-79
|33||31||?||?||4||2||37||33
|-
|1979-80
|27||14||?||?||2||0||29||14
|-
|1980-81
|22||9||?||?||0||0||22||9
|-
|1981-82
|30||17||?||?||0||0||30||17
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|1982-83
|32||19||?||?||2||0||34||19
|-
|1983-84
|21||13||?||?||2||0||23||13
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|1984-85
|29||27||?||?||0||0||29||27
|-
|1985-86
|17||4||?||?||1||0||18||4
|-
|1986-87
|3||0||?||?||0||0||3||0
|-
|1987-88
|rowspan=4|Panionios
|29||16||?||?||?||?||29||16
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|1988-89
|22||12||?||?||0||0||22||12
|-
|1989-90
|33||22||?||?||0||0||33||22
|-
|1990-91
|5||1||?||?||0||0||5||1
501||260||?||?||25||6||526||266
|-
! National team
! Season
! Apps
! Goals
|-
| rowspan=12|
| 1972
| 1
| 0
|-
| 1973
| 1
| 0
|-
| 1974
| 2
| 0
|-
| 1975
| 1
| 1
|-
| 1976
| 1
| 0
|-
| 1977
| 5
| 0
|-
| 1978
| 8
| 6
|-
| 1979
| 2
| 0
|-
| 1980
| 6
| 1
|-
| 1981
| 3
| 2
|-
| 1982
| 4
| 1
|-
| 1984
| 2
| 0
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 36
! 11
Individual
Kallithea
Kallithea is the 8th largest municipality in Greece and the 4th biggest in the Athens urban area...
, Greece
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) is a retired Greek
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....
international football player who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of the best players to play club football in Greece having scored a record number of goals there.
Panionios
Having grown up in Nea Smyrni, Mavros joined Panionios' youth ranks and soon made his way to the first team. He soon managed to become the youngest player ever to score in the Greek Super LeagueSuper League Greece
The Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...
. He was also capped by the Greek national football team
Greece 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...
at a very young age whilst playing for one of the less glamorous Greek clubs. He made his debut in continental competitions on 16 September 1971 against Atlético Madrid. His appearance made him the then youngest player of a Greek football club to have ever played in a European competition.
AEK Athens
In 1975, AEK Athens' president Loukas BarlosLoukas Barlos
Loukas Barlos was a Greek businessman who served as AEK Athens' twenty third president from 1974 until 1981.As a youth, he was an Aris Thessaloniki supporter and even tried out with the club. In September 1974, he became chairman of AEK Athens...
wanted to sign the young striker but Panionios board refused to trade his team's best player. It was then reavealed that when Mavros signed his contract with Panionios he was still underage, thus making the contract invalid. Panionios still blocked the transfer leading to a litigation between the two sides which lasted for the entire 1975-76
Alpha Ethniki 1975-76
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;*NotesAtromitos had -3 points-Match table:...
season. During this time, Mavros was unable to play for either side. After the dispute was resolved Mavros was finally transferred to AEK Athens on 1976. He immediately became an integral part of the team helping them reach the UEFA Cup 1976-77 semi-finals, winning two championships: (1977-78
Alpha Ethniki 1977-78
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;*NotesVeria had -10 points-Match table:...
and 1978-79
Alpha Ethniki 1978-79
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;*Notes...
) and two cups (1978, 1983). He also managed to become Greek Superleague's Top Goalscorer three times (1978 with 22 goals, 1979 with 31 goals, 1985 with 27 goals). In 1979, he was also second goalscorer in Europe, three goals behind AZ's Kees Kist. The AEK Athens fans loved him because he was one of the few players who stayed with the club after Barlos left and because of his tendency to score against rivals Olympiacos F.C.. They called him by the nickname "God" and whenever he scored the whole stadium chanted "Who, who, who? Mavros the God" (Greek
Greek language
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: "Ποιος, ποιος, ποιος; ο Μαύρος ο Θεός").
Back to Panionios
In 1987, AEK Athens' manager Nikos AlefantosNikos Alefantos
Nikolaos Alefantos also known with the nickname "Kyr-Nikos", is a Greek football coach. He is well-known in Greece as a cult figure, due to his temperamental style, frequent use of harsh language and controversial views on coaching...
asked the club's president Andreas Zafiropoulos not to renew Mavros' contract as he thought the player was too old to play for a team of that level. Zafiropoulos agreed and Mavros was released from the club and returned to his former club, Panionios. With Panionios he finished top scorer in Greek Superleague once (1990 with 22 goals) and, until his retirement in 1991, scored a total of 51 goals in 89 matches surpassing his former teammate at AEK Athens Mimis Papaioannou
Mimis Papaioannou
Dimitris "Mimis" Papaioannou was one of the star football players of AEK Athens FC. He was born in 1942 and began his career at Nea Genea in the town of Nea Nikomedia , Imathia Prefecture. He joined AEK in time for the 1963 season for the paltry sum of 140,000 drachmas...
as the Greek Super League's all time top goalscorer. A notable moment was when during a match against AEK Athens in Nikos Goumas Stadium
Nikos Goumas Stadium
Nikos Goumas Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Nea Filadelfeia , a northwestern suburb of Athens, Greece. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of AEK Athens FC. It was named after a one-time club president, Nicholas Goumas, who contributed to its building and later...
on 28 October 1989 he scored against them but the AEK Athens fans chanted his name as if he had just scored for AEK Athens showing how much they loved and respected him.
International career
He had a total of 36 appearances with 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...
scoring 11 goals in the period of 1972-1984. His most notable moment was his appearance in UEFA Euro 1980.
Records
- He is the Greek Super League's all time top goalscorer having scored 260 goals in 501 matches.
- He is the youngest player to have scored in the Greek Super League. He scored the winning goal in Panionios' 1-0 win against PierikosPierikos F.C.Pierikos or P.S.F.K. is a football club based in Katerini, Greece.- The foundation :The club was founded on the 11th of April, 1961 from the merger between Megas Alexandros Katerinis and Olympos Katerinis...
on 17 February 1971 when he was just 16 years, 8 months, and 17 days old. - He is one of the few player who have scored five goals in a single Greek Super League game. He did so in AEK Athens' 5-2 win against Egaleo during the 1984–85 season.
Club
|-|1970-71
Alpha Ethniki 1970-71
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;*Notes-Match table:Match changes:-References:* *...
|rowspan=6|Panionios
|rowspan=21|Alpha Ethniki
Super League Greece
The Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...
|24||2||?||?||0||0||24||2
|-
|1971-72
Alpha Ethniki 1971-72
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;*Notes-Match table:Match changes:-References:* *...
|23||3||?||?||0||0||23||3
|-
|1972-73
Alpha Ethniki 1972-73
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;*Notes-Match table:Match changes:* * *...
|29||9||?||?||0||0||29||9
|-
|1973-74
Alpha Ethniki 1973-74
Alpha Ethniki 1973-74 was the last season in which Cypriot teams took part.-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;-Match table:-Play off:*13th-15th place* * * *...
|30||10||?||?||0||0||30||10
|-
|1974-75
Alpha Ethniki 1974-75
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;-Match table:-References:* * * *...
|29||11||?||?||0||0||29||11
|-
|1975-76
Alpha Ethniki 1975-76
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;*NotesAtromitos had -3 points-Match table:...
|0||0||?||?||0||0||0||0
|-
|1976-77
Alpha Ethniki 1976-77
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GC = Goal coefficient*NotesAtromitos had -2 points-Match table:...
|rowspan=11|AEK Athens
|30||18||?||?||10||3||40||21
|-
|1977-78
Alpha Ethniki 1977-78
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;*NotesVeria had -10 points-Match table:...
|33||22||?||?||4||1||37||23
|-
|1978-79
Alpha Ethniki 1978-79
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;*Notes...
|33||31||?||?||4||2||37||33
|-
|1979-80
Alpha Ethniki 1979-80
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;*Notes...
|27||14||?||?||2||0||29||14
|-
|1980-81
Alpha Ethniki 1980-81
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;-Match table:-References:* * * *...
|22||9||?||?||0||0||22||9
|-
|1981-82
Alpha Ethniki 1981-82
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;-Match table:-Play off:...
|30||17||?||?||0||0||30||17
|-
|1982-83
Alpha Ethniki 1982-83
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;-Match table:Match changes:-Play out:...
|32||19||?||?||2||0||34||19
|-
|1983-84
Alpha Ethniki 1983-84
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;-Match table:-Play out:...
|21||13||?||?||2||0||23||13
|-
|1984-85
Alpha Ethniki 1984-85
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;-Match table:-External links:* * * *...
|29||27||?||?||0||0||29||27
|-
|1985-86
Alpha Ethniki 1985-86
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;*NotesPanachaiki had -1 point-Match table:...
|17||4||?||?||1||0||18||4
|-
|1986-87
Alpha Ethniki 1986-87
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;*Notes...
|3||0||?||?||0||0||3||0
|-
|1987-88
Alpha Ethniki 1987-88
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;*NotesPanachaiki had -1 point-Match table:...
|rowspan=4|Panionios
|29||16||?||?||?||?||29||16
|-
|1988-89
Alpha Ethniki 1988-89
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;-Match table:-External links:* * * *...
|22||12||?||?||0||0||22||12
|-
|1989-90
Alpha Ethniki 1989-90
Alpha Ethniki 1989-90 complete season-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;*Notes...
|33||22||?||?||0||0||33||22
|-
|1990-91
Alpha Ethniki 1990-91
-Standings:' : Cup winner 1990-91' : Title holder' : Promoted from Beta EthnikiPts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;*Notes-Match table:Match changes:* * * *...
|5||1||?||?||0||0||5||1
501||260||?||?||25||6||526||266
International
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"|-
! National team
! Season
! Apps
! Goals
|-
| rowspan=12|
| 1972
| 1
| 0
|-
| 1973
| 1
| 0
|-
| 1974
| 2
| 0
|-
| 1975
| 1
| 1
|-
| 1976
| 1
| 0
|-
| 1977
| 5
| 0
|-
| 1978
| 8
| 6
|-
| 1979
| 2
| 0
|-
| 1980
| 6
| 1
|-
| 1981
| 3
| 2
|-
| 1982
| 4
| 1
|-
| 1984
| 2
| 0
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 36
! 11
Honours
AEK Athens- Alpha EthnikiSuper League GreeceThe Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...
: 2
-
- 1978, 1979
- Greek CupGreek football CupThe Greek Football Cup , commonly known as the Greek Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Football Cup OPAP, is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation....
: 2
- Greek Cup
- 1978, 1983
- 1978, 1979
Individual
- Alpha EthnikiSuper League GreeceThe Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...
top scorer: 4
-
- 1978, 1979, 1985, 1990