Tzavellas: “My favorite card as a kid was always Borelli – It was green, like me”

THE George Tzavellasone of the most experienced players in the Greek league, spoke about his great love for panini stickershis favorite card when he was young, but also the player he would like to face in a 1vs1, choosing Fotis Ioannidis of Panathinaikos.

In detail what he said:

About when he started collecting:

“I must have been six or seven years old, that is 1994-1995 or 1995-1996 there.”

For whether it has completed any collections:

“I was sick of the cards. I bought every day, luckily my folks gave me as much money as they could get, and I almost finished the albums every year.”

For the first card dealt:

“No. I used to take a lot together. I was going crazy there and I was looking inside to find. My favorite card has always been Juan Jose Borrelli. Green, like me, like my room. Yes Hota-Hota.”

For when he saw himself on a piece of paper:

“To tell you something; I’ve never been one for big thrills with myself. I can’t remember it. I only remember that I mostly saw this as so big, the cards, the football players and that, when I was a child, when I started playing. Things were completely different and I’m sorry I wasn’t as romantic.”

For the current player who would like on a card:

“From the Fearless Kunde. He is a very good football player. He’s got amazing stats and I’d love to have him.”.

For who he would challenge in a 1vs1 game:

“On the panini? One, that’s it! Here. Fotis Ioannidis. He knows.”