Her Veterans Association AEK bid him farewell Dimitris Melissanidisthanking him for what he offered to the “two-headed”.
Specifically, he said that he was a protector and a father figure and that only he could to bring about the return of the “Union” to New Philadelphia with the creation of the stadium.
In detail, what the AEK Veterans Association reports:
“The Association of Veteran Football Players of AEK feels the need to say a big thank you to the outgoing administrative leader of our beloved team Dimitris Melissanidis and to wish the new major shareholder of PAE AEK Mario Iliopoulos to succeed in his work and write his name in golden letters in the history book of our association.
Dimitris Melissanidis, you leave behind a huge legacy. Everything that AEK achieved in your first term three decades ago, but also in these last 11 years when you had our beloved team in your hands, exceeded all expectations.
It is not only the titles and the competitive pride that you offered to AEK. It is above all the return to New Philadelphia, something that only you could achieve against everyone and everything.
The entire AEK family and especially us who wore its honored colors, thank you and are grateful. In all these years you have been a protector and a father figure. You took AEK big and made it even bigger.
We are not saying goodbye to you, because we know that you are not going to leave and that you will always be close to us and among us, fighting for AEK and making it proud to flourish in the palace that you gave it.
Marie Iliopoule, you have a difficult and sacred task ahead of you. You have to fight for the interests of our team. We support you, we trust you and we stand by you, soldiers of the greatness of AEK!».
Source: Sport Fm
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