Surprise move by Panathinaikos! The “green” PAE announced on Thursday afternoon (20/06) that the director of the football department in the team is being taken over by Giorgos Tzavellas! The 36-year-old, who a few days ago announced that he was quitting the National Team, while a little later there were headlines about the end of his collaboration with Atromitos, is finally hanging up his shoes and taking up a position in the “clover”!
In his first statements, Tzavellas stated, among other things: “A key childhood memory of mine was Panathinaikos’ victory over Ajax in Amsterdam. It never left my mind and finally from today I am at Panathinaikos, serving a new, for me, position»!
The relevant announcement of Panathinaikos states:
PAE Panathinaikos announces the recruitment of Giorgos Tzavellaswho takes over as director of the football department.
In his football career he was a key player, wearing the armband of the captain of the Greek national team, while he played successively in Corfu, Panionio, Eintracht Frankfurt, Monaco, PAOK, Alanyaspor, AEK, Pendikspor, Atromito.
Shortly after his agreement with Panathinaikos, Giorgos Tzavellas spoke about assuming his duties. “A key childhood memory of mine was Panathinaikos’ victory over Ajax in Amsterdam. It never left my mind and finally from today I am at Panathinaikos, serving a new, for me, position. Over the past few years I have worked on a lot of locker room mentality and management issues. I want to thank the president of Panathinaikos, but also the administration for the trust they showed in me.”
Source: Sport Fm
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