Difficult times for Nikos Sarganis, he is in a coma

Very bad news for him Nikos Sarganis. The veteran goalkeeper is reportedly fighting for his life.

The “phantom” of Greek football has been suffering from cancer for about a year, he was admitted to an Athens hospital and now is in a coma.

He is one of the best goalkeepers (if not the best) that our country has produced. He started his career at Ilysiakos (1974-77), while he then played in Kastoria (1977-80)before initially competing for five years in the Olympiacos (1980-85) and wear his jersey for so many more years Panathinaikos (1985-90)while the last stop of his career was the Athenaikos (1990-92).

THE Nikos Sarganiswho was born on January 13, 1954, won three championships (1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83) with Olympiakos and one Cup (1981), plus two championships (1895-86, 1989-90) with Panathinaikos, with whom he lifted three Cups (1986, 1988, 1989). However, the maiden title of his career was the 1980 Cup with the Kastoria with 5-2 over Herakles in the final.

As for her Nationalhe defended his home team in 58 matches, with his appearance against Denmark in the qualifiers for the pan-European championship being the reason why the nickname “phantom” stuck.