Greek football and Panathinaikos mourn once again in a few weeks as after Mimis Domazo… He threw the bird in the centuries, the Takis Economopoulosleaving his last breath on Monday (10/02). Such a great form of the group that scattered the mourning throughout the body.
Two legends of the “clover” who were present at Epic of “Wembley”. There, where the Takis Economopoulos He showed his repulsions that he was one of the top goalkeepers ever to Greece.
That day anyway, On June 2, 1971beyond the great interventions he made, the bird has gathered for yet another reason. THE Economopoulos did not wear Panathinaikos’ appearance, but his Jose Angel Aribar, goalkeeper at that time of Athletic Bilbao!
Of course, in order to find out this detail, it should be particularly observant or a … detainee and see that, in all the previous “Greens” games, Economopoulos wore a gray and not black.
The “loot” and the… explanation
But how did we get to finally find the jersey of Athletic Bilbao’s legend in Economopoulos’ hands?
It was October 28, 1970 when Greece was invited to fight with Spain Nationalin a friendly match that took place in Zaragoza. A game in which Economopoulos had won the audience’s cheers for his interventions, despite the defeat of our National 2-1!
“At that time, Iribar was already reached, not only in his country. So too, I told him to ask him for the jersey. I had good psychology from the match and … I dared (laughs). It had made me impression“, He had explained to the Spyros Siamblis In an interview with Sport-fm.gr for the “souvenir” he received.
“First of all, it was impressive. Black, very good quality but – most importantly – you gave psychology, knowing who wore it. Then it was a special case to play Ajax. I liked it from the first moment I saw her“, He added, putting things in their place.
This appearance may seem to have the clover at the point of the heart, but this is not the case. On the contrary, what exists is the shield of the Spanish national team!
The “bird” of records!
THE Economopoulos It is not, however, someone … Random and Wembley, although it is perhaps the biggest distinction in his football career, is not the only one. He counted 376 appearances in the First National, won the Panathinaikos championship five times. Most important? It keeps a record for 1,088 racing minutes to this day!
A record that began on January 17, 1965, in the “clover” match with Progressive, when Skoufa equalized 2-2 for the hosts in the 77 ‘.
To end on May 9 of the same year at the “Harilaou” stadium, as the Mars headquarters were then called, in the 85th minute with Karamytoli’s goal for the final 1-1.
The nickname “bird” owes Mimi Domazo from a Panathinaikos derby with AEK in 1965. With his team competing with 8 (!) Players and he was … catching up, the “general” decided to … baptize him.
Source: Sport Fm
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