Giannis Valaoras
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Ioannis Valaoras was a football
striker
in Greece during the 1980s and early 1990s. He only played for Larissa
. He captained the team on various occasions, and celebrated both the Greek Championship and the Greek Cup during his time at Larissa
. Today, he remains a fan favorite.
Valaoras also made four appearances for the Greece national football team
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Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
in Greece during the 1980s and early 1990s. He only played for Larissa
AEL 1964
AEL 1964 F.C., fully the Athletic Union of Larissa 1964 , is a Greek association football club based in the city of Larissa, capital of Greece's Thessaly region. The club is also known, unofficially, as Larissa. It is the only FC outside the two big Greek cities, Athens and Thessaloniki, to have...
. He captained the team on various occasions, and celebrated both the Greek Championship and the Greek Cup during his time at Larissa
AEL 1964
AEL 1964 F.C., fully the Athletic Union of Larissa 1964 , is a Greek association football club based in the city of Larissa, capital of Greece's Thessaly region. The club is also known, unofficially, as Larissa. It is the only FC outside the two big Greek cities, Athens and Thessaloniki, to have...
. Today, he remains a fan favorite.
Valaoras also made four appearances for the Greece national football team
Greece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
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