Greek footballer and scout
Dimitris Markos|
Full name |
Dimitrios Markos |
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Date of birth |
(1971-01-31) 31 January 1971 (age 53) |
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Place of birth |
Kilkis, Greece |
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Height |
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Position(s) |
Midfielder |
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Current team |
OFI (Scout) |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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1987–1992 |
Naoussa |
129 |
(15) |
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1992–1997 |
Panathinaikos |
99 |
(13) |
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1997–1998 |
Sheffield United |
0 |
(0) |
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1998 |
Kalamata |
16 |
(1) |
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1998–2000 |
AEK Athens |
49 |
(3) |
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2000–2002 |
Aris |
36 |
(2) |
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2002–2005 |
PAOK |
39 |
(2) |
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Total |
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368 |
(36) |
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1992–1999 |
Greece |
17 |
(1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dimitris Markos (Greek: Δημήτρης Μάρκος; born 31 January 1971) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He now works as a scout for OFI.
Club career
Markos started his football career in 1987 at Naoussa, where he played for five seasons before joining Panathinaikos in 1992. He gradually established himself as a first-team player for five years, won 3 championships, 3 Greek Cups and 2 Super Cups including a double in 1995 and at the same time he became an international. He a member of the team that reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League in 1996, scoring in the decisive away win against Porto.[1]
In the summer of 1997 he moved to England for Sheffield United, where he failed to compete in any game and after a few months he returned to Greece to play for the second division side, Kalamata.[2] The people of AEK Athens noticed that he was by no means finished as a footballer and decided to sign him in the summer of 1998. He was a regular in the midfield of the team and with his presence helped the club a lot for two seasons.[3] On 10 May 2000 he won the cup, even though staying on the bench throughout the final against Ionikos.[4] After leaving AEK he signed for Aris, where he played for 2 seasons. In 2002 he moved to their rivals, PAOK where he played for 3 seasons before retiring, winning yet another cup on 17 May 2003, playing the full match against his former club.[5][6][7]
International career
Markos was first called to play with Greece in 1992 and made 17 appearances scoring 1 goal until 1999.[8]
In 2005 he returned to AEK for a few years as a team scout.[9] In 2013 was also a scout at the Panathinaikos academies.[10] Since 2018, he works as a scout for OFI.[11]
Honours
Panathinaikos
AEK Athens
PAOK
References
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