Dimitris Markos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitrios Markos | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilkis, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | OFI (Scout) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1992 | Naoussa | 129 | (15) |
| 1992–1997 | Panathinaikos | 99 | (13) |
| 1997–1998 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | Kalamata | 16 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | AEK Athens | 49 | (3) |
| 2000–2002 | Aris | 36 | (2) |
| 2002–2005 | PAOK | 39 | (2) |
| Total | 368 | (36) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1999 | Greece | 17 | (1) |
| *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 was born in Kilkis. He started his football career in 1987 at Naoussa, where he played for five seasons before joining Panathinaikos in 1997. 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 Kalamata. The people of AEK Athens saw 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 teamand with his presence helped the team a lot for two seasons, while winning 1 the Cup in 2000. After leaving AEK he played for 2 years in Aris. In 2002 he moved to their rivals, PAOK where he played for 3 seasons before retiring, winning yet another cup in 2003.[2]
International career
Markos was first called to play with Greece in 1992 and made 17 appearances scoring 1 goal until 1999.[3]
After football
In 2005 he returned to AEK for a few years as a team scout.[4] In 2013 was also a scout at the Panathinaikos academies.[5] Since 2018, he works as a scout for OFI.[6]
Honours
- Panathinaikos
- Alpha Ethniki: 1994–95, 1995–96
- Greek Cup: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
- Greek Super Cup: 1993, 1994
- AEK Athens
- Greek Cup: 1999–2000
- PAOK
- Greek Cup: 2002–03
References
- ^ "Porto-Panathinaikos". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Δημήτρης Μάρκος". kitrinomavro.gr.
- ^ "Greece men appearances". 11 May 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010.
- ^ newsroom, sport-fm. "Μάρκος: "Είμαι ευχαριστημένος για τη νέα μου θέση"". sport-fm.gr.
- ^ newsroom, sport-fm. "Αυτό είναι το μέλλον του". sport-fm.gr.
- ^ "Δημήτρης Μάρκος". oficretefc.com.
External links
- Dimitris Markos at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Living people
- Greek footballers
- Footballers from Kilkis
- Greece international footballers
- Greek expatriate footballers
- Association football midfielders
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Panathinaikos F.C. players
- PAOK FC players
- Naoussa F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Kalamata F.C. players
- Super League Greece players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- AEK F.C. non-playing staff
- Panathinaikos F.C. non-playing staff
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players