Vasilis Dimitriadis

Aris

Dimitriadis started his professional career in 1986 at Aris. On 28 August 1988 he made his first hat-trick in a 4–0 victory at home over Anagennisi Arta for the Greek Cup. On 8 July 1991, Dimitriadis changed the yellow shirt of Aris for the yellow-black of AEK Athens by signing a 2-year contract, in a transfer that cost over 100 million drachmas. The club from Thessaloniki got about 95 million and the incomes of two friendly matches between the two sides, in one which Dimitriadis scored. PAOK were also interested in Dimitriadis with their president, Thomas Voulinos, offering 105 million drachmas plus the goalkeeper Gitsioudis, but the bad relations between the two clubs of Thessaloniki and the quick moves of the then president of AEK, Kostas Generakis did not allow that move to happen.

AEK Athens

On 6 November 1991 Dimitriadis scored the decider goal in the home match against Spartak Moscow, which gave AEK the 2–1 win and the qualification to the third round of the UEFA Cup. On 12 April 1992 he scored a hat-trick against Panachaiki in a 5–1 home win in the league. 2 matchdays later he scored another hat-trick, this time in the 6–0 victory at home against Panionios. In his first season with the yellow-blacks Dimitriadis helped his team win the league scoring 28 goals, finishing the season as the top scorer. On 13 September 1992 Dimitriadis scored 4 goals in the 5–1 win against Athinaikos. On 21 October 1992 he scored the winner with a beautiful header…

Dimitriadis played 28 times for Greece scoring 2 goals. He was part of the squad that reached the group stage of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, in which he played twice.

AEK Athens

Alpha Ethniki: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94 Greek Cup: 1995–96, 1996–97 Greek Super Cup: 1996 Individual

Alpha Ethniki top scorer: 1991–92, 1992–93 Greek Cup top scorer: 1992–93 European Silver Shoe: 1992–93