Vasilis Vasilakos

Vasilakos started his football career from Almyros Volos and in the summer of 1979 he was transferred to PAOK. He played with PAOK for 8 seasons, where he won the Championship in 1985 and played as a finalist in 2 Greek Cup finals in 1983 and in 1985. On 15 July 1987, Vasilakos was transferred to AEK Athens for a fee of 10 million drachmas. He stood out for his good execution in set-pieces but also for his ability in assists, a fact that made his then teammate, Henrik Nielsen the top scorer of the league, credit him with a large part of his success. His goal against PAOK at Toumba Stadium on 6 September 1987 made him the only footballer to have scored in the Toumba stadium, in a Double-headed eagles derby, playing for both clubs. However, the name of Vasilakos was associated with one of the biggest scandals of the season. AEK were drawn to face Olympiacos in the third round of the Greek Cup. In the first match at Karaiskakis Stadium, AEK took the lead with a direct foul by Vasilakos, but were equalized. The rematch took place on February 10 in Nea Filadelfeia, a few days after the impressive victory of the "yellow-blacks" against Olympiacos for the championship, at the same stadium. On the eve of the match, a big scandal broke out when AEK complained that the president of Olympiacos, George Koskotasis tried to bribe both Vasilakos and the goalkeeper, Theologis Papadopoulos through the team's former player Dinos Ballis. AEK were defeated by 1–3 and were eliminated. In the…

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Alpha Ethniki: 1984–85