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334:Club career
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502:References
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328:midfielder
324:footballer
92:Midfielder
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1208: (
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1150:Samaras
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713:Stratos
521:The Age
1692:Dellas
1532:Goulis
1370:Goulis
1350:&
1294:Straka
1258:Maurer
1186:Foiros
1168:Ščasný
1124:–2000)
1080:Bailey
843:Soulis
761:Helmis
479:Norway
476:
465:Greece
461:Athens
442:Result
391:Norway
263:Greece
80:Height
1604:Simos
793:Zogas
729:Zogas
628:3 May
439:Score
433:Venue
356:Greek
348:Greek
346:, to
316:Greek
235:Total
121:Years
1698:2024
1682:–24)
1680:2023
1662:2023
1648:–23)
1646:2022
1630:–22)
1628:2021
1612:–21)
1610:2019
1592:2019
1586:Vera
1576:–19)
1574:2017
1558:–17)
1556:2016
1540:–16)
1538:2015
1520:2015
1502:2015
1484:2014
1468:–14)
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1414:–12)
1412:2010
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1378:–10)
1376:2009
1358:2009
1336:2009
1320:–09)
1318:2008
1300:2008
1284:–08)
1282:2007
1266:–07)
1264:2006
1246:2006
1230:–06)
1228:2005
1212:–05)
1210:2004
1194:–04)
1192:2003
1176:–03)
1174:2002
1158:–02)
1156:2000
1138:2000
1122:1985
1104:1985
1088:–85)
1086:1984
1068:1984
1052:1984
1034:1984
1020:–84)
1018:1982
1002:–82)
1000:1981
984:1981
968:–80)
966:1979
950:–79)
948:1978
932:–77)
930:1976
914:–76)
912:1975
898:–74)
896:1973
882:–73)
880:1972
864:1972
850:–72)
848:1971
832:1971
818:–71)
816:1968
798:1968
784:–68)
782:1967
768:–66)
766:1965
750:1959
734:1958
718:1946
630:2017
583:2009
555:2021
430:Date
383:caps
246:(49)
212:(15)
182:1988
176:(27)
131:Apps
125:Team
1674:Mel
490:4–2
270:(1)
241:266
230:(6)
227:103
194:(1)
173:114
139:Gls
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