364:. Both were stunned by the talent and abilities of the 12-year-old Sevastopoulos and immediately enrolled him in the academies of the club, where he continuously participated as a key player in the teams of his age. In 1963, he got to compete in the AEK Youth team with which he was crowned champion, alongside the conquest of the
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on 26 February 1969, the day he celebrated his 24th birthday. The difficulty in the payments of the players on the part of the then management caused a new reaction by
Sevastopoulos who again sought to leave for Cape Town. The junta commissioner who had been placed by the regime in the club initially
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of Athens, alongside his football obligations at Vyzas Magara. He stayed at the Hilton bar until 1997, without missing a break in between, traveling to Canada or Brazil to compete in 5X5 or 6X6 football tournaments with famous veterans from abroad. He later worked in a cosmetics company with his
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His spell in South Africa increased the spite of
Maropoulos towards him and his sideline from AEK, as long as his term in the army lasted, was at total. In April 1967 after was dismissed from, he left for South Africa again planning a permanent stay. However, the Coup d'état of 21 April and the
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put him out of favor. Maropoulos, selector of the national team and
General Manager of AEK, removed him from the men's team and sent him in the Youth team, which frustrated Sevastopoulos. His disappointment made him provocative on the pitch and in a match against
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gave the opportunity for such a move. Sevastopoulos went to Cape Town initially for four months but his spell eventually reached nine months. During his stay there, the team arranged a friendly against the
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was met with closed doors. Stanković had realized that he was dealing with an unprofessional and undisciplined footballer and despite his stunning performances, he terminated his contract with the club.
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which resulted in the removal of
Maropoulos as the selector of the national team and with the delay in the process of issuing a green card for his stay in the country and after months of waiting in
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to play with
Toronto Homer, under the name "Gus Hatoupis". In 1975, he was acquired by league rivals Windsor Stars where he appeared in eight matches. He was shortly released by Windsor as the
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352:. At the age of just 11 in 1956, he joined the local Panthisaikos, where he stayed for a competitive season. Afterwards, he was tested in the youth departments of
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withheld his passport, preventing him until April 1969. Then he managed to leave and remained in South Africa until the
September of the same year. His return to
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the following year to be tested by the "Queen". However his trip to Spain never happened. as in
December 1964 he returned to Greece to do his military service.
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he engaged in a fight with his opponent, Chatziioannidis, after a hard tackle and was punished with a four month-ban.
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promoted him to the first team and on 13 October 1963, he made his debut in a 0–0 away draw against
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