Sotiris Fakis

Sotiris Fakis

Sotiris Fakis
Personal information
Full name	Sotiriοs Fakis
Date of birth	1934
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Date of death	29 October 1998(1998-10-29) (aged 63–64)
Place of death	Athens, Greece
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–1957	Amyna Ambelokipoi
1957–1962	AEK Athens	34	(0)
1962–1967	Egaleo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sotiris Fakis (Greek: Σωτήρης Φακής; 1934 – 29 October 1998) was a Greek professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Fakis started his career at Amyna Ambelokipoi and the summer of 1957 he was transferred to AEK Athens. He did not manage to establish himself under the goalpost of the club as their main goalkeeper due the presence of Stelios Serafidis. During his spell with the yellow-blacks, he mostly played in friendly and Cup matches. On 31 July 1960 he played in the championship play-off match against Panathinaikos at Karaiskakis Stadium, replacing Serafidis who was punished, where AEK lost by 2–1. He also played in the match of the inauguration of AEK Stadium on 3 January 1962 against Barcelona where AEK lost by 0–6.

In the summer of 1962, Fakis was transferred to Egaleo where he managed to establish himself as their main goalkeeper. He played at the club of Aigaleo for five seasons, until 1967 when he retired.

Personal life

Fakis worked at first as a glass shop employee and later at the UN Environment Department in Athens. He passed away on 29 October 1998 at the age of 64.

Honours

Egaleo

• Beta Ethniki: 1964–65