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Mimis Papaioannou
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GreeceArchive goals
12
for Greece
Matches scored in
11
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Tournaments
2
most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (9)
Career span
1964–1977
first 1964-11-29 · last 1977-05-10
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Dimitrios "Mimis" Papaioannou was a Greek professional footballer, who played as a forward, mostly for AEK Athens and a manager. Widely regarded as the greatest Greek footballer of his generation and one of the best players of all time in Greece, as he was named the best Greek footballer of the 20th century by the IFFHS. — Wikipedia
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International goals in our archive
12 goals across 11 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1964–1977| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-05-10 |  Russiaplayed as Soviet Union | W1–0(h) | 58' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Salonica |
| 1976-10-09 |  Hungary | D1–1(h) | 68' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Piraeus |
| 1975-06-04 |  Malta | W4–0(h) | 50' | UEFA Euro qualification | Salonica |
| 1974-10-13 |  Bulgaria | D3–3(a) | 86' | UEFA Euro qualification | Sofia |
| 1968-12-11 |  Portugal | W4–2(h) | 37' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Piraeus |
| 1967-10-04 |  Austria | W4–1(h) | 75' | UEFA Euro qualification | Piraeus |
| 1965-10-03 | Russiaplayed as Soviet Union | L1–4(h) | 27' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Piraeus |
| 1965-05-23 | Russiaplayed as Soviet Union | L1–3(n) | 60' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Moscow |
| 1965-03-17 |  Wales | L1–4(a) | 60' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Cardiff |
| 1964-12-09 | Wales | W2–0(h) | 4' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Athens |
| 1964-11-29 |  Denmark | W4–2(h) | 71' 85' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Athens |
Honours
16 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours16 | ||||
| Alpha Ethniki | ×5 | 1962–63, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1978–79 | AEK Athens | |
| Greek Cup | ×3 | 1963–64, 1965–66, 1977–78 | AEK Athens | |
| National Challenge Cup | ×3 | 1980, 1982, 1983 | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms | |
| Cosmopolitan Soccer League | ×2 | 1980, 1982 | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms | |
| World Military Cup | ×2 | 1962, 1963 | Greece military | |
| Victorian Men's Metropolitan League Division 1 | ×1 | 1979 | Western Suburbs | |
| Individual honours3 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 2 | ||||
| Alpha Ethniki top scorer | ×2 | 1963–64, 1965–66 | ||
| More honours · 1 | ||||
| Best Greek footballer of the 20th Century | ||||
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