Giorgos Gasparis (footballer)

Giorgos Gasparis
Personal information
Full name	Georgios Gasparis
Date of birth	1913
Place of birth	Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
Date of death	1978 (aged 64–65)
Place of death	Athens, Greece
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1927–1930	Ethnikos Kaisarianis
1930–1935	Apollon Athens
1935–1936	AEK Piraeus
1936–1950	AEK Athens
International career
1935–1938	Greece
Managerial career
1973	Greece (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giorgos Gasparis (Greek: Γιώργος Γασπάρης; 1913–1978) was a Greek professional footballer who played as a defender.^[1]

Club career

Gasparis started football in 1927 at Ethnikos Kaisarianis and in 1930 he moved to Apollon Athens. In 1935 AEK Athens wanted to sign him, but since Apollon did not give him, he went to AEK Piraeus for a year and in 1936 he joined AEK Athens, remaining until 1950, where he retired from playing at the age of 37. During his 14-year presence in the club, he was a key player in the defense of the team helping them win 2 consecutive Panhellenic Championships, 3 Greek Cups and 4 Athens FCA League, including the first domestic double by a Greek club in 1939.

International career

Gasparis played with

Romania. He also played in a friendly against Egypt in Cairo in June 1936 and in both qualification matches for the 1938 FIFA World Cup.^[3] against Palestine

.