Mimis Domazos
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitrios Domazos | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Ambelokipi, Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1959 | Amina Abelokipon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1978 | Panathinaikos | 498 | (134) |
| 1978–1979 | AEK Athens | 34 | (5) |
| 1980 | Panathinaikos | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 544 | (139) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1959–1979 | Greece | 50 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1980. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1977 |
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Dimitrios "Mimis" Domazos (Greek: Δημήτρης Δομάζος), (born 22 January 1942) is a retired Greek footballer (central attacking midfielder) born in Ambelokipi, Athens. His nickname was "The General".
Mimis Domazos is considered by many to be one of the best footballers that Greece has ever produced. He was famed for his very good dribbling ability, his creative passes, especially long passes of pinpoint accuracy, and his leadership. He was Panathinaikos FC team captain for over 15 years. When he retired from playing, in 1980, Domazos was declared the longest-active footballer in the history of Greek football, having played for more than 21 years.
Domazos was born on 22 January 1942 in Ambelokipi, Athens, just a few blocks away from the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium and began his playing career at the age of thirteen with a neighborhood team, Amyna Ampelokipon, whose field was across the street from the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium.
Panathinaikos scouted his talent and offered him a professional contract. Domazos did not pass up the chance to play for his favourite team and in 1959 (when the first Greek National Championship took place) Panathinaikos signed him at the age of 17. He went on to become a living legend for Greek football and Panathinaikos.
He played for Panathinaikos at 1971 European Cup Final.
In 1979, after 20 years in Panathinaikos and due to an argument with his coach, he transferred to AEK for one year. He returned to Panathinaikos in 1980 when the new team president, Yiorgos Vardinogiannis, asked him to end his illustrious career in the team that loved him so much.
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