Vassilis Lakis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasilios Lakis | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1996 | Naoussa | 67 | (7) |
| 1996–1998 | Panileiakos | 69 | (7) |
| 1998–2004 | AEK Athens | 145 | (37) |
| 2004–2005 | Crystal Palace | 18 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | AEK Athens | 49 | (6) |
| 2007–2009 | PAOK | 41 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Kavala | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 397 | (60) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2005 | Greece | 35 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2010. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 June 2007 |
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| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Greece
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| European Championships | ||
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2004 Portugal | Greece |
Vasilis Lakis (Greek: Βασίλης Λάκης) (born 10 September 1976 in Thessaloniki) is a retired Greek footballer. He was nicknamed "Turbo" for his speed when attacking along the right wing and ability to provide accurate crosses for the strikers in the area.
Lakis started his career in for FAS Naoussa and he began his career as a defender but his earliest coaches, recognizing his natural ability, moved him to the attacking wing, where he has since shone. In FAS Naoussa Lakis played with players like the future Greek star Vassilios Tsiartas.
In the summer 1995, Lakis signed for the professional club Panileiakos and in the next season he helped the team to achieve the 7th place in the Greek Super League and Lakis scored 7 goals for the Panileiakos team.
In the simmer 1998 Lakis signed for AEK Athens FC and here he played with big stars like, Demis Nikolaidis, that they won 2 Greek Cup in the season 1999/2000 against Ionikos and in 2001/2002 against the rival Olympiakos also with Vasilios Tsiartas joyned from Seville and Theodoros Zagorakis from Leicester City. In the season 2001/2002 Lakis with AEK Athens FC achieved the Fourth round of the 2001–02 UEFA Cup against the Internazionale Milano F.C. of Héctor Raul Cúper. In the season 2002/2003 Lakis found also Grigorios Georgatos from Internazionale Milano F.C. and with AEK Athens FC gained the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League in the same group with big clubs like A.S. Roma and the Spanish giants Real Madrid C.F.. The club nearly beat Real Madrid C.F. after leading 3–1 and then 3–3 at home in the old stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium, but AEK Athens FC took the revenge in Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium drawing 2–2.
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