Name: Pavlos Papaioannou![Image](https://i.imgur.com/i6NjhhL.jpeg)
Country:
Greece (born in
Brazil)
Club:
AEK AthensPosition: *
DMF,
CMF,
SBSide:
RF/BSAge:
30-34 years (19/3/1959)
Height:
173(?) cmWeight:
70(?) kg Attack:
65Defence:
79Balance:
79Stamina:
85Top Speed:
75Acceleration:
73Response:
81Agility:
76Dribble Accuracy:
74Dribble Speed:
70Short Pass Accuracy:
73Short Pass Speed:
76Long Pass Accuracy:
79Long Pass Speed:
79Shot Accuracy:
63Shot Power:
80Shot Technique:
62Free Kick Accuracy:
64Curling:
64Header:
73Jump:
71Technique:
76Aggression:
66Mentality:
80Goalkeeper Skills:
50Team Work:
76Injury Tolerance:
BCondition/Fitness:
6Weak Foot Accuracy:
5Weak Foot Frequency:
5Consistency:
7Growth type:
Late PeakCARDS:P06 - Pinpoint Pass
S09 - Covering
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Covering
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence MindedINFO:Pavlos Papaioannou is a former Greek-Brazilian footballer, considered a legend of AEK for his 10 years with the club. Most famously, he scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Real Madrid, which is maybe the biggest result in the club's history. Born in Brazil to a Greek father and a Brazilian mother, he started his career as a right back but later became more of a defensive midfielder, although he still often played as a defender on both sides. He was a good "soldier", tenacious, versatile and hard working, with good defensive awareness and tackling, although he was quite slow and technically limited. He was very defensively focused, barely leaving his own half. When playing as a full back he would come into the middle to receive the ball and support the midfield instead of overlapping, and when he played in midfield he would drift out to the side and cover the full back positions while his teammates went forward. As such, he only scored 7 goals in his 300 games for AEK, with 3 of those coming in his last season. His short passing was inconsistent but he could make some nice long passes forward and he often tried that when he had the ball. His last two seasons were probably his most successful as AEK won the title in both years, with Papaioannou forming a very strong midfield with Refik Šabanadžović, Toni Savevski and Giorgos Savvidis, undoubtedly one of the best teams in AEK's history. He chose to play for the country of his father and won 10 caps for the Greek national team.