Giorgos
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Giorgos a common abbreviation of Georgios
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Georgios
Georgios is derived from the Greek word . The word is a compound of and...
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- Giorgos AgorogiannisGiorgos Agorogiannis- Club career :He joined Larisa in 1985 from Toxotis Larisas, and stayed with the team until 1992, at which time he transferred to AEK Athens. He played with AEK Athens until December 1995, when he joined Panionios.- International career :...
, Greek footballer - Giorgos AlkaiosGiorgos AlkaiosGiorgos Alkaios is a Greek recording artist. His career began in 1989 after appearing on a Greek reality show. Following a brief period of stage acting, Alkaios dedicated himself to music. His first single, "Ti Ti", made him popular in Greece. His distinctive musical style fuses Greek and Oriental...
, pop musician and singer - Giorgos AnatolakisGeorgios AnatolakisGeorgios Anatolakis was a Greek football central defender, who last played for Atromitos in the Greek Super League. He is well known in Greece for his strength, passion and persistence. A strong aerial challenger, he also advances on set pieces to find himself scoring on several occasions...
, Greek footballer - Giorgos AngelopoulosGiorgos AngelopoulosGiorgos Angelopoulos is a Greek businessman. Angelopoulos is a shipping magnate and a steel magnate. He is also the co-owner of the professional Greek League and Euroleague basketball team Olympiacos, along with his brother Panagiotis...
, Greek businessman and billionaire - Giorgos ApostolidisGiorgos ApostolidisGiorgos Apostolidis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.00 m in height...
, Greek basketball player - Giorgos ArvanitisGiorgos ArvanitisGiorgos Arvanitis is a Greek cinematographer.-Life:Arvanitis was born in the village of Dilofo, Greece...
(born 1941), Greek cinematographer - Giorgos BalogiannisGiorgos BalogiannisGiorgos Balogiannis is a retired Greek professional basketball player.-Career:Balogiannis played for VAO BC from 1988 to 1992. In 1993, he moved to PAOK BC. Balogiannis won the Korać Cup in 1995 and 2 Greek Cups.In 2000, Balogiannis moved to Panathinaikos BC and won 2 Greek Championships and 1...
, Greek basketball player - Giorgos BartzokasGiorgos BartzokasGiorgos Bartzokas is a Greek professional basketball coach.-Coaching career:Bartzokas had been for many years the assistant coach of Panagiotis Giannakis in Maroussi. In 2006, he signed on as the head coach of Olympia Larissa...
, Greek basketball coach - Giorgos BatisYiorgos BatisYiorgos Batis was one of the first rebetes influential to rebetiko music. His real name was Yiorgos Tsoros although he was known as Yiorgos Ampatis...
, Greek rebetiko musician - Giorgos BokosGiorgos BokosGiorgos Bokos is the guitarist of the Greek black metal band Rotting Christ. He was previously a member of: Nightfall, Obsecration, Sickening Horror, Exhibition.Giorgos is endorsed by and...
, Greek guitarist - Giorgos Costa, Cypriot footballer
- Giorgos DedesGiorgos DedesGiorgos Dedes is a former Greek footballer.He was a fast forward player with great flexibility in his play as well as a great ball shooter. He was twice the leading scorer in the Greek championship in 1971 with 28 goals , and in 1976 with 15 goals. He started with the team of Panionios in 1961 and...
, Greek footballer - Giorgos DiamantopoulosGeorgios DiamantopoulosGiorgos Diamantopoulos is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 6'5" tall shooting guard-small forward and he possesses great scoring ability.-Pro career:...
, Greek basketball player - Giorgos DimitrakopoulosGiorgos DimitrakopoulosGiorgos Dimitrakopoulos is a Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament for New Democracy ; part of the European People's Party.- Background :...
(born 1952), Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament - Giorgos Donis, Greek footballer
- Giorgos EconomidesGiorgos EconomidesGiorgos Economides is a Central Midfielder player that has been elected through the Academies of APOEL FC.He is now playing for Digenis Morphou on loan from APOEL. He plays also in Cyprus national under-21 football team.He is considered a talented footballer with a lot of qualifications.-External...
, Cypriot footballer - Giorgos FoirosGiorgos FoirosGiorgos Foiros is a retired Greek footballer and manager. He played center-back or sweeper. He was one of the very few players that was consistent in every game played. He played for the team of Aris Thessaloniki for many years and finished his career with Iraklis Thessaloniki. He made a total of...
, Greek footballer and manager - Giorgos FotakisGeorgios FotakisGeorgios Fotakis is a Greek international footballer. He currently plays professionally as an attacking midfielder for PAOK.-Club career:...
, Greek footballer - Giorgos GasparisGiorgos GasparisGiorgos Gasparis is a retired Greek professional basketball player.He played for Panionios BC. In 1991 Giorgos Gasparis scored 20 points in the final match between Panionios BC and PAOK BC for the Greek Cup leading Panionios to victory...
, Greek basketball player - Giorgos GavriilidisGiorgos GavriilidisGiorgos Gavriilidis was a Greek actor.He was the husband of Marika Krevata...
(1906–1982), Greek actor - Giorgos GeorgiadisGeorgios GeorgiadisGeorgios Georgiadis is a former Greek footballer. He last played for PAOK Thessaloniki FC.-Career:Born in Kavala, Greece, on 8 March 1972, Georgiadis' family, soon after his birth, left for Stuttgart, Germany, where young Giorgos first learned to play football. He returned to Greece, as a teenager...
, Greek footballer - Giorgos GianniasGiorgos GianniasGiorgos Giannias or Yiorgos Yiannias was a Greek revolutionary leader born in Prostovitsa, a village now known as Drosia in Achaia. He was the brother of Konstantinos Giannias....
(died 1821), Greek revolutionary leader - Giorgos Iacovou, Cypriot diplomat and politician
- Giorgos KalaitzisGiorgos KalaitzisGiorgos Kalaitzis ; born August 29, 1976 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player.-Club career:...
, Greek basketball player - Giorgos KapoutzidisGiorgos KapoutzidisGiorgos Kapoutzidis is a Greek screenwriter and actor. He is the creator of the successful television series ""Savvatogennimenes" and "Sto Para Pente" , one of the most popular shows in Greek television history, while also playing the part of one of the main characters of the show.In May...
, Greek scriptwriter and actor - Giorgos KaragounisGiorgos KaragounisGiorgos Karagounis is a Greek footballer who currently plays for Panathinaikos . He is best remembered for scoring the first goal of UEFA Euro 2004, a very long range effort that helped his team to win the opening game of the tournament, in which the Greeks surprisingly emerged as champions.His...
, Greek footballer - Giorgos KaragoutisGiorgos KaragoutisGiorgos Karagoutis , is a Greek professional basketball player.-Career:Karagoutis started his career with Panionios BC at the age of 16. He was a Greek Cup finalist in 1995 and in 1998 he was a Korać Cup semi finalist with Panionios BC.In 1999, Karagoutis moved to Panathinaikos BC and won the...
, Greek basketball player - Giorgos KastrinakisGiorgos KastrinakisGiorgos Kastrinakis or George Kastrinakis is a retired Greek American professional basketball player...
, Greek-American basketball player - Giorgos KatsarosGiorgos KatsarosGiorgos Katsaros is a famous Greek musician and songwriter. He plays the alto saxophone. He has made a variety of recordings, collaborating amongst others with Greek musical composers, such as Yannis Theodoridis and Mimis Plessas.In 1972 he wrote the music for Alekos Sakellarios' I Komissa tis...
(born 1934), Greek musician and composer - Giorgos KolokithasGiorgos KolokithasGiorgos Kolokithas also known as Georgios Kolokithas is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He is considered to be one of the best Greek scorers in history.-Club career:...
, Greek basketball player - Giorgos KoltzosGiorgos KoltzosGiorgos Koltzos is a footballer. He currently plays left back for Levadiakos F.C..-Career:Koltzos began playing football with the youth side of Athinaikos F.C. and joined the club's professional team in July 1993. He would spend five seasons in the Greek Superleague with Athinaikos before moving...
, Greek footballer - Giorgos KonstadinouGiorgos KonstadinouGiorgos Konstadinou, born October 27, 1934 in Athens is a popular Greek actor, writer, and director. His career was boosted after the 'profiterole' scene in the movie Ktipokardia sto thranio and reached its pinnacle with the comedy film The... Kopanoi in the 1980s...
(born 1934), Greek actor and director - Giorgos KostikosGeorgios KostikosGeorgios Kostikos is a retired Greek footballer.During his career he played for Pierikos, PAOK, Olympiacos and Diagoras. He played for PAOK from 1977 until 1986, before finishing his career with Olympiacos and Diagoras...
, Greek footballer - Giorgos KoudasGiorgos KoudasGiorgos Koudas is a retired attacking football midfielder. Nicknamed Μεγαλέξανδρος of Greek football, he is considered one of the best Greeks ever to play the game, and the last of a marvelous generation, including Mimis Domazos, Thomas Mavros and others.Koudas was a virtuoso of the ball, but...
, Greek footballer
- Giorgos MarkopoulosGiorgos MarkopoulosGiorgos Markopoulos is a Greek poet. He read Economics and Statistics at the University of Piraeus ....
, Greek poet - Giorgos MazonakisGiorgos MazonakisGiorgos Mazonakis is a Modern Laika and pop Greek singer.-Biography:Giorgos Mazonakis born and raised in the neighbourhood of Nikaia, Athens. He grew up listening to traditional folk songs of Stratos Dionysiou, Yiannis Parios, Marinella and Haris Alexiou. Very quickly, at the age of 15, he...
, Greek pop singer - Giorgos MerkisGiorgos MerkisGiorgos Merkis is a Cypriot footballer currently playing for Apollon of Cyprus.-External links:*...
, Cypriot footballer - Giorgos MitsibonasGeorgios MitsibonasGeorgios Mitsibonas was a famous Greek football player during the 1980s and 1990s. He was born in 1962 in the village of Tsaritsani in the prefecture of Larissa. He started his football career as a centre forward in Ikonomos Tsaritsanis and in 1981 he signed with Larissa where he played one year...
, Greek footballer - Giorgos NicolaouGiorgos NicolaouGiorgos Nicolaou born May 22, 1982 in Paralimni, Cyprus is a Cypriot football striker. He currently plays for Agia Napa and the national team of Cyprus. He started his career at Enosis Neon Paralimni and he also played for Panachaiki AC Omonia, Olympiakos Nicosia and Nea Salamina.-External links:*...
, Cypriot footballer - Giorgos NiniosGiorgos NiniosGiorgos Ninios is a Greek television, film and stage actor with an extensive filmography.He has won two awards at the Thessaloniki Film Festival for Best Supporting Actor in 1989 and 1991.-References:*...
, Greek actor - Giorgos PaligiorgosGiorgos PaligiorgosGeorgios Paligiorgos is a young Greek footballer .-Youth Years:He began his career at "Elpides Agriniou", and moved to AEK's youth teams in the summer of 2005...
, Greek footballer - Giorgos PanagiGiorgos PanagiGiorgos Panagi is a Cypriot footballer who last played for Omonia Nicosia. He is a midfielder and started his career at Nea Salamis' Academy....
, Cypriot footballer - Giorgos PapasiderisGiorgos PapasiderisGiorgos Papasideris was a Greek singer, composer and lyricist of Arvanite origin. He was born on Salamis Island. After leaving elementary school, he spent his entire career working professionally in the field of traditional Greek folk music and Arvanite folk music, producing many popular...
(1902–1977), Greek country singer, composer and lyricist - Giorgos PatisGeorge PatisGeorge Patis is a male badminton player from Greece.Patis competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Theodoros Velkos. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Chan Chong Ming and Chew Choon Eng of Malaysia.-References:***...
, Greek badminton player - Giorgos PelagiasGiorgos PelagiasGiorgos Pelagias is a Cypriot footballer. He currently plays for Atletico Roma of Italy.Pelagias joined Kerkyra in July 2006 where he signed a 4 year contract.-References:...
, Cypriot footballer - Giorgos PonirosGiorgos PonirosGiorgos Poniros is a professional football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Diagoras F.C..Poniros started his career at Akarnanikos. In the summer of 2008, he signed with Panetolikos F.C.. On 23 August 2010, he signed a 1-year loan contract with Gamma Ethniki team Aias Salamina F.C....
, Greek footballer - Giorgos SamarasGeorgios SamarasGeorgios Samaras is a Greek footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Greek national football team. He is predominantly a left winger but can also play as a striker....
, Greek footballer - Giorgos SavvidisGiorgos SavvidisGiorgos Savvidis is a former international Cypriot football midfielderand football manager.During his playing days he was regarded one of the best players in the country and was voted in the best 11 Cypriot...
, Greek footballer - Giorgos SeferisGiorgos SeferisGiorgos or George Seferis was the pen name of Geōrgios Seferiádēs . He was one of the most important Greek poets of the 20th century, and a Nobel laureate...
(1900–1971), Greek writer, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate - Giorgos Siantos, Greek resistance member and politician
- Giorgos SiderisGiorgos SiderisGiorgos Sideris is a retired Greek football striker and is considered one of the greatest forwards in Olympiacos and Greek soccer history. An inside-right forward that no-one or nothing could stand in his way . Very quick with the ball on his feet and a player that had the instinct and charisma to...
, Greek footballer - Giorgos SigalasGiorgos SigalasGiorgos Sigalas , is a retired Greek professional basketball player. During the 1990s, the 6'7" swingman was the regular captain of the senior men's Greek national team, as well as of the Athens-based Olympiacos in the Greek League and the Euroleague...
, Greek basketball player - Giorgos SkartadosGiorgos SkartadosGiorgos Skartados is a retired Greek international footballer who played for PAOK F.C..-Career:Born in Rhodes, Skartados started his career at local club Rodos F.C.. In the summer of 1982, he joined PAOK and played mainly as a midfielder for 256 league games and scored 84 goals, including the...
, Greek footballer - Giorgos SterianopoulosGiorgos SterianopoulosGiorgos Sterianopoulos, , is a Greek businessman and president of the Bulgarian basketball club CSKA Sofia. Sterianopoulos became widely known in the Greek public when he tried to purchase one of the most successful European clubs of the 90s, P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki, in 2005...
, Greek businessman - Giorgos Theodoridis, Greek footballer
- Giorgos TheodotouGiorgos TheodotouGeorgos Theodotou is a Cypriot football defender. He last played for Anorthosis of Cyprus. His former teams are AC Omonia, AEK Larnaca and EPA Larnaca, where he started his career.-External links:*...
, Greek footballer - Giorgos Theofanous (born 1968), Cypriot-Greek composer
- Giorgos TofasGiorgos TofasGeorgios Tofas is a Cypriot footballer currently playing for Anagennisi Dherynia. He can play in several positions behind the front two or as a forward, and wide on the left side of midfield.-Career:...
, Cypriot footballer - Giorgos ToursounidisGiorgos ToursounidisGiorgos Toursounidis is a retired Greek footballer. He played for PAOK and Xanthi.Toursounidis was born in 1970. He made 263 league appearances for PAOK, scoring 35 goals, and became a fan favorite due to his work ethic and obsession with the club...
, Greek footballer - Giorgos ToussasGiorgos ToussasGiorgos Toussas is a Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Communist Party of Greece; part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left. He was born in Koilada.-References:...
, Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament - Giorgos TsiarasGiorgos TsiarasGeorgios Tsiaras , is a Greek professional basketball player. He mainly plays at the power forward position.-Pro career:...
, Greek basketball player - Giorgos Tzavelas, Greek footballer
- Giorgos TzavellasGeorge TzavellasGeorge Tzavellas, also rendered Giorgos Tzavellas, Yiorgos Tzavellas, or Yorgos Javellas , was a Greek film director, screenwriter, and playwright, considered "a key figure in Greek cinema after WWII". In 1964 he was a member of the jury at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.-External...
, Greek film director and screenwriter - Giorgos VaitsisGiorgos VaitsisGiorgos Vaitsis , is a retired Greek footballer. A powerful striker, he is mainly remembered for his good headers and his shooting skills.Vaitsis played for Anagennisi Artas, Panachaiki and Olympiacos.-Statistics:...
, Greek footballer - Giorgos VassilakopoulosGiorgos VassilakopoulosGeorge Vassilakopoulos is a former professional basketball player, the former President of FIBA Europe, the European division of the international governing body of the sport of basketball, FIBA, and the current President of the Hellenic Basketball Federation.-Basketball playing...
, President of FIBA Europe - Giorgos VelentzasGiorgos Velentzas-Biography:He studied at the Dramatic School at the Athens Odeum. He starred in the movie Ochyro 27 in 1948 and made his first in his emphasis in the cinema and at the theatre in 1948 with the work I apagogi tou Smaragdos. He also worked alongside with the companies of Vembo, Avlonitis,...
, Greek actor - Giorgos ZampetasGiorgos ZampetasGiorgos Zampetas was a well-known bouzouki musician. He was born on January 25, 1925 in Athens but his origins are from Kythnos. He died on March 10, 1992 in Athens.-Early years:...
, Greek songwriter and musician
Songs about Giorgos
- Den eimai ego o Giorgos sou (Aren't I your Giorgos) by Giorgos Mitsakis
- Giorgo pou xereis ta polla (Giorgos, the know-it-all) by Dimitris MitropanosDimitris MitropanosDimitris Mitropanos is a Greek singer. He is renowned for his mastery of Laïkó, a Greek music style.-Biography:Mitropanos lived in his native city of Trikala in northwest Thessaly until the age of 16, beginning his musical career in 1964....
- Giorgos by Alkistis Protopsalti
- Giorgos by Loukianos Kilaidonis
- Giorgos kai Maria (Giorgos and Maria) by Katerina Douka
- Kyra Giorgaina (Giorgos' wife) by Yiannis Kalatzis
- Me lene Giorgo (My name is Giorgos) by Manolis Mitsias
- Aftos o Giorgos (This Giorgos) by Giorgos Marinos