Pavlos Papaioannou

Pavlos Papaioannou (Greek: Παύλος Παπαϊωάννου) is a Greek-Brazilian former football player.

Career

He played in defence and in the midfield for Rodos FC (1979-1984) and AEK from 1983 until 1993.

For his International career, he was eligible to play for Greece through his father and Brazil through his mother and place of birth. Pavlos Papaioannou was eventually capped 10 times by the National Football Team of Greece. When he made his Greek national team debut, he officially became the first Greek with a mixture of Brazilian descent to play for the country.

Honours

AEK Athens

• Greek Championship: 1989, 1992, 1993
• Greek League Cup: 1990
• Greek Super Cup: 1989
• Pre-Mediterranean Cup: 1991

Personal life

Papaioannou was born on March 19th, 1959 in Brazil, the son of a Greek father and a Brazilian mother. His daughter Ramona is a 60m. sprinter, competing for AEK Athens. She is a Cyprus international.