Mimis Papaioannou

Dimitris "Mimis" Papaioannou (Greek: Δημήτρης Παπαϊωάννου, born 25 November 1942) was one of the star football players of AEK Athens FC. He was born in 1942 and began his career at Nea Genea in the town of Nea Nikomedia (now a part of Veria), Imathia Prefecture. He joined AEK in time for the 1963 season for the paltry sum of 140,000 drachmas. Papaioannou proved an instant success helping AEK win their first post-World War II title, scoring twice in the final playoff game of the season against Panathinaikos FC. The following year he was crowned top scorer of Greece replacing teammate Kostas Nestoridis who had, up until that year, won the title five consecutive times. Papaioannou would help AEK win championships again in 1968, 1971, 1978...