Georgios Masadis
Personal information
Full name Georgios Masadis
Date of birth 1944
Place of birth Kastoria, Greece
Date of death June 5, 2017(2017-06-05) (aged 72)
Place of death Veria, Greece
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1981 Veria 368 (0)
Managerial career
1984–1985 Veria
2001–2003 Veria (Goalkeeper Coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Georgios Masadis (Greek: Γεώργιος Μασάδης; 1944 – 5 June 2017) was a Greek former professional football (soccer) player who played for the Superleague club Veria his entire career from 1966 to 1981 and played in both Alpha Ethniki and Beta Ethniki championships. He was born in Kastoria.

Career

Masadis joined Veria in 1966. Although, he had several offers to join Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, AEK and PAOK, he never left Veria. He is considered as a club legend and he belongs to the long list of one-club men as he played in Veria for fifteen years. He made 368 appearances in both professional league levels of Alpha Ethniki (currently Superleague) and Beta Ethniki (currently Football League). He was also manager of Veria during 1984–85 season.[1]

Personal life

After retiring from football in 1981, Masadis moved to Veria permanently. He was also married.

He died in June 2017, aged 72.[2]

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