goalkeeper of the legendary team to win 6 championships in a row;
he was capped for the first time back in 1953.
Savvas Theodoridis, the revered goalkeeper who was a key
figure in the great Olympiakos side of the 1950s and early ’60s,
died on Monday at the age of 85.
Theodoridis was capped 12 times for Greece and served as vice
president and general manager of Olympiakos until becoming the
Piraeus side’s honorary president.
“A great member of the Olympiakos family departed today. Savvas
and I had a very special bond of love and mutual understanding,
both on and off the pitch,” said Olympiakos boss Evangelos
Marinakis.
“Standing always next to his beloved Olympiakos, he always
offered his services from various positions, carrying out the
duties of vice president and general manager. As such, he won among
others seven domestic titles,” a statement from the club said.
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Last month he celebrated the club’s 45th championship trophy
which was dedicated to him personally by Marinakis.
Greek Sports Under secretary Lefteris Avgenakis said the loss of
Theodoridis, “the eternal teenager of Olympiakos with his genuine
and unadulterated love for his team, spreads grief.”
“Greek football has lost a part of itself, the loyal keeper for
70 years,” Avgenakis added.
Theodoridis joined Olympiakos as a player in 1955 and he retired
at the age of 27 seven years later, with many considering him as
one of the best goalkeepers in the club’s history.
He passed away in an Athens hospital of an undisclosed
illness.
–AFP
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