About Thomas Mavros
Thomas Mavros (Greek: Θωμάς Μαύρος, born 31 May 1954) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker. Starting his career at Panionios, he quickly established himself in the Greek championship at the age of 16. He became one of the star players of AEK Athens and led the club to major successes during the 1970s and 1980s. Mavros is widely regarded as one of the best footballers in Greece, having scored a record 260 goals in the Greek championship and played for the Europe XI in 1981, as well as the World XI in 1984. He was nicknamed "The God" (Greek: Ο Θεός) or "Theomas" (Greek: "Θεωμάς"). In 2012 he also had a brief spell as president of AEK Athens. Mavros is widely regarded as one of the best footballers in Greece, having scored a record of 260 goals in the Greek championship and played for the Europe XI in 1981 as well as the World XI in 1984. In the first match in which Mavros served as a mascot, Panionios defeated Olympiacos by 1–0 and he earned 100 drachmas for the luck he brought to the team. Panionios refused to give him his sport's card, preventing the transfer and Mavros became disappointed to the point of withdrawing from the club's activities.
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