{"id":2699,"date":"2025-01-27T06:58:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T06:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/27\/greece-mourns-mimis-domazos-legendary-panathinaikos-captain\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T06:58:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T06:58:56","slug":"greece-mourns-mimis-domazos-legendary-panathinaikos-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/27\/greece-mourns-mimis-domazos-legendary-panathinaikos-captain\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece mourns Mimis Domazos, legendary Panathinaikos captain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1259815\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/domazos2_web-320x200.jpg?v=1737713227\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/domazos2_web.jpg?v=1737713227\" alt=\"Greece mourns Mimis Domazos, legendary Panathinaikos captain\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/domazos2_web-960x600.jpg?v=1737713228\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Greeks will bid farewell on Monday to Mimis Domazos, the legendary attacking midfielder who captained Panathinaikos in the 1971 European Cup final. Domazos, affectionately known as \u201cthe General,\u201d passed away last week at the age of 83.<\/p>\n<p>A funeral service will be held at the capital\u2019s Metropolitan Cathedral at 3 p.m., followed by a burial at the Athens First Cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>His body will lie in state for public viewing at the chapel of the cathedral from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Prior to its arrival at the chapel, there will be a stop outside Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium on Alexandras Avenue, where the Panathinaikos anthem will be played over the stadium\u2019s loudspeakers.<\/p>\n<p>Domazos played an extraordinary 20 seasons with Panathinaikos, 13 of them as captain, securing nine league titles. He famously led the team, under Hungarian coach Ferenc Pusk\u00e1s, to Wembley Stadium in 1971 for the European Cup final \u2013 the only time a Greek club reached a European competition final until Olympiakos claimed the Europa Conference League title last season.<\/p>\n<p>Domazos also captained Greece during an international career spanning from 1959 to 1977, earning 50 caps, including a farewell appearance in 1980.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/1259815\/greece-mourns-mimis-domazos-legendary-panathinaikos-captain\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greeks will bid farewell on Monday to Mimis Domazos, the legendary attacking midfielder who captained Panathinaikos in the 1971 European Cup final. 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