Giannis Gravanis

Giannis Gravanis

Personal information
Date of birth	16 January 1958
Place of birth	Domokos, Greece
Date of death	30 April 2012 (aged 54)
Place of death	Patras, Greece
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–1977	Achilleas Domokos F.C.
1977–1988	Panionios	269	(14)
1988–1989	Panachaiki	6	(0)
1989	Patras
National team
1982	Greece	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Giannis Gravanis (Greek: Γιάννης Γραβάνης; 16 January 1958 – 30 April 2012) was a Greek footballer.

Career

Born in Domokos, Gravanis began playing football with local side Achilles Domokos. Gravanis joined Panionios in July 1977,^[1] and played eleven seasons for the club in the Alpha Ethniki, appearing in 269 league matches.^[2] He made his Alpha Ethniki debut on 10 January 1978, and helped Panionios win the 1978–79 Greek Cup final against AEK Athens F.C.^[3]

Gravanis made three appearances for the Greece national football team during 1982.^[4]

Personal

Gravanis died in a Patras hospital at age 54.^[3]

References

1. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2003-04-24). "Greece 1977/78". RSSSF.
2. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2003-06-19). "Greece 1987/88". RSSSF.
3. Πέθανε ο Γιάννης Γραβάνης [Giannis Gravanis died] (in Greek). Sport.gr. 30 April 2012.
4. ΕΘΝΙΚΕΣ ΟΜΑΔΕΣ > Εθνική Ομάδα Ανδρών (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Retrieved 2009-11-30.