100 Years Olympiacos

Miltiadis' son assumed the Club's helm amid the darkest hour of the crisis - what followed exceeded every expectation

Unter the Tsitsalis' plan, Olympiacos' transition to the professional era was shepherded by a group of shipowners under Stavros Daifas. Among them was Miltiadis Marinakis, the late father of the current Club leader...

He tenure marked the beginning of the end of the ‘barren years’ by achieving the Club’s restart, and he kept the helm for years with titles and distinctions

Greek basketball’s 'blond', as he was known throughout his career as a basketball player and then as one of Europe's premier coaches, achieved something more important than titles: an eternal place in fans’ hearts in amid an era that will forever bear his stamp

Nikola Stamenić and Mile Nakić Two top Yugoslavian coaches left an indelible stamp on the history of Olympiacos and Greek water polo

...or how a left-handed Serb changed Greek basketball forever, bringing Olympiacos into a new era and proving that even near perfection can have a flaw that makes it legendary

When he played it was as if he controlled the flow of time, rather than his own speed

Panagiotis Fasoulas and Argiris Kambouris. Two towering players who left their mark on Olympiacos and Greek basketball as a whole

A huge personality, a 'rock' in the defense. He experienced the Club’s time in the sun, but also its years in the shadows

The man who broke the "curse" and brought the Reds back to the road of success with foresight and an obsession with discipline

A trio of supersonic ‘football MIGs’ flew into Piraeus for the 1990-91 season – Yet the incomparable threesome of Protasov, Savichev and Lytovchenko only came away with one Cup, in 1992. Nevertheless…

Playing in a position where mistakes aren’t an option, he endured, excelled and became a point of reference for an entire era

From Kozani to Piraeus, he was the 'fuse' that lit up the Olympiacos team that set the domestic league and European volleyball alight

The Greek version of Roberto Carlos was one of the all-time greats for the Reds, as he readily provided moments of magic and enjoyment on the pitch

In the summer of 1988 Olympiacos brought the Hungarian super star to Greece, a landmark player transfer for Greek football that was accompanied by a legendary welcome, excesses, glory and the advent of the ‘barren years’

Olympiacos’ incredible 1997 season was topped off with the triple crown - and then with an epic battle against Michael Jordan and friends

The team counted 10 years from its last championship, and for Olympiacos this is unbearable. The fact that it survived such turmoil, until the arrival of Socrates Kokkalis, was a feat

The model team that the great Dušan Bajević created in his image after he "sailed" into Piraeus in 1996 and made history. The force that won no fewer than seven Greek championships in a row, 1997-2003

The "Π", under the giant clock in Gate 7 of the old Karaiskakis Stadium was Attilio’s spot - Olympiacos was his calling

A bon vivant, a joker, but above all a true Olympiacos man

The man who, as the definitive playmaker, contributed more than anyone else to Olympiacos’ domination in Greek volleyball

The legendary 'Djole' won 12 championships in 13 years playing for Olympiacos. The football ‘thoroughbred’ from Serbia who became a Piraeus man that marked an entire era for Olympiacos with his world class play

Sofia Dara and Eli Roussaki didn't just leave their mark on Greek swimming and the Olympic team, they essentially changed and advanced competitive swimming in Greece

A wizard: one who systematically practices magic in the context of primitive society / one who attracts or fascinates with their skills or abilities / a priest in certain eastern peoples of antiquity

He wasn't just a prolific scorer or later, a successful coach. He was, and is, an authentic personality, who lives and played with passion, truth and faith

His life and career read like a fairy tale: from remote New Caledonia to the top-flight of European football and ultimately the red-and-white heart of Piraeus. A world champion with a humble soul and a timeless influence

The story of Tasos Mitropoulos is not just the career journey of a great Olympiacos player, it's the chronicle of a life in red-and-white, one full of tension, leadership, some wrong turns but complete dedication

In 1994, in Tel Aviv, they were just young men in the stands, but they didn’t lose faith. Ten years later, they took over at the helm. And everyone knows what happened next

A ‘box-to-box’ midfielder even before the term was coined became a ‘TV star’ with a spectacular goal at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium; his presence marked an entire Olympiacos era

He was a legend long before he took over at Olympiacos. But it was in Piraeus that he joined forces with the team closest to his heart, and together they worked wonders

From the crisis in 1981 to the winning of titles and an …insistence on shooting from afar  

He moved like a dancer on the pitch. He had a sensual relationship with the beautiful game, almost erotic. And the tango of the Argentine artist who wore the red and white stripes for two seasons and a half was seductive—a sight to behold

The Olympiacos’ star never wore another club's jersey, while transforming volleyball in Greece in the process

From Kleidouchakis and Grammatikopoulos to our own era and Tzolakis, the No. 1 jersey has been worn by many. And many a fine goalkeeper has left a legacy for his successors to follow

It has gone down in modern Greece's collective memory as the greatest sporting tragedy the country has ever known. A bloody Sunday in '81, with 21 immortal dead...

 It wasn't just a football match, it was a historic event, an almost absurd experience, where the result took a back seat to the tension, the drama and an existential rush