{"id":1145,"date":"2026-10-06T14:37:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protathlematypou.gr\/dimitris-gennias-palaimachoi-geraka-apo-to-1979\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T22:48:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:48:34","slug":"dimitris-genias-palaimachoi-geraka-apo-to-1979","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/protathlematypou.gr\/en\/dimitris-genias-palaimachoi-geraka-apo-to-1979\/","title":{"rendered":"Dimitris Genias: the Gerakas Veterans since 1979 and his father at Panathinaikos"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.pt > .pt-share{display:none!important}.pt > h2 + .pt-share-mini{display:flex!important}<\/style>\n<style>.ptcols .ptaponomi img{height:260px!important;width:100%!important;object-fit:cover!important;object-position:center 60%}@media(max-width:600px){.ptcols .ptaponomi img{height:190px!important}}<\/style>\n<style>.pt{max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;color:#12233f;line-height:1.65}.pt-hero{display:flex!important;align-items:center;gap:32px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0b3d91,#154fb5 55%,#1c6fd0);border-radius:18px;padding:40px 34px;margin:0 0 32px;color:#fff;box-shadow:0 12px 34px rgba(11,61,145,.28)}.pt-hero .htx{flex:1;min-width:0}.pt-hero h1{margin:0 0 10px;font-size:clamp(26px,4.4vw,36px);line-height:1.14;color:#fff;font-weight:800}.pt-hero p{margin:0;font-size:clamp(14px,2.1vw,17px);opacity:.93;color:#fff}.pt-badge{display:inline-block;background:rgba(255,255,255,.18);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.36);color:#fff;padding:6px 16px;border-radius:99px;font-size:12.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:15px}.pt-kicker{display:block;font-size:clamp(12px,1.6vw,14px);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#fff;opacity:.9;margin-bottom:6px}.pt-hero .hlg{flex:0 0 auto;width:190px;height:190px;background:#fff;border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:12px;box-shadow:0 12px 32px rgba(0,0,0,.28)}.pt-hero .hlg img{max-width:100%!important;max-height:100%!important;width:auto!important;height:auto!important;object-fit:contain!important;margin:0}.pt h2{margin:40px 0 16px;font-size:clamp(20px,3.2vw,24px);font-weight:800;color:#0b3d91;border-left:5px solid #b8860b;padding-left:14px}.pt h3{margin:0 0 10px;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:800;color:#0b3d91}.pt-lead{font-size:16.5px;color:#33465f;margin:0 0 22px}.pt-note{background:#fffbe9;border-left:4px solid #b8860b;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;padding:15px 19px;margin:20px 0;font-size:14.2px;color:#5c4d1f}.pt-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(275px,1fr));gap:18px;margin-bottom:26px}.pt-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #dbe3f0;border-top:4px solid #0b3d91;border-radius:14px;padding:21px 23px;box-shadow:0 3px 12px rgba(16,42,84,.06)}.pt-card.gold{border-top-color:#b8860b}.pt-card.gold h3{color:#8a6508}.pt-card p{margin:0 0 8px;font-size:14.5px;color:#33465f}.pt-card p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.pt-card ul{margin:6px 0 0;padding-left:19px;font-size:14.2px;color:#33465f}.pt-card li{margin-bottom:5px}.pt-tw{overflow-x:auto;margin-bottom:24px;border:1px solid #dbe3f0;border-radius:14px;box-shadow:0 3px 12px rgba(16,42,84,.06);background:#fff}.pt-tw table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:520px}.pt-tw th{background:#0b3d91;color:#fff;padding:12px 9px;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-weight:700;text-align:center}.pt-tw th.l{text-align:left}.pt-tw td{padding:11px 9px;font-size:14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #dbe3f0}.pt-tw td.l{text-align:left;font-weight:600}.pt-tw tbody tr:nth-child(even){background:#f4f7fc}.ptfig{margin:0 0 22px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #dbe3f0;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 3px 12px rgba(16,42,84,.06)}.ptfig img{width:100%!important;height:auto!important;display:block;margin:0}.ptfig figcaption{padding:12px 16px;font-size:13.2px;color:#5a6b85;font-weight:600}.ptcols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(280px,1fr));gap:18px;margin-bottom:26px}.ptcols .ptfig{margin:0}@media(max-width:700px){.pt-hero{flex-direction:column;text-align:center;gap:20px;padding:28px 20px}.pt-hero .hlg{width:150px;height:150px}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"pt\">\n<div class=\"pt-hero\">\n<div class=\"htx\">\n<div class=\"pt-badge\">Information<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"pt-kicker\">\"Vangelis Alysandratos\" Press League<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>News &amp; Press Releases<\/h1>\n<p>The actions, events and announcements of S.P.A.E. M.M.E. during the 2026-27 season<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hlg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/protathlematypou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/logo-protathlima.png\" alt=\"\u03a0\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03ac\u03b8\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 \u03a4\u03cd\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Dimitris Genias: the Gerakas Veterans since 1979 and his father at Panathinaikos<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pt-lead\">The captain of the Gerakas Veterans, Dimitris Genias, talks about the team that has existed since 1979 and about his father, Nikos Genias, who was registered with Panathinaikos in 1958.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:22px auto;max-width:860px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/protathlematypou.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/dimitris-gennias-gerakas-panathinaikos.jpg\" alt=\"\u039f \u0394\u03b7\u03bc\u03ae\u03c4\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2 \u0393\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03a0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03bc\u03ac\u03c7\u03c9\u03bd \u0393\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd\u03b1\u03ca\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:14px;display:block;cursor:zoom-in\"><figcaption style=\"margin-top:8px;font-size:14px;text-align:center;color:#4a5a78\">Dimitris Genias with the Gerakas Veterans shirt (left) and Panathinaikos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(240px,340px);justify-content:center;margin:18px 0 30px\">\n<figure style=\"margin:0\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;width:100%;aspect-ratio:9\/16;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;background:#000\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/1OUPmkn6B2o?rel=0\" title=\"Dimitris Genias (leader of the Gerakas Veterans) | Press Championship\" style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption style=\"margin-top:8px;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;text-align:center\">Dimitris Genias, captain of the Gerakas Veterans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dimitris Genias, captain of the Gerakas Veterans, spoke to the camera of the Press League on Monday, October 5, 2026, during the friendly match with the S.P.A.E. M.M.E. Press Team at the renovated Gerakas stadium. His team has existed since 1979.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin:26px 0 0\">The team's old guard<\/h3>\n<p>Among the people who passed through the Gerakas Veterans, Genias mentioned the Stamatakis family of Ethnikos and Takis Eleftheriadis of Panathinaikos. He also spoke about Alekos Giannakopoulos, whom he described as a &quot;Zajec-style&quot; player. Alekos Giannakopoulos is the father of Stelios Giannakopoulos, a former Olympiacos player.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin:26px 0 0\">Nikos Genias: registered with Panathinaikos at 13<\/h3>\n<p>Most of the conversation went to his father, Nikos Genias, a \u201cSaravakos-style\u201d player, as he put it. Nikos Genias was registered with Panathinaikos in 1958, at the age of 13, along with Domazos. He played in the second team with the generation that later reached Wembley.<\/p>\n<p>He did not make it to the first team. Haris Grammos was preferred for the position, and Nikos Genias was released in 1967.<\/p>\n<p>The friendly match report, with the rest of the videos: <a href=\"\/en\/mikti-spae-mme-palaimachoi-geraka-3-8\/\">Eight goals in Gerakas: the S.P.A.E. M.M.E. 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