| Sifis Daskalakis | |
| Fullname: | Iosif Daskalakis |
| Birth Date: | 1982 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Heraklion, Crete, Greece |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Years1: | 2003–2006 |
| Years2: | 2006–2011 |
| Years3: | 2011–2012 |
| Years4: | 2012–2013 |
| Years5: | 2013–2014 |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | OFI Crete |
| Clubs2: | Ergotelis |
| Clubs3: | Olympiacos |
| Clubs4: | Veria |
| Clubs5: | OFI Crete |
| Clubs6: | OFI Crete |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Caps2: | 90 |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 30 September 2013 |
Iosif "Sifis" Daskalakis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ιωσήφ "Σήφης" Δασκαλάκης; born 7 August 1982) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently a free agent.
Daskalakis began his career at his local side OFI, playing mostly as a back-up goalkeeper to Michalis Sifakis. He then moved to fellow Cretan Superleague side Ergotelis, staying at the club for 5 years (the last 4 of which he was the starting XI goalkeeper) making a total of 90 appearances for the club.[1] His steady performances with Ergotelis drew the attention of Greek champions Olympiacos, who signed Daskalakis in the summer of 2011 to be the back-up of Franco Costanzo. His spell with the Greek champions lasted one year, in which the club won the 2011–12 season double. Daskalakis made only a single appearance for the club during the season, as he ended up being back-up to third-choice keeper Balázs Megyeri, after Costanzo's contract was terminated.
In 2012, Daskalakis signed a contract with freshly promoted Superleague side Veria,[2] but was immediately sidelined after conceding two goals in his debut vs. his former club Olympiacos.[3] He left the club in the summer of 2013, signing a three-year contract with his first club, OFI.[4] His second spell at OFI however, was also abruptly terminated after a dispute with manager Gennaro Gattuso, who allegedly requested Daskalakis and teammate Michail Fragoulakis to be expelled from the club.[5] [6]
A year after his dispute with the club, Daskalakis returned to OFI in October 2015 signing a one-year deal, after the club filed for bankruptcy in 2015 and was therefore relegated to the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek football league system.[7] However, as the club signed experienced defenders Minas Pitsos, Kostas Kiassos and Ilias Kotsios in the winter transfer window of 2016, due to a limitation on the number of players over 33 years old allowed to play for a single club in the Gamma Ethniki, Daskalakis' was released by the club in February 2016.[8]