Stavros Labrakis Explained

Stavros Labrakis
Birth Date:26 February 1970
Birth Place:Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Position:Attacking midfielder
Currentclub:Ergotelis (General Manager)
Youthclubs1:Kaminia
Years1:–1994
Years2:1994–1996
Clubs2:Irodotos
Years3:1996–1997
Clubs3:Ergotelis
Caps3:28
Goals3:4
Years4:1997–1998
Clubs4:Ialysos
Years5:1998–2000
Clubs5:A.O. Agersani Naxos
Caps5:32
Goals5:12
Years6:2000–2005
Clubs6:Ergotelis
Caps6:139
Goals6:42
Manageryears1:2005–2016
Managerclubs1:Ergotelis (general manager)
Manageryears2:2013
Managerclubs2:head coach
Manageryears3:2014
Managerclubs3:interim manager
Manageryears4:2015
Managerclubs4:interim manager
Manageryears5:2015–2016
Managerclubs5:head coach
Manageryears6:2016–2017
Managerclubs6:OFI (general manager)
Manageryears7:2017–
Managerclubs7:Ergotelis (general manager)
Pcupdate:9 April 2021

Stavros Labrakis (Σταύρος Λαμπράκης; born 26 February 1970) is a Greek former football player, and manager. He is currently serving as general manager for Greek Football League club Ergotelis.

Playing career

Labrakis started his football career with local side Kaminia F.C. He then went on to play for Irodotos, Ergotelis, Ialysos and A.O. Agersani Naxos, before returning to Ergotelis in 2000.[1] His goals and precise passing made him a key player in Ergotelis' run towards celebrating three consecutive promotions from the Delta Ethniki, and managed to play in the Alpha Ethniki for the first time in his career at age 35.[2]

Ergotelis

In his first two seasons after his return at Ergotelis in 2000, Labrakis finished as club top-scorer in the Delta Ethniki, consistently scoring 13 goals each season.[3] [4] He then scored 12 goals in 36 games during the 2002−03 Gamma Ethniki season to help his club promote to the Beta Ethniki.[5] He scored another two during the 2003−04 Beta Ethniki season. Labrakis ended his football career at the end of the 2004–05 season, having played in a total of 21 Superleague matches in which he scored 2 goals, both with penalty kicks. Both his Alpha Ethniki goals came consecutively in December 2004, during a 4−1 home win vs. Apollon Kalamaria and a 2−1 home win vs. Egaleo.

In total, Labrakis has scored 20 times for Ergotelis in Greek professional divisions (not counting his 26 goals in the Delta Ethniki). Counting his performances in the Delta Ethniki, he is the second all-time top-scorer for the club, trailing behind club scoring legend Patrick Ogunsoto, with whom he was teammates during his second spell at Ergotelis.

Retirement and career as manager

After ending his professional career, Labrakis was offered, and currently holds the position of general manager at Ergotelis. He has also managed the club in single matches as interim coach in several occasions, mainly during managerial changes. In 2013 Labrakis, along with the club's longtime U-20 coach Vasilis Plesitis, led the club through 8 Football League matches to eventual promotion to the Superleague after head coach Siniša Gogić' contract was terminated by the club.[6] More of the same came for Labrakis in 2015, when he was called upon to take over as head coach for the club, after Ergotelis mutually terminated its contract with manager Jasminko Velić.[7]

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecord
Ergotelis16 April 201314 June 2013
Ergotelis (interim)13 January 201420 January 2014
Ergotelis (interim)12 February 201514 February 2015
Ergotelis21 October 20159 February 2016
Career totals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: patris.gr. "XTIZEI" OMAΔA Γ'EΘNIKHΣ O EPΓOTEΛHΣ" (Greek) . 5 July 2000. 11 May 2018.
  2. Web site: onsports.gr. Λαμπράκης: "Το πιο όμορφο ταξίδι στην Α’ Εθνική" (Greek) . 8 October 2011.
  3. Web site: patris.gr. Αντίο με ήττα (Greek) . 30 April 2000. 11 May 2018.
  4. Web site: patris.gr. Επιστροφή μετά βαΐων και κλάδων (Greek) . 30 April 2000. 11 May 2018.
  5. Web site: rssf.com. Greece 2002/03 .
  6. Web site: novasports.gr. Παρελθόν ο Γκόγκιτς (Greek) . 17 April 2013.
  7. Web site: Ergotelis FC. Στο τεχνικό επιτελείο οι Αποστολάκης και Ανδρουλάκης (Greek) . 28 October 2015.