John Anastasiadis
"The Kangaroo"

Date of Birth 13 Aug 1968 Place of Birth Melbourne, Australia Nationality Australian Greek Nickname The Kangaroo Position Striker Facts Scouted by Former PAOK Ace & Assistant Manager Stavros Sarafis Departed from Melbourne on 12/07/88 for Thessaloniki Signed with PAOK Thassaloniki FC 1988 (age 19), departed 1997 (age 28) Previous Club Heidelberg United Alexander Overall Playing Record Seasons 1988-1997 Played Scored A' Ethniki Katigoria 203 24 Kypello Ellados 53 3 UEFA Cup 6 0 European Cup Winners Cup 0 0 European Champion Clubs Cup 0 0 Greek Friendlies 78 20 International Friendlies 42 19 Total 382 66

Fact: John Anastasiadis scored in 1993 the Goal of the Year in the A' Ethniki Katigoria The goal was also ranked Second in The PAOK Thessaloniki FC Greatest Goals ever. Highlight: In the 89' minute Alexis Alexiou crosses the ball towards John Anastasiadis, the ball is eye level and the master of ceremonies is situated outside the penalty box with his back facing the Doxa Drama Goals. Johnny elevates himself into mid air in a horizontal position and with his right foot scissor kicks, planting the ball into the top left corner of the Doxa Drama goals. Match: PAOK Thessaloniki FC vs Doxa Drama Date: 10/01/1993 Venue: Stadium Toumba Score: 5:0 Scorers: Kapetanopoulos 17' Theodoros Zagorakis 22' Kostas Lagonidis 56' Thanasis Dimopoulos 62' John Anastasiadis 90' Referee: Koumasis

Fact:

In the history of the A' Ethniki Katigoria only 500 players have successfully achieved the goal of playing more than 200 matches. John Anastasiadis once again conquered and his Holy name has been engraved into the A' Ethniki Katigoria Hall of Fame.

Season by Season Playing Statistics

Season	1988-1989		1989-1990		1990-1991
	Played	Scored	Played	Scored	Played	Scored
A' Ethniki Katigoria	18	1	25	5	28	5
Kypello Ellados	5	1	5	0	8	0
UEFA Cup	0	0	0	0	2	0
European Cup Winners Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
European Champion Clubs Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greek Friendlies	15	4	11	5	14	4
International Friendlies	9	6	0	0	5	0
Total	47	12	41	10	57	9

Season	1991-1992		1992-1993		1993-1994
	Played	Scored	Played	Scored	Played	Scored
A' Ethniki Katigoria	26	2	22	4	28	1
Kypello Ellados	11	0	1	0	7	1
UEFA Cup	4	0	0	0	0	0
European Cup Winners Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
European Champion Clubs Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greek Friendlies	9	4	6	0	7	1
International Friendlies	2	3	1	0	6	2
Total	52	9	30	4	48	5

Season	1994-1995		1995-1996		1996-1997
	Played	Scored	Played	Scored	Played	Scored
A' Ethniki Katigoria	17	3	30	3	9	0
Kypello Ellados	2	0	11	1	3	0
UEFA Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
European Cup Winners Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
European Champion Clubs Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greek Friendlies	8	2	3	0	5	0
International Friendlies	6	1	6	7	7	0
Total	33	6	50	11	24	0

Home & Away Debuts

Debut (Home)	Date	Home Team	Away Team	Stadium	Score
A' Ethniki Katigoria	18/12/88	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	Olympiakos Volou	Toumba	1:1
Kypello Ellados	28/12/88	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	Levadiakos	Toumba	2:2
UEFA Cup	03/10/90	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	Sevilla	Toumba	3:4
European Cup Winners Cup	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
European Champion Clubs Cup	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Greek Friendly	02/08/89	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	aris Thessaloniki	Toumba	2:0
International Friendly	28/08/88	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	Ajax Amsterdam	Toumba	4:2

Debut (Away)	Date	Home Team	Away Team	Stadium	Score
A' Ethniki Katigoria	18/12/88	Levadiakos	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	Levadias	2:1
Kypello Ellados	28/12/88	Naousa	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	Naousas	1:3
UEFA Cup	03/10/90	Sevilla	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	Sanchez Pizjuan	0:0
European Cup Winners Cup	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
European Champion Clubs Cup	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Greek Friendly	02/08/89	Anagennisi Karditsas	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	EAK Karditsa	0:6
International Friendly	28/08/88	Kostantza	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	Germany	1:10

Home & Away First Goal

1st Goal (Home)	Date	Home Team	Away Team	Stadium	Score
A' Ethniki Katigoria	10/12/89	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	Panerraikos	Toumba	3:1
Kypello Ellados	25/08/93	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	Proodeftiki	Toumba	4:1
UEFA Cup	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
European Cup Winners Cup	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
European Champion Clubs Cup	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Greek Friendly	14/02/90	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	PAONE	Toumba	5:1
International Friendly	-	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	-	-	-

1st Goal (Away)	Date	Home Team	Away Team	Stadium	Score
A' Ethniki Katigoria	16/04/89	Olympiakos Volou	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	Volou	1:4
Kypello Ellados	11/01/89	Levadiakos	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	Levadia	0:2
UEFA Cup	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
European Cup Winners Cup	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
European Champion Clubs Cup	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Greek Friendly	08/08/88	Anagennisi Karditsas	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	EAK Karditsa	0:6
International Friendly	24/07/88	Kostantza	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	Germany	1:10

Following photos courtesy of John Anastasiadis' private collection.

John Anastasiadis and Melbourne Club PAOK

13/07/96 John Anastsiadis presented with a Plaque on belhalf of Melbourne Club PAOK Inc.	01/12/00 John Anastasiadis is awarded a Plaque on belhalf of Melbourne Club PAOK & All PAOK Thessaloniki FC Supporters Clubs.
13/08/68 John Anastasiadis celebrates his birthday on an annual basis with Melbourne Club PAOK Inc.

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