On Tuesday morning (10/12) the funeral of Nikos Sarganis took place at the Papagou cemetery.
Relatives, friends and fans bid farewell to the legendary Nikos Sarganis at the Papagos cemetery.
at the final farewell, there were, of course, the top “figures” of Greek football, such as Antonis Antoniadis, Christoph Vazeha and Kostas Franzescos, people from the political field, such as the regional governor of Attica, Nikos Hardalias, although there were wreaths. sent by all the competing teams.
it is recalled that Nikos Sarganis died on Sunday (8/12), plunging Greek football into grief. The 70-year-old veteran goalkeeper, nicknamed “Phantom” was hospitalized in a coma by “Henry Dunant”, but he could not beat the cancer either.
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PASOK President, Nikos Androulakis at the funeral of Nikos Sarganis.
Source: THANASSIS DIMOPOULOS/EUROKINISSI
Mimis Domazos and Yiannis Vroutsis at the funeral of Nikos Sarganis.
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The funeral of Nikos Sarganis
Source: THANASSIS DIMOPOULOS/EUROKINISSI
Greek football became poorer, because it lost the hero of the sport that raised it to many levels. He was a goalkeeper who put each of his team at ease under the goal posts and managed – with the way he made interceptions – to turn the eyes of the fans of the game – AND – towards the goal.
