Iosif Daskalakis

Iosif "Sifis" Daskalakis (Greek: Ιωσήφ "Σήφης" Δασκαλάκης; born 7 August 1982) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently a free agent.

Sifis Daskalakis

Personal information
Full name	Iosif Daskalakis
Date of birth	(1982-08-07) 7 August 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	OFI Crete	8	(0)
2006–2011	Ergotelis	90	(0)
2011–2012	Olympiacos	1	(0)
2012–2013	Veria	1	(0)
2013–2014	OFI Crete	12	(0)
2015–2016	OFI Crete	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2013

Career

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.^[1] 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]

Honours

• Olympiacos:
  • Superleague Greece (1) : 2011–12
  • Greek Cup (1) : 2012

References

1. Ερυθρόλευκος ο Δασκαλάκης (in Greek). sport24.gr. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
2. ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΘΗΚΕ ΑΠΟ ΤΗ ΒΕΡΟΙΑ Ο ΔΑΣΚΑΛΑΚΗΣ (in Greek). newsnowgr.gr. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
3. Φτηνά τη γλίτωσε ο Ολυμπιακός στη Βέροια (in Greek). in.gr. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
4. Υπέγραψε ο Δασκαλάκης στον ΟΦΗ (in Greek). pamesports.gr. 17 June 2012. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
5. Γκατούζο: "Ο καπετάνιος δεν αφήνει το καράβι, όλα ήταν μ@@..ες" (in Greek). Contra.gr. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
6. "Γκατούζο, είσαι ψεύτης!" (in Greek). Contra.gr. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
7. Επέστρεψε στον ΟΦΗ ο Δασκαλάκης (in Greek). sport-fm.gr. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
8. ΟΦΗ για Δασκαλάκη: "Φεύγει όπως ήρθε, σαν φίλος" (in Greek). sport-fm.gr. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

External links

• Profile at Onsports.gr