100 Years Olympiacos

His life and career read like a fairy tale: from remote New Caledonia to the top-flight of European football and ultimately the red-and-white heart of Piraeus. A world champion with a humble soul and a timeless influence

The story of Tasos Mitropoulos is not just the career journey of a great Olympiacos player, it's the chronicle of a life in red-and-white, one full of tension, leadership, some wrong turns but complete dedication

In 1994, in Tel Aviv, they were just young men in the stands, but they didn’t lose faith. Ten years later, they took over at the helm. And everyone knows what happened next

A ‘box-to-box’ midfielder even before the term was coined became a ‘TV star’ with a spectacular goal at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium; his presence marked an entire Olympiacos era

He was a legend long before he took over at Olympiacos. But it was in Piraeus that he joined forces with the team closest to his heart, and together they worked wonders

From the crisis in 1981 to the winning of titles and an …insistence on shooting from afar  

He moved like a dancer on the pitch. He had a sensual relationship with the beautiful game, almost erotic. And the tango of the Argentine artist who wore the red and white stripes for two seasons and a half was seductive—a sight to behold

The Olympiacos’ star never wore another club's jersey, while transforming volleyball in Greece in the process

From Kleidouchakis and Grammatikopoulos to our own era and Tzolakis, the No. 1 jersey has been worn by many. And many a fine goalkeeper has left a legacy for his successors to follow

It has gone down in modern Greece's collective memory as the greatest sporting tragedy the country has ever known. A bloody Sunday in '81, with 21 immortal dead...

 It wasn't just a football match, it was a historic event, an almost absurd experience, where the result took a back seat to the tension, the drama and an existential rush

An executive whose dedication to the Club and winning spirit were unparalleled - he was at the helm at crucial moments in Olympiacos’ history, when his presence guaranteed that the team performed at its very best

The Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Olympiacos’ home and other historic venues

A prolific Olympiacos scorer, he took his last breath wearing the red-and-white jersey

 Argentine passion, unique inspirations and football as an... art form – components that bestowed unforgettable memories to Olympiacos fans and aficionados of the game everywhere

The man responsible for the first Greek version of the ‘galacticos’ and his legendary love for Olympiacos

The team that Evangelos Marinakis created …with one stroke won seven championships in a row (2011-2017). The role of Ernesto Valverde, the Iberian “school” and the pattern that still holds today

On the centennial anniversary of the Club's founding in 1925, his figure stands tall. He was an institution who wrote his life's work in red and white

The Olympiacos Foundation broke new ground when it was created, with respect to the heritage and the millions of Olympiacos fans - and with a desire to always emphasize that Olympiacos is more than just a team

This football genius from Uruguay inextricably linked his name with the Piraeus team, so much so that it became a motto sung by the fans in the stands

Some of the all-time greats who played in the red and white stripes.

...or, how Ilias Hatzipavlis and Tasos Bountouris, two Olympiacos athletes, became legends in a sport where the wind decides everything...and nothing

With Thodoris Vlachos and Charis Pavlidis at the helm, the titles began to... rain down. Having grown up at Olympiacos, they went on to help their club grow in its turn

His speech is often allegorical and sometimes poetic - similar to the way he played

The Basque trainer that fans took into their hearts, like few others, was the first to mix football and... geometry in his palette