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Giorgos Dedes played for which team from 1961 to 1963?
Giorgos Dedes Giorgos Dedes ( ; born 25 February 1943 ) is a Greek former footballer of Asia Minor descent who played as a forward . His main characteristics were his speed , his technique and his shooting . He competed in 430 games in total on the Greek Championship for Panionios and AEK Athens , scoring 181 goals . He was the top scorer of the league in 1970–71 and 1975–1976 . In 1971 , he was awarded the bronze boot after becoming the third best scorer in Europe . Club career . Early years . Son of Athanasios and Nikoleta , Giorgos was the fifth of their six children . Dedes was nephew of AEK Athens legendary goalkeeper , Christos Ribas , and his elder brother , Kostas played for Pannafpliakos . As a boy he supported AEK Athens and he was a great fan of Kostas Nestoridis . In 1957 his family moved to Athens and Giorgos played alongside his brother for Phivos Neou Kosmou . In 1960–61 , Phivos Neou Kosmou won the B1 league of Athens Football Clubs Association and Dedes was one of the basic scorers . Panionios . At the age of 17 he was discovered by Panagiotis Pallas of Panionios and he was recommended to the technical director of the team , Thanasis Papathanasiou . Dedes was transferred to Panionios ; the transfer fee was 1000 drachmas and some other players as an exchange . Two months later , the coach of the team , Ioannis Skordillis and Nikos Zakardis gave him the chance to play for the first time against Fostiras . On 28 March 1965 Dedes scored the fastest hat-trick in Alpha Ethniki in a period of 120 seconds after the 88th minute . In the 1969–70 season , Dedes scored five goals in a game in an 8–0 victory against Olympiakos Nicosia , which is the clubs largest victory . That was a rare record which only a few Greek footballers have achieved . Dedes has also scored four goals in a match on two occasions . He played for Panionios for 14 years , winning a Balkans Cup in 1971 . He was the top scorer of the Greek Championship with 28 goals , becoming the 3rd scorer in Europe behind the Croatian , Josip Skoblar of Olympique de Marseille with 39 and Keita of Saint-Étienne with 33 . AEK Athens . In 1974 Dedes transferred to the Greek giants AEK Athens of Loukas Barlos . Although he was a free agent , AEK Athens paid 500,000 drachmas to have him . In three years of playing for AEK Athens he achieved 80 caps scoring 35 goals . Furthermore , in season 1975-76 he once more became the top scorer of the Greek Championship , scoring 15 goals . Return to Panionios and retirement . Dedes returned to Panionios for the 1977–78 season to finish his career . He was honoured with the Golden Cross , the clubs greatest award . Dedes describes the award as priceless and it is the centerpiece of his medal collection . International career . In 1962 Dedes was called to the Greece U-18 , for which he played in two matches against Turkey , a 1–0 defeat in Athens and 1–0 win in Smyrni where he was the scorer in the 18th minute . With the U-19 team he competed in two games for the qualifying matches of UEFA European Under-19 Championship against Turkey . With a 2–1 victory in Athens and a 1–1 draw in Ankara , Greece managed to qualify for 1963 UEFA European Under-18 Championship in London . Dedes played in both 3 matches of the tournament in which he scored two goals in a 7–2 victory against Germany . Greece didnt qualify for the quarter finals as they finished third in the group . In 1969 Dedes played the only game for Greece U-21 against Israel . He managed 20 appearances and scored seven goals for the Greek national football team from 1966 to 1973 . He played his first match on 16 October 1966 in a 2–1 win against Finland for the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying . He scored his first two goals for Greece on 21 November 1968 in a 4–1 home victory against Egypt . Dedes was a regular in the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification squad where he scored twice . His first goal for the tournament was in a historical 2–1 victory against Portugal on 11 December 1968 in Karaiskakis Stadium and the second was in a 2–2 draw against Romania on 16 April 1969 with Dedes taking the lead for Greece . He made his last appearance for Greece on 31 January 1973 in a match against Bulgaria as a second-half substitute in a match which ended 2–2 . Honours . Panionios - Balkans Cup : 1971 - Alpha Ethniki : Runner up 1970–71 - Greek Cup : Runner-up 1967 Individual . - Alpha Ethniki top scorer : 1970–71 , 1975–76 - European Golden Boot : Third Place 1971 - Panionios Golden Cross : 1978