

UEFA Champions League
Transfer Tracker
By: Takis |Olympiacos has been busy as usual in the transfer market. Below is a detailed look at the imports and exports completed by the club in preparation for the 2008/2009 season. With the transfer window still open, and the realization that many deals happen late in the summer, this transfer table is only a premature guide. [...]
Olympiacos fall to Groclin in Austria
By: Takis |A sloppy display and stiffer competition saw an experimental Olympiacos side fall 2-0 to Polish club Groclin Dyskobolia in Jenbach. Fresh off their 6-0 victory against Austrian 3rd division club SV Hall, Olympiacos looked sloppy in this match. New recruits Oscar Gonzalez and Avraam Papadopoulos made their pre-season debuts with the club; while trialist, Mikel [...]
Olympiacos linked with Nuno Gomes
By: Takis |Several media sources from across Europe are linking Benfica and Portuguese international with a move to the Greek Champions. The connection does make sense, as Olympiacos is in need of another striker, alongside last year’s leading scorer Darko Kovacevic.
Currently, the Portuguese is still tied down to Benfica on a contract which lasts until the summer [...]
Olympiacos Pre-season Friendlies
By: Takis |Olympiacos has already commenced their preseason training in Zeefeld, Austria. The club kicked off their pre-season schedule with a 6-0 win over SV Hall. The club has already arranged many friendlies to take place in Austria, Holland, and in Greece; the following is a list of the matches to take place over the next two [...]
Transfer Talk: Domestic Imports
By: Takis |Olympiacos was active in the transfer market before this summer transfer period officially opened. The Eruthroleuki signed three players already playing in the Greek Super League. The transfers were in the most part an attempt to build a youthful team, as well as to add depth to an aging squad that could be prone to [...]
Olympiacos capture Avraam
By: Takis |No it’s not Avraam Grant (thank God!). Instead it’s 24 year old Greek defender Avraam Papadopoulos from Aris FC. After months of negotiating the Piraeus club was able to finalize the contractual concerns and have Papadopoulos himself put pen to paper.
Papadopoulos himself was keen to move to the Greek champions, but a late bidding interruption [...]
Olympiacos come out winners in Austria
By: Takis |Olympiacos opened their friendly schedule when they took on Austrian 3rd division side SV Hall this evening at Stadion Hall in Austria. It was expected that Olympiacos would have a walk in the park kind of game, and the club fulfilled expectations as Olympiacos came out 6-0 winners.
Olympiacos youngster Aristedis Soleidis made it 1-0 after [...]
Transfer Talk: Clean out at Olympiacos
By: Takis |The title may exaggerate what has actually happened in Piraeus, but after all it is a Greek blog (if you didn’t know, us Greeks tend to over exaggerate). Anyway, let’s switch to the transfer talk. After a scrappy run to win the domestic double, it was clear that many changes were going to be made [...]
EURO steals limelight: Valverde appointed new manager
By: Takis |The ongoing EURO 2008 tournament has stolen the headlines from football at the club level. For Olympiacos this is no different, as the club has made acquisitions in ready-to-go transfer window.
Olympiacos were able to fill the void in their coaching department, as the club announced that Ernesto Valverde would take over the reigns at the [...]
First Lemonis, Now Ivic; Kokkalis has holes to fill
By: Takis |After Olympiacos manager Takis Lemonis was fired in February after Olympiacos’ exit from the UEFA Champions League, club President Socrates Kokkalis filled the void by promoting assistant manager Josep Segura to the leading role. It seemed like a temporary band aid for the problem, which is expected to be solved this summer.
However, there is another [...]







