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Vianex president and former president of Panathinaikos BC Pavlos Giannakopoulos dies at 88

Vianex president and former president of Panathinaikos BC Pavlos Giannakopoulos dies at 88

Founder and co-owner of the Greek pharmaceutical company VIANEX Pavlos Giannakopoulos died on Sunday at at the age of 88.

He was former owner and president of Panathinaikos B.C. and president of Panathinaikos AC. From 1987 to 2012, Pavlos and his brother Thanassis were the managers of Panathinaikos' basketball, volleyball, and all amateur sports teams, from athletics to water polo. Their involvement with Panathinaikos' basketball team was their greatest success, in both domestic and European competitions. Pavlos was the President of the basketball department from 1987 to 2000 and together with his brother from 2003 to 2012.

Through 2012, Panathinaikos had won 13 out of the last 15 Greek Basket League championships and the EuroLeague championship in 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, and 2011.

Source: amna-mpa

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