Georgios Magiras

Georgios Simos or Charalampous[2] (Greek: Γιώργος "Mάγειρας" Σίμος ή Χαραλάμπους; 1919 – 12 February 1994), commonly known as "Magiras" (Which meant "Cooker", a nickname that followed him throughout his career, on the occasion of the fact that his grandfather maintained a cooking restaurant in Naxos), was a Greek professional footballer who played as a midfielder for AEK Athens and a manager.

He migrated with his family at Nea Ionia of Athens in 1922, during the Asia Minor Diaster.

[9] His debut came on 23 April 1948, in a friendly at home against Turkey, the first to be played after World War II, under the instructions of Kostas Negrepontis.

[13] Magiras returned to Chalcis to coach Chalkida, in 1972 for a year and led them to 4th place in the standings.

[14] Magiras lived at Nea Ionia with his wife and 2 children and worked at the Water Company.

Players of AEK Athens and PAOK before the 1939 Cup final