In July 1959, disappointed by the treatment he received from Panathinaikos, he left the "greens" and joined Atromitos, who were competing in the Athens FCA Championship at the time and immediately after in the newly formed second division.
[3] He scored the winner against FK Vardar at home for the Balkans Cup on 19 April 1967, in a season that they went udefeated, losing only in the final by Fenerbahçe.
[5] On 18 September 1968 he scored his only goal for the UEFA competitions in a 3–0 home win against Jeunesse Esch,[6] contributing to the club's course to the quarter-finals of the European Cup.
The limited number of permitted substitutions at that time and the presence of star players in the then yellow–black offensive line did not allow him to make more participations.
In 1969 as a part of renewall of Branko Stanković in the club's roster, he left AEK, a departure for which he has repeatedly expressed his displeasure.