Stelios Skevofilakas

International career Skevofilakas was part of the Greek military team, with whom he won the World Military Cup in 1962.

Skevofilakas made 11 appearances for the Greece, playing in qualifying matches for the 1966 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1968. He made his debut in May 1963 at an away friendly match against Poland, which ended 4–0.

Managerial career After his playing career was over, Skevofilakas began coaching, mainly with lower division clubs. On 24 July 1977 he signed for Marko. In the summer of 1979 he took over as the new manager of Ionikos. In 1982 he was the manager of Kerkyra for a season. In the summer of 1983 he became the manager of Olympiacos Chalkida. In 1996, Skevofilakas took charge of the bench of newly promoted second division club, Niki Volos for a season, where he managed to finish in the seventh place of the league.

Personal life Skevofilakas was the cousin of former AEK footballer, Giannis Vlantis whose son, Giorgos, also played for the club. After the end of his career he participated in the events of the Veterans Association of AEK Athens, which he served as president for 8 consecutive years. On 21 January 2009, he made a deeply emotional and unexpected visit to the gathering for the New Year's Eve of the Veterans of AEK, in his capacity as their president, to wish all of them health. It was his last public appearance, since a few months later, on 10 June 2009, Skevofilakas died from stomach cancer after a struggle of 18 months. On 20 January 2016, AEK organized a football tournament in his memory.

Career statistics Club

Honours

AEK Athens Alpha Ethniki: 1962–63, 1967–68, 1970–71 Greek Cup: 1963–64, 1965–66

Greece military World Military Cup: 1962