Vasilis Hatzipanagis

Vasilis Hatzipanagis
Personal information
Full name Vasilios Hatzipanagis
Date of birth (1954-10-26) 26 October 1954
Place of birth Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1975 Pakhtakor Tashkent 96 (22)
1975–1990 Iraklis 281 (61)
1980Toronto Panhellenic (loan)
Total 377 (83)
International career
1974–1975 Soviet Union U19
1975 Soviet Union Olympic 4 (1)
1976 Greece U21 4 (0)
1976–1999 Greece 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vasilis Hatzipanagis (Greek: Βασίλης Χατζηπαναγής, Greek pronunciation: [vaˈsilis xad͡zipanaˈʝis], born 26 October 1954) is a Greek former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder for Iraklis in the Alpha Ethniki and Pakhtakor Tashkent in the Soviet Supreme League. He also played for Greece and the Soviet Union side.

Hatzipanagis is widely acclaimed among Greek and international football aficionados as one of the preeminent Greek footballers of all time. Despite his talent, his career was marred by contractual controversies. Numerous sources have bestowed upon him the epithet of "The Greek Maradona."