Yiorgos Vardinogiannis
| Yiorgos Vardinogiannis Γιώργος Βαρδινογιάννης | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1936 Episkopi, Rethymno, Greece |
| Residence | Ekali,Athens,Greece |
| Nationality |
 Greece |
| Occupation | Shipowner & Businessman |
| Years active | 1963– |
| Net worth |
 US$1.5 billion (2014) |
| Religion | Greek Orthodox |
Yiorgos Vardinogiannis (Greek: Γιώργος Βαρδινογιάννης) is a Greek businessman and shipping magnate, former owner and president of the Panathinaikos football club.He was born in Episkopi, Rethymno in 1936.[1] He is the brother of oil and shipping tycoon Vardis Vardinogiannis.
Career
Yiorgos Vardinoyannis was in charge of the merchant ship "Ioanna V" which, in 1966, broke the UN-imposed and British-enforced embargo on the regime of Rhodesia[2] and brought in oil to the Portuguese Mozambique port of Beira, which was connected with landlocked Rhodesia by a pipeline.[3]
He was president of Greek football club Panathinaikos FC for 21 years (1979–2000) and had the nickname Kapetanios (Captain).
References
- ↑ Επίτομο Γεωγραφικό Λεξικό της Ελλάδος (Geographical Dictionary of Greece), Μιχαήλ Σταματελάτος, Φωτεινή Βάμβα-Σταματελάτου, εκδ. Ερμής, ΑΘήνα 2001
- ↑ Rhodesia News Summary Southern Africa News Bulletin, week of 7-13 April 1966
- ↑ Hot cargoes, Time magazine