Stavros Sarafis

Stavros Sarafis
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-01-17)17 January 1950
Place of birth Epanomi, Thessaloniki, Greece
Date of death 13 October 2022(2022-10-13) (aged 72)
Place of death Thessaloniki, Greece
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1963–1967 Anagennisi Epanomi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1981 PAOK 358 (136)
International career
1969–1977 Greece 32 (7)
Managerial career
1989 PAOK (caretaker)
1994 PAOK (caretaker)
1995 PAOK (caretaker)
1999 PAOK (caretaker)
2006 PAOK (caretaker)
2010–2013 PAOK (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stavros Sarafis (Greek: Σταύρος Σαράφης; 17 January 1950 – 13 October 2022) was a Greek international footballer who spent his entire career at PAOK, playing mainly as a midfielder and occasionally as a forward. A versatile midfielder and prolific goalscorer, he was mostly renowned for his excellent abilities in the air, being able to deliver powerful headers towards goal. Regarded as one of the club's most iconic figures, Sarafis is PAOK record top goalscorer. His nickname was "Ceasar" (Greek: "Kaisaras").