Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium
- Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium
Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kallithea, Greece.
It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Kallithea F.C. [cite news | url=http://www.stadia.gr/kallithea/kallithea.html | title=Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium | publisher=Stadia.gr] .]
The stadium was built in 1970, and currently has a seating capacity of 4,250 [.]
Name and nickname
The stadium was named after Gregoris Lambrakis, a Greek politician, physician, athlete who was assassinated in 1963.
It is commonly referred to though by its nickname, "El Paso." The site of the stadium used to be a quarry, explaining the tall rock lining the north end of the stadium. When the stadium was being built in the 1960s, Clint Eastwood's Spaghetti Westerns were very popular in Greece, and the stadium's nickname is a reference to Eastwoods 1965 "For a Few Dollars More" (which had the Greek title "Duel in El Paso"), as the stadium's backdrop reminded people of the images of the movie.
References
External links
* [http://www.stadia.gr/kallithea/kallithea.html Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium profile at Stadia.gr]
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