- Giannis Vardinogiannis
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Panathinaikos FC "Giannis Vardinogiannis ( _el. Γιάννης Βαρδινογιάννης) (born March 27, 1955 in
London ,UK ) is a Greek of Cretan descent, the first-born son of oil tycoonVardis Vardinogiannis . He went to study atVassar College in the United States where he majored in economics. He is a former car rally champion with many participations in the internationalAcropolis Rally , and has won many times the Greek Rally Champion title. Since his retirement from the sport, in the early 90s, he works in the family business, which has interests in oil, television broadcasting, publishing, shipping, etc. The Vardinoyannis family own the independent oil refineryMotor Oil (Hellas) S.A. , in whose Board of Directors Yannis Vardinoyannis also serves.In 2000, he assumed full ownership of
Panathinaikos FC after buying out his uncleGiorgos Vardinogiannis ' share. He maintains various business interests of his own, such as theFerrari dealership inGreece . OnJune 15 2007 Giannis Vardinogiannis was elected president of theGreek Super League .On April 13, 2008, more than 35,000 Panathinaikos supporters were gathered in the centre of Athens to a peaceful march, to protest against Giannis Vardinogiannis. The grand majority of Panathinaikos fans, believe that Giannis Vardinogiannis' leadership is inadequate as Panathinaikos has won only one Greek Championship in the last 12 years. Some of the team's football legends such as
Frangiskos Sourpis , took part in the protest.
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