Vangelis Panakis

{{short description|Greek footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Vangelis Panakis

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Evangelos Panakis

| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|6|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|1|23|1933|6|8|df=yes}}

| death_place =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = –1951

| youthclubs1 = PAO Kalogreza

| years1 = 1951–1965

| clubs1 = Panathinaikos

| caps1 = 91

| goals1 = 57

| totalcaps = 91

| totalgoals = 57

| nationalyears1 = 1954–1962

| nationalteam1 = Greece

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| manageryears1 = 1975

| managerclubs1 = Panathinaikos

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Vangelis Panakis ({{langx|el|Βαγγέλης Πανάκης}}; 8 June 1933 – 23 January 2017) was a Greek professional footballer who played as a forward for Panathinaikos and a later manager.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/vaggelis-panakis/ |title=Vangelis Panakis |work=worldfootball.net |access-date=25 October 2021}} His real name was Panopoulos. He played in 14 matches for the Greece national football team from 1954 to 1962.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=15919 |title=Vangelis Panakis |work=EU Football |access-date=25 October 2021}} He was also part of Greece's team for their qualification matches for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/54qual.html |title=World Cup 1954 - Qualifying |work=RSSF |access-date=25 October 2021}}