 His chance to shine came in July 1968, when he was picked to represent Piraeus at an exhibition match against players from Athenian teams.A year later (July 1969) he joined Piraeus giants Olympiacos, the team he supported as a child, for a fee of just over 1 million drachmas along with the exchange of four Olympiacos players.His debut in the red and white jersey came when he featured in a friendly against his old club.