appearances. He was part of the team that claimed qualification for the UEFA Euro 1988 and contributed to the great success of qualifying for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States. He also played for the Mediterranean team in the 1983 Mediterranean Games in Casablanca, Morocco, where on 11/9/83 he scored the team's second goal in a 2–1 against Libya. In 1983 he participated in 4 matches with the Olympic team. Style of play Saravakos was one of the most popular and charismatic players of Greek football. He possessed excellent technical training and footballing intelligence, with a strong emphasis on finishing, game development and a keen ability to score goals, being regarded as one of the most effective takers in all foul and penalty kicks. After football Since 2013 he serves as Strategic Adviser for Panathinaikos a position created especially for him. Personal life His father Thanasis, was also an international footballer of Panionios. Honours Panionios Greek Cup: 1978–79 Panathinaikos Greek Championship: 1985–86, 1989–90, 1990–91 Greek Cup: 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94 Greek Super Cup: 1988, 1993 AEK Athens Greek Cup: 1995–96 Greek Super Cup: 1996 Statistics {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! rowspan=2 | Season ! rowspan=2 | Club ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | Super Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Europe ! colspan=2 | Greece |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | 1977–78 | rowspan=7 | Panionios | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 1978–79 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 1979–80 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 1980–81 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 1981–82 | 31 | 13 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |- | 1982–83 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |- | 1983–84