Vasilios Lakis (; born 10 September 1976) is a Greek former professional footballer. He was nicknamed "Turbo" for his speed when attacking along the right wing and his ability to provide accurate crosses. Club career Naoussa Lakis began his career in Naoussa playing as a defender, but his coaches soon switched him to the attacking role more appropriate to his innate talent. His team mates in Naoussa included the future star Vasilios Tsiartas. Paniliakos In the summer of 1995, Lakis signed for the professional club Panileiakos. In the following season, he helped the team to finish seventh in the Greek League by scoring seven goals. AEK Athens On 12 June 1998, Lakis was transferred to AEK Athens for a fee of 600,000,000 drachmas. There he played alongside Demis Nikolaidis, Vasilios Tsiartas and Theodoros Zagorakis. With the yellow-blacks, he won two Greek Cups, one in 2000 against Ionikos and the other in 2002 against their rival, Olympiakos. He was in the squad that reached the Fourth round of the UEFA Cup in 2002 and was eliminated by the Inter Milan of Héctor Raul Cúper. The following season, with the acquisition of Grigorios Georgatos from Inter Milan, AEK reached the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, where they were drawn with Roma and Real Madrid. The club nearly beat Real Madrid after leading 3–1 and then 3–3 at home in the old stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium, but AEK Athens took their revenge in Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, drawing 2–2. Crystal Palace After Greece won Euro 2004, Lakis signed as a free agent for Crystal Palace in the Premiership. He made 18 league appearances for Palace. He notably missed the goal from 6 yards in the game against Arsenal at Selhurst Park while the score was 1-1. It is likely that Palace would have won the match had he scored. He was also sent off a in a 0–0 draw with Manchester United. Unfortunately the club was relegated the same year and Lakis decided to return to Greece and AEK Athens. Return to AEK Athens Among Lakis's colleagues at AEK were Traianos Dellas, formerly of Roma, and, as president, Demis Nikolaidis. AEK Athens participated in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League in the same group as Milan, which they beat at home 1–0 with a goal scored by Júlio César. In the summer of 2007, AEK Athens signed the Brazilian Rivaldo