Aittitos Spata bids farewell to a man who devoted much of his life to the club. Giannis Soutris passed away suddenly at the age of 81, as announced by the club. The funeral service will take place on Monday 5 October at 4.00 pm at the Church of Saints Anargyroi in Spata.
Yiannis Soutris has held almost every position within the club. He started out as a goalkeeper and player for Aittitos and later moved into management, where he was a member of the Board of Directors and served as chairman. In recent years, although he held no official role, he continued to be a regular presence at the ground. According to the club, he never missed a match, whether in victory or defeat.
The final match
On Wednesday 30 September, two days before he left, he was spotted in the stands at the ‘Dimitris Dimitriou’ Spata Municipal Stadium alongside other former footballers. From there, he watched Aittitos beat Pallavreotikos 4–2 in the third matchday of the First Division of the Eastern Attica Football Association. The club states in its announcement that this was likely his final match, and that it was a victory: “We would like to believe that he left happy.”
A club with a history stretching back almost 80 years
Aittitos was officially founded on 23 April 1947, although a team by that name had been playing in Spata since the mid-1930s. The club’s colours are green and white, and its crest features a vine. In its more recent history, it won the A’ EPSANA league title in 2006–07 and 2016–17, and immediately afterwards, in the 2017–18 season, the Third National Division championship, which promoted them to the Second National Division for a single season. At the age of 81, Yiannis Soutris had witnessed almost the entire journey, and a large part of it from the inside.
The team this year
Aittitos have two wins from three matches. They lost 0–2 to Keratea in their opening match, won 1–0 at Nea Makri and beat Pallavreotikos 4–2. On Sunday 4 October at 16:30, they play away against AO Atlantis at the Geraka ground, and on Sunday 11 October at 16:15, they will host Olympiakos Agios Stefanos at Spata.
The management of APO Aittitos Spata has expressed its condolences to his family and loved ones. Members of the Board of Directors, former players and supporters of the club are expected to attend the funeral. iartemida also extends its condolences to the family of Yiannis Soutris.
Source: Press release from Aittitos Spata, as published in iRafina on 4 October 2026; Eastern Attica Football Association, 2026–27 First Division fixtures and results.
