Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium

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Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium
Έλ Πάσο
Dimotiko Stadio Kallitheas - Grigoris Lambrakis.JPG
Full name Gregoris Lambrakis Stadium
Location Kallithea, Athens, Greece
Capacity 4,200
Surface Grass
Construction
Built 1970
Opened 1970
Tenants
Kallithea F.C.

Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kallithea, Greece.

It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Kallithea F.C. The stadium was built in 1970 and currently has a seating capacity of 4,200.

Name and nickname

The stadium was named after Grigoris Lambrakis, a Greek politician, physician, and athlete who was assassinated in 1963.[1]

It is commonly referred to by its nickname, El Paso. The site of the stadium used to be a quarry, evident from the tall rock lining the north end of the stadium. When the stadium was being built in the 1960s, Clint Eastwood's Spaghetti Westerns were very popular in Greece, and the stadium's nickname is a reference to Eastwood's 1965 film For a Few Dollars More (which had the Greek title Duel in El Paso), as the stadium's backdrop reminded people of images in the movie.[1]

References

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