Quick Info
| Profession | Businessman, shipowner and football club owner |
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| Nationality | Greek |
| Date of Birth | 30/07/1967 |
| Age | 59 years |
| Birthplace | Piraeus, Greece |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Latest News about Evangelos Marinakis
Capital Maritime Finance, a company led by Marinakis, began trading on the Athens stock exchange. On the same day, his Oslo-listed tanker arm Capital Tankers secured financing of about US$930 million for its newbuilding programme.
A Greek prosecutor opened an investigation after Marinakis had a physical and verbal altercation with politician Grigoris Dimitriadis at the EuroLeague Final Four game between Olympiacos and Real Madrid in Athens. Footage showed him with a torn shirt during the confrontation.
Marinakis went on trial in Athens alongside four Olympiacos board members, accused of instigating violence and supporting a criminal group linked to club fans. He and the board members deny the misdemeanour charges, which his lawyer called totally baseless.
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Evangelos Marinakis, known as Vangelis, is a Greek businessman and investor. He is the principal shareholder of companies in shipping, media and football. He is best known as chairman of Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. and as owner of Olympiacos and Nottingham Forest. |
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| Early Life | He was born in Piraeus and is the son of Cretan shipowner and politician Miltiadis Marinakis. |
| Public Office | He was elected a municipal councillor of Piraeus in 2014 with the Piraeus Victor party and was re-elected in 2019. |
Relationships & More
| Spouse | Athanasia Marinakis |
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Family
| Father | Miltiadis Marinakis |
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| Mother | Irini Marinaki |
| Spouse | Athanasia Marinakis |
| Children | 4 |
Career
| Shipping | He founded Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. in 2005 and built a large shipping group. He holds a 59% stake in the listed Capital Clean Energy Carriers. His group also controls Capital Tankers, which is listed in Oslo. |
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| Olympiacos | He acquired a majority stake in Olympiacos in 2010 and became its president. He owns about 86% of the club. |
| Nottingham Forest | He bought 80% of Nottingham Forest in 2017. The club was promoted to the Premier League in 2022. In April 2025 he stepped back from day-to-day control because of a UEFA rule barring clubs under common ownership from the same European competition. |
| Media | In 2017 he acquired the DOL Group, which includes the newspapers TA NEA and VIMA and the radio station VIMA FM. |
| Other Investments | He invested in Portuguese club Rio Ave in November 2023. |
| Awards | He was named Newsmaker of the Year at the Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards in 2010 and 2014. He also appeared on TradeWinds' Power 100 list of top shipowners. He has been included in Lloyd's List's One Hundred Most Influential People in the Shipping Industry since 2010. |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. He was also a president of the Superleague Greece and vice-president of the Hellenic Football Federation from 2010 to 2011. | |
| 2. In February 2014 he donated €500,000 for school repairs on the Greek island of Cephalonia after earthquakes. | |
| 3. Under his ownership Olympiacos won seven consecutive Greek Super League titles. | |
| 4. Olympiacos won the 2023–2024 UEFA Europa Conference League. |
