Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Taxiarhis Apostolikas

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. — TKD::Talk 22:38, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Taxiarhis Apostolikas

Non-Notable athlete - does not meet WP:BIO for athletes having not played in a fully professional league. Contested PROD - no reason for contesting given Mattinbgn/^talk 20:02, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions. -- Mattinbgn/^talk 20:03, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom.--Grahamec 04:03, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Hang on - the entry says he was with Olympiakos in 2004; that's one of the biggest clubs in the world [1]. If that's true, it's a relevant consideration, even if he didn't get a professional game. The language at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football/Notability would allow players who have not played to be notable if most other players at the same club have articles: Articles about first team squad members who have not made a first team appearance may also be appropriate, but only if the individual is at a club of sufficient stature that most members of its squad already have articles. This should be confirmed before deletion. --Greatest hits 06:17, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment There is no evidence provided in the article that he played a single game for Olympiakos or was even on their first team squad. He certainly is not on their first team squad now. Even if he was on a first team squad, discussion on a project talk page doesn't override WP:BIO. The discussion on the talk page reads to me that they are suggesting an article can be created for a current first team squad member for clubs of sufficient stature, not a previous squad member. If, as seems more likely, he was merely was a youth player then that doesn't meet WP:BIO either. There was nothing I could find in English showing any association between Mr Apostolikas and the club, although there may be a Greek language source. If evidence comes to light that he did play a competitive league game in the first team for the club I will reconsider my !vote. -- Mattinbgn/^talk 07:47, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. --Aarktica 21:33, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.