Greece Home Shirt 2016/17 – Vangelis Moras – No. 5 – Player Issued – Nike – FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers

Vangelis Moras' Player Issued Shirt: the number 5 for the Greek National team in the 2016/17 season

The first official Greek National team jersey for the 2016/2017 season in its Player Issued version is an authentic collectible item of great interest, linked to the last international cycle of one of the most reliable central defenders in recent Greek football history. Made in Turkey by Nike with Dri-Fit technology, in white with blue details and side stripes, it features technical characteristics reserved exclusively for team supplies: high-performance perforated professional fabric, thermal print of name and number with match quality, internal Nike label with original production code. The front features the number 5 in blue on the left side, the Nike logo on the left side of the chest, and the official emblem of the Hellenic Football Federation (ΕΛΛΑΣ) with the white cross on the flag. The V-neck features the characteristic blue profile of the Nike Greece 2016/17 kit, with the inscription ΕΛΛΑΣ embroidered inside the collar. The size is L, corresponding to the athlete's cut of Nike's supply for National teams. On the back, the number 5 and the surname MORAS in blue unequivocally identify the customization for the central defender from Larissa. The shirt was distributed during the Qualification rounds for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, a campaign in which Greece was involved in Group H.

The player: Vangelis Moras

Evangelos "Vangelis" Moras (Larissa, August 26, 1981) is a Greek central defender who has built a long and respected career on both sides of the Mediterranean, becoming one of the most reliable figures in Greek football of his generation. Raised in the youth sector of his hometown, he took his first significant steps with AEK Athens before embarking on a long and fruitful journey in Italy, where he played consistently and authoritatively for Bologna, Swansea City, Cesena, and Hellas Verona, accumulating over 530 career appearances. With the Greek National team, he earned 27 international caps, participating in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and playing in the qualification stages for the 2016 European Championship. His last call-ups for the national team correspond precisely to the 2016/17 season, a period in which Greece was playing in the qualifiers for the 2018 Russian World Cup, making this Player Issued shirt an authentic and rare document of the final phase of an important international career. After retiring in 2021, Moras embarked on a coaching career, leading the youth selections of the Hellenic Football Federation.

What is a Player Issued shirt?

A Player Issued shirt is a jersey specifically prepared for a particular player but not necessarily worn in an official match. It differs from the commercial version due to a series of precise technical characteristics: professional finishes, personalization with the player's name and number, match-grade cut and materials, exclusive technical details reserved for team supplies. It is hierarchically superior to the store version and inferior only to the Match Worn. For collectors, it represents an authentic piece of the highest historical and commercial value, often impossible to find on the market years after its production.

Authenticity and MTM guarantee

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