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Alan Galindo

Watch Celtic star Giorgos Giakoumakis presented with award from grandfather in emotional scenes

This is the moment Giorgos Giakoumakis couldn't hide his emotions as the Celtic striker was recognised in his hometown for sporting excellence - with his grandfather the man tasked with presenting the award.

Ange Postecoglou brought the hitman to Parkhead last summer in a £2.5million move from VVV Venlo and he's quickly established himself as a favourite amongst the Celtic support after playing a big part in the recapturing the Scottish Premiership title from Rangers and helping his side lift the Premier Sports Cup.

The Greece international notched 17 goals in his debut campaign to finish top goalscorer in Scotland - just one year after a similar feat in the Dutch top flight. Giakoumakis has been back in Greece playing for his country in the Nations League and scored a stunning header in the recent 2-0 win over Kosovo.

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And he was recognised in his homeland by landing an award from his village's cultural association for his sporting career so far with his grandfather doing the honours in handing it over to his grandson with a large crowd looking on to witness the touching moment.

The hitman will return to pre-season training with the rest of his Celtic team-mates next week as the hard work gets underway for the new campaign.

Postecoglou and Co will be aiming to make it back-to-back Premiership title triumphs while they will be looking to add domestic cup silverware and make a splash in Europe.

The Hoops will be playing in the Champions League group stages following their title triumph.

It means they will be going up against the best teams and players with famous European nights under the lights at Parkhead returning later this year.

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