AEK Athens F.C. Academy

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AEK FC Academy
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Full nameAEK FC Academy
Founded1930's
GroundOPAP Sports Centre
OwnerAEK FC
ChairmanEvangelos Aslanidis
General DirectorGiannis Papadimitriou

AEK was one of the first Greek clubs to found a youth academy back in 1934, while AEK FC have managed them since 1979.

History[]

Players of AEK's youth academy (1934)

AEK was one of the first Greek clubs to found a youth academy back in 1934.

Famous players have been produced by AEK youth development system over the years.

Some of the most notable include: Tryfon Tzanetis (1933–1950), Kleanthis Maropoulos (1934–1952), Andreas Stamatiadis (1950–1969), Stelios Skevofilakas (1960–1973), Nikos Karoulias (1973–1974), Stelios Manolas (1978–1998), Spyros Oikonomopoulos (1978–1994), Vangelis Vlachos (1979–1985), Lysandros Georgamlis (1979–1986), Pantelis Konstantinidis (1993–1994), Dionisis Chiotis (1995–1998, 2000–2007), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (2005–2008), Savvas Gentsoglou (2006–2012), Panagiotis Tachtsidis (2007–2010), Kostas Manolas (2009–2012), Victor Klonaridis (2010–2012, 2017–2020) and Kostas Galanopoulos (2015–).

AEK Athens U19 squad[]

AEK Athens U19 is the youth team of AEK. They participate in the Super League 1 U19 championship. They play their home games at the OPAP Sports Center in Spata.

P. ^ Players with professional contract.
As of 9 October 2020 [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Greece GRE Giorgos Theocharis [P]
— GK Greece GRE Petros Kyritsas
— GK Greece GRE Angelos Angelopoulos
— DF Greece GRE Manolis Arvanitis
— DF Greece GRE Menelaos Tsiachmatiotis
— DF Greece GRE Thanasis Kotsios
— DF Greece GRE Giorgos Mantzouranakis
— DF Greece GRE Dimitris Lionis
— DF Albania ALB Gilberto Gega
— DF Greece GRE Odysseas Giannakou
— DF Greece GRE Nikos Kanellopoulos
— MF Greece GRE Konstantinos Roukounakis [P]
— MF Greece GRE Lefteris Metaxas
— MF Greece GRE Leonidas Pozatzidis
— MF Greece GRE Giannis Koromilas
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Albania ALB Mario Mitaj [P]
— MF Albania ALB Laert Papa
— MF Greece GRE Filippos Tsarouchas
— MF Greece GRE Manolis Tsiokris
— MF Greece GRE Nikos Loukas
— MF Greece GRE Stefanos Katsikas [P]
— MF Greece GRE Vasilis Besis
— FW Greece GRE Sofoklis Michopoulos
— FW Greece GRE Apostolos Christopoulos
— FW Greece GRE Michalis Kosidis [P]
— FW Greece GRE Panagiotis Georgeas
— FW Greece GRE Anestis Vlachidis
— FW Greece GRE Nikos Panteleos
— FW Greece GRE Anastasios Kakolyris
  • AEK Athens U19 Staff
    • Head Coach: Ilias Kalopitas
    • Physical Trainer: Giorgos Koudounis
    • Goalkeeping Coach: Giorgos Kioupis

AEK Athens U17 squad[]

As of 9 October 2020 [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Greece GRE Giannis Marinis
— GK Greece GRE Alexandros Georgiadis
— GK Greece GRE Rafail Marios Balamotis
— DF Greece GRE Savvas Giamatzidis
— DF Greece GRE Anastasis Klapsas
— DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Zacharopoulos
— DF Greece GRE Filippos Skiadaresis
— DF Greece GRE Nikos Karastergios
— DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Antonopoulos
— DF Greece GRE Dimitris Tsiachmatiotis
— DF Greece GRE Giorgos Tremas
— DF Greece GRE Giorgos Papadopoulos
— MF Greece GRE Stathis Karagiannidis
— MF Greece GRE Charis Seferlis
— MF Greece GRE Konstantinos Macheras
— MF Albania ALB Miro Halili
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Greece GRE Kyriakos Kyrsanidis
— MF Greece GRE Panagiotis Lantikas
— MF Greece GRE Angelos Tsiris
— MF Greece GRE Marios Angelopoulos
— MF Greece GRE Nikos Dimitriadis
— MF Albania ALB Leonardo Muxha
— MF Greece GRE Alexandros Kruselnichkyy
— MF Greece GRE Giannis Pitilakos
— MF Greece GRE Alexandros Papathanasiou
— FW Greece GRE Theodoros Kontos
— FW Greece GRE Periklis Dellas
— FW Greece GRE Angelos Fotopoulos
— FW Greece GRE Savvas Deligiannidis
— FW Greece GRE Panagiotis Kontakis
— FW Greece GRE Konstantinos Lymperopoulos
— FW Greece GRE Vasilis Sarantitis
  • AEK Athens U17 Staff
    • Head Coach: Ivan Nedeljković
    • Physical Trainer: Thanasis Zavvos
    • Goalkeeping Coach: Giorgos Kioupis

Notable players[]

Notable players coming from the club's youth departments include:

Personnel[]

Academies staff[]

Position Staff
Management Greece AEK Athens F.C.
General Director Greece Giannis Papadimitriou
Administrative Directors Greece Konstantinos Papapostolou
Greece Nikos Georgeas
Secretary Greece Katerina Beka
U19 Head coach Greece Ilias Kalopitas
U17 Head coach Serbia Ivan Nedeljković
U16 Head coach Greece Stelios Orfanidis
U15 Head coach Greece Gennaios Karahalios
U14 Head coach Greece Vasilis Apostolou
U13 Head coach Greece Michalis Pavlis
U12 Head coach Greece Stavros Tziortziopoulos
U11 Head coach Greece Nikos Skoumpotis
U10 Head coach Greece Stelios Orfanidis
Performance analysts Greece Nikos Papathanasiou
Greece Stratos Parousis
Fitness coaches Greece Giorgos Koudounis
Greece Dimitris Stergiopoulos
Greece Thanasis Zavvos
Goalkeeping coaches Greece Antonis Lykouris
Greece Giorgos Kioupis
Head of scouting Greece Ilias Kyriakidis
Scouts Greece Vaggelis Gavrilis
Greece Christos Kostis
Greece Christos Maladenis
Doctors Greece Panagiotis Alexandropoulos
Greece Giakoumis Diakoumis
Greece Charis Lalos
Physiotherapists Greece Nikos Kalampokas
Greece Kostas Pavlidis
Greece Lefteris Tamvakis
Ergophysiologist Greece Dimitris Stergiopoulos
Nutritionist Greece Thanasis Zavvos
Psychologist Greece Froso Patsou
Caregivers Greece Dimitris Manitsas
Greece Dimitris Vamvakidis
Travel guides Greece Dimitris Paschalidis
Hostel man Greece Vaios Toursoun

Source: AEK Athens F.C.

References[]

  1. ^ "U19 < TEAMS - AEK F.C. Official Website". aekfc.gr. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. ^ "U17 < TEAMS - AEK F.C. Official Website". aekfc.gr. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

External links[]

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