AEK F.C. Academy

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

AEK FC Academy
Full nameAEK FC Academy
Founded1930's
GroundOPAP Sports Center
OwnerAEK FC
ChairmanEvangelos Aslanidis
General DirectorKostas Tsanas

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) and Victor Klonaridis (2010–2012, 2017–2020).

AEK U19 squad

AEK 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 January 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  GRE Giorgos Theocharis
— GK  GRE Spyros Kaloudis
— DF  GRE Manolis Arvanitis
— DF  GRE Konstantinos Karavidas
— DF  GRE Leonidas Pozatzidis
— DF  GRE Giorgos Mantzouranakis
— DF  GRE Dimitris Lionis
— DF  ALB Gilberto Gega
— DF  GRE Kostas Stamoulis [P]
— MF  GRE Lefteris Metaxas
— MF  GRE Periklis Dimitriou
— MF  GRE Giannis Koromilas
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  GRE Konstantinos Roukounakis
— MF  GRE Thanasis Kotsios
— MF  GRE Giannis Fivos Botos [P]
— MF  GRE Filippos Tsarouchas
— MF  GRE Paraskevas Tsigaridis
— MF  GRE Nikos Loukas
— MF  GRE Stefanos Katsikas
— FW  GRE Giannis Sardelis [P]
— FW  GRE Michalis Tolios
— FW  GRE Michalis Kosidis
— FW  GRE Efthymis Christopoulos [P]
— FW  GRE Theodosis Macheras [P]
  • AEK U19 Staff
    • Head Coach: Ilias Kalopitas
    • Physical Trainer: Giorgos Koudounis
    • Goalkeeping Coach: Antonis Lykouris

AEK U17 squad
As of 9 January 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  GRE Petros Kyritsas
— GK  GRE Angelos Angelopoulos
— DF  GRE Menelaos Tsiachmatiotis
— DF  GRE Odysseas Giannakou
— DF  GRE Nikos Kanellopoulos
— DF  ALB Mario Mitaj [P]
— DF  GRE Vasilis Grigorian
— DF  GRE Konstantinos Antonopoulos
— DF  GRE Thanasis Laspas
— DF  GRE Panagiotis Oikonomeas
— DF  GRE Nikos Karastergios
— MF  GRE Thanasis Kaltsas
— MF  ALB Laert Papa
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  GRE Alexandros Sarantis
— MF  GRE Manolis Tsiokris
— MF  GRE Vasilis Besis
— MF  GRE Sofoklis Michopoulos
— MF  GRE Giannis Pitilakos
— FW  GRE Apostolis Christopoulos
— FW  GRE Ilias Vafiadis
— FW  GRE Panagiotis Georgeas
— FW  GRE Angelos Kasiolas
— FW  GRE Anestis Vlachidis
— FW  GRE Nikos Kritikos
— FW  GRE Nikos Panteleos
  • AEK U17 Staff
    • Head Coach: Ivan Nedeljković
    • Physical Trainer: Dimitris Stergiopoulos
    • Goalkeeping Coach: Giorgos Kioupis

Notable players

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

Personnel

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

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.