Georgios Kostikos (footballer, born 1958)

Georgios Kostikos
	Kostikos in 1986
Personal information
Date of birth	26 April 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	PAOK (Chief Scout)
Youth career
1973–1975	Pierikos
Senior career*
Years	Team
1975–1977	Pierikos
1977–1986	PAOK
1986–1987	Olympiacos
1987–1988	Diagoras
Total
International career
1977–1984	Greece
Managerial career
1997–1998	Pierikos
1998–1999	Levadiakos
1999–2000	Kozani
2000	Nafpaktiakos
2001	Kozani
2001–2002	Ethnikos Piraeus
2002–2004	Greece U19
2005–2006	PAOK
2006	Levadiakos
2007	Nea Salamis
2008	Apollon Pontus
2009	Veria
2012–	PAOK (Chief Scout)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Georgios Kostikos (Greek: Γεώργιος Κωστίκος; born 26 April 1958) is a Greek former professional footballer.

Playing career

Club

Kostikos began playing football with Pierikos in 1975, and two years later he was acquired by PAOK.^[1] He played for PAOK from 1977^[2] to 1986, before finishing his career with Olympiacos and Diagoras.^[3] He won the 1985 Greek league title with PAOK.

International

Kostikos made 35 appearances and scored three goals for the Greece national football team from 1977 to 1984.^[4] He also participated in UEFA Euro 1980.

Managerial career

In 2006, after the dismissal of PAOK coach, Mr. Karageorgiou, Kostikos took over the team as a temporary coach. After Kostikos successfully led PAOK to qualify to the UEFA Cup Groups, PAOK's president Yannis Goumenos, announced that Kostikos will be the coach of PAOK. For the year 2007–2008 Kostikos managed Nea Salamina of Famagusta in Cyprus.

Personal

His brother Alekos (1953-1991) was a football goalkeeper and died in a car accident. His son is Giorgos Kostikos.His family was Refugees of the Greek Civil War.

Honours

PAOK

Alpha Ethniki
- Champion (1): 1984–85
- Runner-up (1): 1977–78
Greek Cup
- Runner-up (4): 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1984–85

Olympiacos

Alpha Ethniki
- Champion (1): 1986–87

References

^ Kolokotsios, Lambros (30 November 2010). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΚΩΣΤΙΚΟΣ) [Sporting Capsules (Kostikos)] (in Greek). Evrytania News. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011.
^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (24 April 2003). "Greece 1977/78". RSSSF.
^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (19 June 2003). "Greece 1987/88". RSSSF.
^ Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Greece - Record International Players". RSSSF.

External links

Georgios Kostikos at National-Football-Teams.com

[Ev-1] Kolokotsios, Lambros (30 November 2010). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΚΩΣΤΙΚΟΣ) [Sporting Capsules (Kostikos)] (in Greek). Evrytania News. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011.

[2] Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (24 April 2003). "Greece 1977/78". RSSSF.

[3] Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (19 June 2003). "Greece 1987/88". RSSSF.

[4] Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Greece - Record International Players". RSSSF.

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