Giannis Anastasiou
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 March 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Arta, Greece | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Preveza | 32 | (13) |
| 1991–1996 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 106 | (25) |
| 1996–1999 | OFI | 82 | (22) |
| 1999–2000 | Anderlecht | 23 | (9) |
| 2000–2004 | Roda JC | 114 | (48) |
| 2004–2006 | Ajax | 32 | (7) |
| 2006–2007 | Sparta Rotterdam | 16 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Omniworld | 11 | (2) |
| Total | 416 | (127) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Greece | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Panathinaikos | ||
| 2016–2017 | Roda JC | ||
| 2017 | Kortrijk | ||
| 2018–2019 | Omonia | ||
| 2019 | Atromitos | ||
| 2021–2023 | Panetolikos | ||
| 2023 | A.E. Kifisia | ||
| 2024 | Omonia (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giannis Anastasiou (Greek: Γιάννης Αναστασίου; born 5 March 1973) is a Greek professional football coach and former player who was most recently manager of Omonia.
As a player, Anastasiou played as a striker, and was active professionally in Greece, Belgium and the Netherlands. He also represented the Greece national team at senior international level.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Arta, Anastasiou played professionally in Greece, Belgium and the Netherlands for PAS Preveza, Ethnikos Piraeus, OFI Crete, Anderlecht, Roda JC, Ajax, Sparta Rotterdam and Omniworld.[1][2]
He also earned five caps for the Greece national team between 1998 and 1999.[1]
Managerial career
[edit]After his retirement from football in 2008, Anastasiou joined Panathinaikos as an assistant to manager Henk ten Cate.[3] In 2011, he left Greece for the Netherlands as assistant coach for Jong Ajax, the reserve team of Ajax. After two years, Anastasiou joined English club Reading in January 2013 as a first team coach; he had first met their manager Brian McDermott in June 2012 while completing his UEFA Pro License.[4] His stay at Reading lasted just two months, and he left the club following the departure of McDermott on 11 March 2013.[5]
Panathinaikos
[edit]Anastasiou was named manager of Panathinaikos in May 2013.[6] In his first year, the team won the Greek Football Cup with a 4–1 victory against PAOK in the final.[7] During that year, he also led the team in a 3–0 victory against Olympiacos, a record away victory in the derby.[8] In the Superleague Greece, the team finished fourth in the regular season and first in the play-offs, qualifying for next year's UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.[9] In February 2015, he was named Manager of the Year for 2014.[10]
In the 2014–15 season, Panathinaikos, was eliminated in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round by Standard Liège with an aggregate score of 1–2.[11] The team succeeded in entering the UEFA Europa League group stage, finishing last in Group E, against Dynamo Moscow, PSV and Estoril.[12] In the domestic league, Panathinaikos finished second behind Olympiacos in the league and first in the play-offs.[13] On 24 May 2015, Anastasiou managed his 100th game at the side of Panathinaikos, against Atromitos.[14]
In the beginning of the 2015–16 season, the team failed to qualify in the Europa League group stage, getting eliminated by Gabala in the play-offs.[15] On 2 November 2015, Panathinaikos announced the termination of his contract on terms of mutual consent.[16]
Roda
[edit]On 18 June 2016, Anastasiou signed a one-year contract as manager of Dutch Eredivisie side Roda JC, for whom he was also active as a player from 2000 until 2004.[17]
On 24 April 2017, Belgian side KV Kortrijk announced the signing of Anastasiou as their head coach, moving from Roda to Kortrijk at the end of the 2016-17 season.[18]
Anastasiou led Roda to a 17th-place finish in the Eredivisie, which meant that Roda had to play promotion/relegation play-offs. However, on 23 May 2017, midway through the play-offs, Anastasiou was sacked as manager of Roda.[19]
Kortrijk
[edit]At Kortijk, Anastasiou was sacked on 8 November 2017 with the team in penultimate position in the league, just one point above last place.[20]
Omonia (first spell)
[edit]He became manager of Omonia in November 2018.[21]
Atromitos
[edit]On 23 May 2019, Anastasiou became the new head coach of Atromitos, penning a one-year deal with the Peristeri club.[22] On 16 November 2019, Atromitos announced the termination of Anastasiou's contract as coach.[23]
Panetolikos
[edit]In July 2021 he signed a contract with Panetolikos.[24]
Omonia (second spell)
[edit]In February 2024 he returned to Omonia as interim manager until the end of the 2023–24 season, after which he will continue to work for the club as a Strategic Football Planning Consultant.[25]
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of match played 28 April 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Panathinaikos | 1 June 2013 | 2 November 2015 | 118 | 66 | 24 | 28 | 55.93 | [26] |
| Roda JC | 18 June 2016 | 23 May 2017 | 37 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 21.62 | [27] |
| Kortrijk | 1 July 2017 | 8 November 2017 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20.00 | [28] |
| Omonia | 1 November 2018 | 23 May 2019 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 32.14 | [29] |
| Atromitos | 23 May 2019 | 16 November 2019 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 35.71 | [30] |
| Panetolikos | 14 June 2021 | 23 May 2023 | 72 | 21 | 17 | 34 | 29.17 | [31] |
| A.E. Kifisia | 29 June 2023 | 5 December 2023 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14.29 | [32] |
| Omonia | 21 February 2024 | end of 2023–24 season | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 66.67 | [29] |
| Total | 310 | 122 | 76 | 112 | 39.35 | — | ||
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Anderlecht
Ajax
Manager
[edit]- Panathinaikos
Individual
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Giannis Anastasiou at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.
- ^ "Privacyinstellingen op VI.nl". www.vi.nl.
- ^ "Royals add to coaching staff". Reading F.C. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "The hardest decision". Reading F.C. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Panathinaikos names Anastasiou coach". Sport.co.uk. 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b "ΠΑΟΚ - Παναθηναϊκός 1–4". Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Olympiakos – Panathinaikos 0–3 [02/03/2014] | Leoforos.gr". www.leoforos.gr. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Dev, OTO |. "Super League Greece". Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Καλύτερος προπονητής ο Αναστασίου". sport-fm.gr.
- ^ uefa.com (5 August 2014). "UEFA Champions League 2014/15 – History – Panathinaikos–Standard Liège – UEFA.com". Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ uefa.com. "UEFA Europa League 2014/15 – History – Panathinaikos – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Dev, OTO |. "Super League Greece". Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "100αρισε ο Αναστασίου". gazzetta.gr. 24 May 2015.
- ^ uefa.com. "UEFA Europa League 2015/16 – History – Panathinaikos – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "The end of cooperation with Anastasiou". pao.gr. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Yannis Anastasiou nieuwe hoofdtrainer Roda JC". rodajc.nl. 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Anastasiou nieuwe hoofdcoach". kvk.be. 24 April 2017. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Geen rol meer voor Anastasiou, Huub Stevens toegevoegd aan technische staf Roda JC". rodajc.nl. 23 May 2017.
- ^ "KV Kortrijk zet de samenwerking met Anastasiou stop" [KV Kortrijk ends cooperation with Anastasiou] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Greece - Y. Anastasiou - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ Μαϊ. 2019 20:27, Επιμέλεια: Δημήτρης Σαμόλης Δημοσίευση: 23. "Ατρόμητος: Κατέληξε σε Αναστασίου". www.sport24.gr.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Ατρόμητος: Τέλος ο Αναστασίου". www.sport24.gr.
- ^ "Προπονητής ο Γιάννης Αναστασίου". panetolikos.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Ο Γιάννης Αναστασίου προπονητής στην Ομόνοια και σύμβουλος στρατηγικής". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Panathinaikos FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Roda JC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "KV Kortrijk: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ a b "AC Omonia: Matches". Soccerway. DAZN Group. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Atromitos FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Panetolikos FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "AE Kifisia FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Belgium National Levels (First to Fourth) 1999/2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Netherlands – Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Arta, Greece
- Greek men's footballers
- Greece men's international footballers
- Greek football managers
- Preveza F.C. players
- Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players
- OFI Crete F.C. players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- Roda JC Kerkrade players
- AFC Ajax players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- Almere City FC players
- Super League Greece players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Reading F.C. non-playing staff
- Greek expatriate men's footballers
- Greek expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Greek expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Greek expatriate sportspeople in England
- K.V. Kortrijk managers
- AC Omonia managers
- Greek expatriate football managers
- Men's association football forwards
- Atromitos F.C. managers
- Panetolikos F.C. managers