AEK Athens Football Club Academy
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Full nameAEK Athens Football Club Academy
Founded1934 (1934)
GroundOPAP Sports Centre
OwnerAEK Athens Football Club
ChairmanEvangelos Aslanidis
General DirectorIlias Kyriakidis

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

History

Players of AEK's youth academy (1934)

AEK Athletic Club 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), Spyros Pomonis (1961–1973), Giorgos Karafeskos (1963–1974), Nikos Karoulias (1973–1974), Spyros Ikonomopoulos (1978–1994), Stelios Manolas (1978–1998), Vangelis Vlachos (1979–1985), Lysandros Georgamlis (1979–1986), Pantelis Konstantinidis (1993–1994), Dionysis 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 Konstantinos Galanopoulos (2015–).

AEK Athens U19 squad

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

P. ^ Players with professional contract.
As of 31 August 2022 [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 Marios Balamotis
— GK Greece GRE Giannis Marinis [P]
— GK Greece GRE Panormitis Kaliaros
— GK Greece GRE Giannis Papanikolopoulos
— GK Greece GRE Dimitrios Fontalis
— DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Antonopoulos
— DF Greece GRE Christos Giannoulis
— DF Greece GRE Georgios Ninos
— DF Greece GRE Aristotelis Tzidras
— DF Greece GRE Petros Svigos
— DF Greece GRE Fotis Chachoulis
— DF Greece GRE Christos Kosidis
— MF Greece GRE Nikolaos Georgatos
— MF Greece GRE Dimitrios Valkanis
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Greece GRE Dimitrios Georgopoulos
— MF Greece GRE Nikolaos Dimitriadis
— MF Greece GRE Loukas Maroutsis
— MF Greece GRE Andreas Chatzinikolaou
— MF Greece GRE Alexandros Krushelnytsky
— MF Albania ALB Leonardo Muça
— FW Greece GRE Aristidis Andrikopoulos
— FW Greece GRE Antonis Georgeas
— FW Greece GRE Giannis Vasilas
— FW Greece GRE Georgios Papanikolopoulos
— FW Greece GRE Panagiotis Kontakis
— FW Greece GRE Vasilios Sarantitis
— FW Greece GRE Anastasios Kontorouchas
  • AEK Athens U19 Staff
    • Head coach: Gennaios Karachalios
    • Physical trainer: Angelos Konstantopoulos
    • Goalkeeping coach: Panagiotis Ikonomou

AEK Athens U17 squad

As of 31 August 2022 [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 Theofanis Papavasiliou
— GK Greece GRE Dimitrios Anargyrou
— GK Greece GRE Georgios Manousakis
— DF Greece GRE Dimitrios Athanasiou
— DF Greece GRE Theodoros Bousios
— DF Greece GRE Sotiris Markopoulos
— DF Greece GRE Petros Kolokotronis
— DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Tsirdimos
— DF Albania ALB Ardit Kadiu
— DF Greece GRE Stavros Psyropoulos
— DF Greece GRE Georgios Kolyfetis
— MF Greece GRE Giannis Sarris
— MF Australia AUS Ianni Valkanis
— MF Greece GRE Alexandros Elezi
— MF Greece GRE Christoforos Kolimatsis
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Greece GRE Nikolaos Avrasoglou
— MF Greece GRE Iason Psychogios
— MF Finland FIN Noah Levis
— MF Greece GRE Dionysis Panagiotopoulos
— MF Greece GRE Alexandros Dani
— MF Greece GRE Pantelis Papazisis
— MF Greece GRE Dionysis Sehu
— MF Greece GRE Georgios Chatziroditis
— FW Greece GRE Akylas Zoulias
— FW Greece GRE Dimitrios Klapsas
— FW Greece GRE Dimitrios Andriotis
— FW Greece GRE Christos Paleologou
— FW Greece GRE Grigoris Raptis
— FW Greece GRE Giannis Daskalopoulos
  • AEK Athens U17 Staff
    • Head coach: Petros Tasounidis
    • Physical trainer: Georgios Papaleontiou
    • Goalkeeping coach: Athanasios Paraschoudis

Notable players

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

Personnel

Academies staff

Position Staff
Management Greece AEK Athens Football Club
General Director Greece Ilias Kyriakidis
Administrative Director Greece Nikos Georgeas
Chief Goalkeeping coach Greece Dionysis Chiotis
Chief Scout Greece Dimitris Roussos
U19 Head coach Greece Gennaios Karachalios
U17 Head coach Greece Petros Tasounidis
U15 Head coach Greece Fotis Papapanagis
U14 Head coach Greece Aristotelis Schizas
U13 Head coach Greece Tasos Stasinopoulos
U12 Head coach Greece Stelios Orfanidis
U10 Head coach Greece Vasilios Papadimitriou
Performance analyst Greece Kyriakos Konstantinidis
Fitness coaches Greece Angelos Konstantopoulos
Greece Georgios Papaleontiou
Greece Iason Psaras
Greece Angelos Tsenoglou
Goalkeeping coaches Greece Panagiotis Ikonomou
Greece Athanasios Paraschoudis
Greece Georgios Kioupis
Scouts Greece Christos Kostis
Greece Christos Vasilopoulos
Greece Vangelis Gavrilis
Doctors Greece Georgios Dimitriou
Greece Andreas Anamorlidis
Physiotherapists Greece Lefteris Tamvakis
Greece Nikos Kalampokas
Greece Dionysis Engarchos
Ergophysiologist Greece Panagiotis Milionis
Secretary Greece Vasia Papalopoulou
Press Office Greece Giannis Bilios
Caregivers Greece Konstantinos Kazianis
Greece Konstantinos Makridakis
House keepers Greece Vaios Toursoun
Greece Eleni Toursoun
Travel guide Greece Georgios Tsoukas

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.

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