AEK Athens F.C. Academy

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.

AEK Athens Football Club Academy
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Full nameAEK Athens Football Club Academy
Founded1934; 90 years ago (1934)
GroundOPAP Sports Centre
OwnerAEK Athens Football Club
ChairmanEvangelos Aslanidis
General DirectorIlias Kyriakidis

History

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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

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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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   GRE Marios Balamotis
GK   GRE Giannis Marinis [P]
GK   GRE Panormitis Kaliaros
GK   GRE Giannis Papanikolopoulos
GK   GRE Dimitrios Fontalis
DF   GRE Konstantinos Antonopoulos
DF   GRE Christos Giannoulis
DF   GRE Georgios Ninos
DF   GRE Aristotelis Tzidras
DF   GRE Petros Svigos
DF   GRE Fotis Chachoulis
DF   GRE Christos Kosidis
MF   GRE Nikolaos Georgatos
MF   GRE Dimitrios Valkanis
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   GRE Dimitrios Georgopoulos
MF   GRE Nikolaos Dimitriadis
MF   GRE Loukas Maroutsis
MF   GRE Andreas Chatzinikolaou
MF   GRE Alexandros Krushelnytsky
MF   ALB Leonardo Muça
FW   GRE Aristidis Andrikopoulos
FW   GRE Antonis Georgeas
FW   GRE Giannis Vasilas
FW   GRE Georgios Papanikolopoulos
FW   GRE Panagiotis Kontakis
FW   GRE Vasilios Sarantitis
FW   GRE Anastasios Kontorouchas
FW   ARG Bautista Álvarez
  • AEK Athens U19 Staff
    • Head coach: Sofyane Cherfa
    • Physical trainer: Angelos Konstantopoulos
    • Goalkeeping coach: Athanasios Paraschoudis

AEK Athens U17 squad

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As of 31 August 2022 [2]

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

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

Notable players

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

Personnel

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Academies staff

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Position Staff
Management   AEK Athens Football Club
General Director   Ilias Kyriakidis
Administrative Director   Nikos Georgeas
Chief Goalkeeping coach   Spyros Christopoulos
Chief Scout   Dimitris Roussos
U19 Head coach   Sofyane Cherfa
U18 Head coach   Theodoros Pallis
U17 Head coach   Aristotelis Schizas
U16 Head coach   Apostolos Tzavellas
U15 Head coach   Stelios Moudanaris
U14 Head coach   Panagiotis Pavlidis
U13 Head coach   Nikos Tzotzios
U12 Head coach   Vasilios Papadimitriou
U10 Head coach   Konstantinos Ladias
Performance analyst   Kyriakos Konstantinidis
Fitness coaches   Angelos Konstantopoulos
  Georgios Papaleontiou
  Iason Psaras
  Angelos Tsenoglou
Goalkeeping coaches   Athanasios Paraschoudis
  Stelios Skyriotis
  Georgios Kioupis
Scouts   Christos Kostis
  Christos Vasilopoulos
  Vangelis Gavrilis
Doctors   Georgios Dimitriou
  Andreas Anamorlidis
Physiotherapists   Lefteris Tamvakis
  Nikos Kalampokas
  Dionysis Engarchos
Ergophysiologist   Panagiotis Milionis
Secretary   Vasia Papalopoulou
Press Office   Giannis Bilios
Caregivers   Konstantinos Kazianis
  Konstantinos Makridakis
House keepers   Vaios Toursoun
  Eleni Toursoun
Travel guide   Georgios Tsoukas

Source: AEK Athens F.C.

References

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  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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