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AEK Athens F.C. Academy

Coordinates: 38°02′02″N 23°47′21″E / 38.034011°N 23.789159°E / 38.034011; 23.789159
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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

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

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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. 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
FW Argentina 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. 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: 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 Greece AEK Athens Football Club
General Director Greece Ilias Kyriakidis
Administrative Director Greece Nikos Georgeas
Chief Goalkeeping coach Greece Spyros Christopoulos
Chief Scout Greece Dimitris Roussos
U19 Head coach Algeria Sofyane Cherfa
U18 Head coach Greece Theodoros Pallis
U17 Head coach Greece Aristotelis Schizas
U16 Head coach Greece Apostolos Tzavellas
U15 Head coach Greece Stelios Moudanaris
U14 Head coach Greece Panagiotis Pavlidis
U13 Head coach Greece Nikos Tzotzios
U12 Head coach Greece Vasilios Papadimitriou
U10 Head coach Greece Konstantinos Ladias
Performance analyst Greece Kyriakos Konstantinidis
Fitness coaches Greece Angelos Konstantopoulos
Greece Georgios Papaleontiou
Greece Iason Psaras
Greece Angelos Tsenoglou
Goalkeeping coaches Greece Athanasios Paraschoudis
Greece Stelios Skyriotis
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

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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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