Giannis Christopoulos (footballer, born 1972)

Giannis Christopoulos
Personal information
Full name	Ioannis Christopoulos
Date of birth	12 November 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Kalamata, Greece
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Kalamata
	Pamisos Messini
Managerial career
2010–2011	Panionios (assistant)
2011–2012	PAS Giannina (assistant)
2012–2013	PAS Giannina
2013–2014	Tavriya Simferopol
2014–2015	Platanias
2016–2017	Levadiakos
2017–2018	Aris Limassol
2018–2019	Kalamata
2020–2021	Akropolis IF
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giannis Christopoulos (Greek: Γιάννης Χριστόπουλος; born 12 November 1972) is a Greek professional football manager and former player.

Managerial career

Greece

The long journey began coaching 14 years ago, somewhere in 1999, when the 27 years old coach, finished as a player ( played in Kalamata, Pamisos Messini)^[1] and started a new chapter in his career as coach . The academies of Kalamata were those who first opened their doors to welcome the young coach, who after several interviews and resumes, got the approval of the former president of Kalamata Stavros Papadopoulos, who was quite satisfied with the curriculum of the young coach, who had already made his own passage as coach in small groups and academies in Levski Sofia as part of his studies. In the beginning he trained the youth teams, then worked as an assistant coach in the senior teams. In the beginning of 2012–13 season George Christovassilis, president of PAS Giannina gave the opportunity to the young coach to take over for first time as head coach. Giannis Christopoulos lead the team qualified for the Greek Superleague Play-Offs.

Ukraine

On 17 June 2013, he signed a one-year deal with SC Tavriya Simferopol in the Ukrainian Premier League.^[2]

Managerial statistics

As of 25 October 2023^[3]

Team	Nation	From	To	Record
Team	Nation	From	To	Played	W	D	L	Win %
PAS Giannina		June 2012	May 2013	43	18	10	15	041.86
Tavriya Simferopol		June 2013	January 2014	19	3	2	14	015.79
Platanias		July 2014	March 2015	29	8	7	14	027.59
Levadiakos		January 2017	April 2017	14	2	4	8	014.29
Aris Limassol		October 2017	January 2018	15	2	4	9	013.33
Kalamata		July 2018	May 2019	3	1	0	2	033.33
Akropolis IF		January 2020	At Present	55	17	21	17	030.91
Total				178	51	48	79	028.65