Giannis Christopoulos

Giannis Christopoulos

Personal information
Full name	Giannis Christopoulos
Date of birth	12 November 1972
Place of birth	Kalamata, Greece
Club information
Current team	Free agent
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Kalamata
	Pamisos Messini
Teams managed
2010–2011	Panionios (Assistant Manager)
2011–2012	PAS Giannina (Assistant Manager)
2012–2013	PAS Giannina
2013–2014	Tavriya Simferopol
2014–2015	Platanias
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Giannis Christopoulos (Greek: Γιάννης Χριστόπουλος; born 12 November 1972 in Kalamata, Greece) is a Greek professional football coach and a former player. He realized early on that sports and football will play a leading role in his life . Against the dreams that had his mother Kostoula for her eldest son, whom he wanted to see a scientist, mathematician or physicist, Giannis Christopoulos followed his own wants and his own desires and every indication is justified .

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]

Managing Career

As of 15 December 2013

Team	Nation	From	To	Record
				Played	W	D	L	Win %
PAS Giannina		June 2012	May 2013	42	18	9	15	42.86
Tavriya Simferopol		June 2013	January 2014	19	3	2	14	15.79
Platanias		May 2014		0	0	0	0	—
Total				61	21	11	29	34.43

Honours

Individual

• Super League Greece Manager of the Year (1): 2012–13 with PAS Giannina.

References

1. Γιάννης Χριστόπουλος: Ένας υπέροχος άνθρωπος (in Greek). pamesports.gr. 2013-06-18.
2. Official SC Tavriya Site (2013-06-17). Официально. Янис Христопулос - новый тренер "Таврии" (in Russian). ua-football.com.