Savvas Kofidis

Savvas Kofidis
Personal information
Date of birth(1961-02-05) 5 February 1961 (age 53)
Place of birthKazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1981–1988Iraklis206(18)
1988–1992Olympiacos93(9)
1992–1997Aris Thessaloniki126(7)
1997–1999Iraklis69(3)
Total494(37)
National team
1982–1994Greece67(1)
Teams managed
2005–2007Iraklis
2007Skoda Xanthi
2009–2010Iraklis
2012–2013Anagennisi Giannitson
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Savvas Kofidis (Greek: Σάββας Κωφίδης; born 5 February 1961 near Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) is a Greek football coach and former midfielder player.

Career

He started his career in Iraklis, debuting in 18 January 1981 when Iraklis was participating in the Beta Ethniki. In Iraklis's team he played seven seasons before heading to Olympiacos. In 1992 he joined Aris Thessaloniki F.C., the city rivals of Iraklis, where he played until rejoining Iraklis in the 1996–97 season.[1]

International career

His three appearances at the 1994 World Cup rounded off his national team career, which lasted from 1982 to 1994, giving him 67 caps and 1 international goal (9 January 1985, against Israel). He retired from professional football in 1999.

Coaching career

During the 2002–2003 period he was the assistant coach of Ivan Jovanovic in Iraklis, as well as the next period, assisting head coach Sergio Markarián. After Markarián resigned, Kofidis took in charge as the head coach. The next year, with Kofidis taking the reins, was hugely successful as "The Old One", against all expectations, finished 4th in the 2005–2006 Alpha Ethniki championship, and qualified for the UEFA Cup. During the summer, however, many key players were sold as the team was in heavy debt, and the following year was anything but successful. After a string of 10 league matches without a win, and an early exit from the UEFA Cup against Polish team Wisła Kraków, Kofidis resigned. In January 2007 he became head coach in Skoda Xanthi following Takis Lemonis's resignation, but soon left the job. On 30 October 2009 Iraklis F.C. club officials have sacked coach Oleg Protasov to replace him with Kofidis.

Playing career statistics

SeasonClubCountryMatchesGoals
1981–82IraklisGreece311
1982–83IraklisGreece341
1983–84IraklisGreece294
1984–85IraklisGreece295
1985–86IraklisGreece281
1986–87IraklisGreece264
1987–88IraklisGreece292
1988–89OlympiacosGreece162
1989–90OlympiacosGreece263
1990–91OlympiacosGreece334
1991–92OlympiacosGreece180
1992–93Aris Thessaloniki F.C.Greece190
1993–94Aris Thessaloniki F.C.Greece330
1994–95Aris Thessaloniki F.C.Greece306
1995–96Aris Thessaloniki F.C.Greece311
1996–97Aris Thessaloniki F.C.Greece130
1996–97IraklisGreece181
1997–98IraklisGreece201
1998–99IraklisGreece311

References

  1. Jump up ^ Kolokotsios, Lambros (22 September 2010). "Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΚΩΦΙΔΗΣ)" [Sporting Capsules (Kofidis)] (in Greek). Evrytania News. 

External links

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  • Papadopoulos (2011–2012)
  • Strantzalis (2012–2013)
  • Chatzinikolaou (2013)
  • Gogić (2013)
  • Hoyos (2013)
Greece squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup
Super League Greece Manager of the Year

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