Andreas Niniadis (Greek: Aνδρέας Nινιάδης; born 18 February 1971) is a Pontic Greek former professional footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andreas Niniadis | ||
Date of birth | (1971-02-18) 18 February 1971 (age 51) | ||
Place of birth | Tbilisi, Soviet Union (now Georgia) | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–1980–1988 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1991 | FC Dinamo Batumi | 20 | (13) |
1991–1994 | Pontioi Verias | 80 | (20) |
1994–1996 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 49 | (15) |
1996–2004 | Olympiacos | 243 | (40) |
2004–2005 | Kerkyra | 28 | (5) |
National team | |||
1995–2001 | Greece | 17 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
2005–2011 | Olympiacos (assistant coach, chief scout) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Since his retirement, Niniadis has been employed by his former club Olympiacos as a chief scout and an assistant manager, a position he holds today.
He was one of the dominant players in one of Olympiacos FC gold eras (1997–2003) and he helped his team to reach seven Greek superleague championships successively and one Greek cup as well.[1] He also played for Pontioi Veroia, Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. and Kerkira FC.
He played 23 Champions League matches with Olympiakos, scoring five goals, and three UEFA Cup matches, scoring one goal.
Niniadis earned 17 caps for the Greece national team, scoring two goals.[2]
In the 2006–07 and 2009–10 seasons he was the assistant coach of Olympiacos FC manager Takis Lemonis and Bozidar Bandovic.[3]
Olympiacos
Greek Cup top scorers | |
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Football League Greece Footballer of the Year | |
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