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PAOK Academy is the football academy system of Greek professional football club PAOK consisting of eleven official youth teams (Under-6/7, Under-8, Under-9, Under-10, Under-11, Under-12, Under-13, Under-14, Under-15, Under-17 and Under-20), based on the young athletes' age.[1] PAOK's U15, U17 and U20 teams all play in Greek Superleague's [2] (Superleague U15, U17 and U20 respectively). Ιn 2016–17 season, U20 team participated in UEFA Youth League as a champion on official superleague U17 2015–16. This academy holds more than 280 young players,[3] and also more than 50 people work there (coaches, trainers, doctors etc.). The PAOK Academy maintains 16 training centers outside of Thessaloniki. These are in Athens, Didimoticho, Alexandroupoli, Komotini - Xanthi, Kilkis, Kavala, Drama, Kozani, Katerini, Lamia, Corfu, Rethymnon, Chios, Chalkidiki, Cyclades and Rhodes.[4]

PAOK Academy

Full name	PAOK Academy
Founded	1952
Ground	PAOK FC Sport Center, Nea Mesimvria
Capacity	300
Owner	PAOK FC
Chairm usean	Ivan Savvidis
League	Superleague U19,U17,U15
2019-2020	1st
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

The first youth academy was created in 1952. The visionary was Austrian coach Wilhelm (Willi) Sefzik. His dream was to be able to bring out new talents that could evolve from an early age into the PAOK team.[5] In 2007–2009, The former president Theodoros Zagorakis began the rebirth of the academies. Vangelis Pourliotopoulos undertook the reorganization, and for the first time in PAOK history started an organized effort of the club to exploit, to bring out new talents, and promote young footballers systematically from the infrastructure departments of PAOK's to the first team. In 2009, the cost reached €1 million per year.[6] At that time the "Football Prints" program was created. Today more than 90 academies participate in this program. In 2008, the first hostels in the Toumba Stadium were inaugurated. In the first three years, the hostels accommodated 14 children, who came from outside Thessaloniki

The evolution of academies continues to date, with Ivan Savvidis investing in a new home that will host young footballers. In September 2015, the PAOK Academy acquired a seven-storey building in the center of Thessaloniki,[7] where 55 young football players live there.[8] The cost of academies has now reached €2 million per year, making it the most expensive academy in Greece.[9] According to the International Center for Sports Studies (CIES), the club has the best academies in Greece.[10]

Organization

PAOK invest in setting up its own football schools to bring out talented children. To this day the club maintains 13 training centers in every corner of the country. PAOK FC youth sections, with the assistance of their network of collaborating academies (football prints), select the most talented players of each region, in order to have them train often and gradually follow the schedules and aims of the PAOK academy players.

The objective of the club is encounter young talented athletes aged no more than 12, and hand them at least 7 years of proper the footballing education, so that they can dive into the mentality and philosophy of their club. The scouting team visits each training centre once each month, in order to supervise the children's progress. Some distinguished children are invited to Thessaloniki to join the PAOK Academy, which will be staying at PAOK's house.[4]

Since 2013, PAOK maintains a cooperation with Juventus on the academies sector.[11]

Football Prints

PAOK football prints, is a network of academies working with the PAOK academy. Football Prints network functions through a communication system that is based on the eagerness of local academies to work and push talented children. The coordination of all academies has the Vangelis Pourliotopoulos and Kyriakos Alexandridis. In 2014, PAOK FC also organized their first "PAOK Football Prints Network Tournament". Since 2009, the club hold the annual youth tournament “Panagiotis Katsouris” in his memory, a renowned tournament and among the best in the Balkans.[12]

List of academies

The 90 academies of "Football Prints" in Greece, according to geographic criteria.

Greece

• Alexandroupoli: Pontiakos Alexandroupolis,[13]
• Argos: PAOK Koutsopodiou.[13]
• Arta: Dias Kostakion Arta.[14]
• Aspropyrgos: Pyrichios PAOK FC Aspropyrgou.[15]
• Athens: Athens Cosmos Club,[13] Mikrasiatikos Kaisarianis.[16]
• Chalkida: PAOK Kanithou Chalkidas.[17]
• Chalkidiki: Elpides Marmara, PAOK Stavrou.[13]
• Chania: Arena fc PAOK,[13] Calcetto FC Chania.[17]
• Corfu: Olympiada Karousadon.[18]
• Didymoteicho: PAOK Iasmos, PAOK Isaakiou.[14]
• Drama: PAOK Megas Alexandros,[19] Prosotsani,[13] Fillipos Dramas.[13]
• Florina: Pas Florina.[19]
• Heraklion: Lido Soccer,[20] Atsalenios academy.
• Imathia: Meliki Academy
• Ioannina: PAS Asteras Ioaninon.[13]
• Karpenisi: PAOK Karpenisiou.[21]
• Kastoria: Kronos Kastorias.[19]
• Katerini: Katerini academy 2006.[19]
• Kavala: Orfeas Eleftheroupolis,[13] Mundialito,[19] PAOK Kavalas,[19] Aetos Orfanou.[19]
• Kilkis: Alexandros Kilkis,[19] PAOK Kristonis.
• Komotini: Fair Play,[22] PAOK Komitini.[19]
• Konitsa: PAOK Konitsa, Pindos Konitsa.[14]
• Kos: PAOK Kos.[13]
• Kozani: Koilon academy,[19] Siatista academy.[13]
• Lefkada: Tilikratis Lefkada, Panlefkadios.[23]
• Lemnos: Filoktitis Kontia.
• Lesbos: Apollon Vounarakiou.
• Orestiada: Oinoi Orestiadas.[24]
• Patra: Keravnos Agiou Vasiliou.[15]
• Paxoi: Paxoi academy.[13]
• Pella: Athletic Academy Skydras,[19] PAOK Patriarxio,[19] Apollon Kruas Vrisis.[25]
• Pieria: Giotsa academy, Makrygialos, Play Zone 2006.[13]
• Preveza: Real Team Preveza, RIA Sport academy.[15]
• Ptolemaida: Hercules Ptolemaidas.[19]
• Rethymno: Astera Rethymnou.[13]
• Rhodes: Euklhs Soronis.,[13] Asteras Pastida.[26]
• Skiathos: AO Skiathos academy.
• Serres: Niki Christou,[19] Ethnikos Sidirokastrou,[13] Alistrati.[13]
• Thasos: Theagenis Thasos.[13]
• Thesprotia: Elpides Acheronta,[27] Doxa Gardikiou.[13]
• Thessaloniki: Proteas,[13] Achilleas Pereas,[13] Elpides Sikeon,[13] Bebides Ionias,[13] Kypseli Neapolis,[13] Liti academy,[13] Academy MAS Atromitos Triadiou,[13] GS Ilioupoli,[13] Lykoi, AE falirou, PAOK Kymina-Malgara, Malakopi Pylaias,[28] Aetoi fc,[28] Doxa Drymou,[28] Ioannis Papafis academy,[18] Magnisiakos,[18] M. Alexandros Kaloxoriou, Champions Pefkon,[29] Keravnos Agiou Pavlou,[27] Ethnikos Sohou, Diaplasi Oreokastro,[17] Achilleas Triandrias,[15] Doxa Elpidas Evosmou,[30] Toumba FC.[31]
• Veria: Doxa Makroxoriou.[13]
• Xanthi: Elpides PAOK Xanthi.[22]

Cyprus [32]

• Larnaca: Nuovo Calcio .
• Pano Polemidia: Karmiotissa Anorthosi Polemidion.
• Paphos: Olympico academy.

Germany [33][34]

• Krefeld: Hellas Krefeld.
• Troisdorf: Hellas Troisdorf.
• Munich: PAOK FC Pontos.
• Offenbach: PAOK Offenbach.
• Essen: Thessaloniki Essen
• Wiesbaden: Hellas Wiesbaden.

Israel

• Nazareth: PAOK Millya Academy.[35][36]

Sweden

• Stockholm: Akropolis IF.[37]

Australia

• Adelaide: Adelaide Olympic FC.[38]

Academy Personnel

Sport management and organisation
Vangelis Pourliotopoulos	General Manager
Georgios Georgiadis	Technical Director
Giorgos Theodoridis	U19 Team Manager
Stavros Sarafis	U17, U15 Team Manager
Kyriakos Alexandridis	Football Prints Supervisor
Grigoris Karavelis	Technical Advisor
Konstantinos Vourtsis	Functional Overhang
Ioanna Charalampous	Student Officer
Team coaches
Stelios Malezas, Apostolos Papavasileiou	U19 Coach
Alexandros Alexiadis, Ebenezer Hagan	U17 Coach
Petros Tsiapakidis	U15 Coach
Dimitris Orfanos	U14 Coach
Andreas Balabanis	U13 Coach
Savvas Konstantinidis	U12 Coach
Georgios Gourtsas	U11 Coach
Spyridon Koulouris	U10 Coach
Antonis Krinitsas	U9 Coach
Maria Exadaktylou, Magdalini Tsoukala	U7, U6 Coach
Fitness coaches
Evagelos Alexopoulos	U19 Fitness coach
Mert Isbilir	U17 Fitness coach
Vasileios Bilis	U15 Fitness coach
Analysis department
Ioannis Vlachos	Head Analyst
Ilias Galanopoulos	Match Analyst
Alexandros Theodoridis	Data Analyst
Ioannis Abatzidis	Data Analyst
Ioannis Avramidis	Head Scout
Kostas Lagonidis	Scouting
Stefanos Borbokis	Scouting
Medical department
Dr. Argyrios Karavelis	Head of Medical Services
Dr. Giorgos Ziogas	Toccupational physiologist
Irini Rera	Psychologist
Ioanna Paspala	Nutritionist
Stavros Terzanidis	U19 Physiotherapist
Konstantinos Michailidis	U17 Physiotherapist
Michail Kostidis	U15 Physiotherapist

Source: PAOK F.C.

Players

U19 Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GRE Spiros Aggelidis 2 DF  GRE Vasilis Kitsakis 3 DF  GRE Nikos Deligiannis 4 DF  GRE Giorgos Tsiakoumis 5 DF  GRE Theodoros Melenikiotis 6 MF  GRE Dimitris Kottas 7 FW  GRE Marios Babouras 8 MF  GRE Zisis Tsikos 9 FW  GRE Akexandros Kedikoglou 10 MF  GRE Thodoros Kalogiros 11 FW  GRE Lampros Smyrlis 12 FW  GRE Loukas Martos 13 DF  GRE Aggelos Zilos 14 FW  GRE Nikos Spyrakos

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 GK  GRE Alexandros Lypiridis 16 MF  RUS Viktor Rumyantsev 17 FW  GRE Stefanos Tzimas 18 MF  GRE Kostas Goumas 19 MF  GRE Argyris Darelas 20 FW  GRE Xristos Iordanidis 21 DF  GRE Lefteris Tasiouras 22 DF  GRE Kostas Kastidis 24 GK  GRE Dimitris Monastirlis 23 DF  ALB Marios Sinanaj 25 MF  GRE Athanasios Garnetas 26 DF  ALB Ermis Selimaj 27 FW  GRE Thodoros Spyridopoulos

U17 Squad

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  GRE Evaggelos Ikonomidis — GK  GRE Evaggelos Kiatos — GK  ROU Vasili Sova — DF  GRE Tryfon Kalioglou — DF  GRE Giorgos Koupenos — DF  GRE Giorgos Chourdakis — DF  GRE Kostas Skourtis — DF  GRE Stavros Iliadis — DF  GRE Charalabos Georgiadis — DF  GRE Panagiotis Theodosiadis — DF  GRE Taxiarxis Filon — DF  GRE Vasilis Pasachidis — MF  GRE Vasilis Papageorgiou — MF  POL Maximilian Sznaucner — MF  GRE Panagiotis Deliopoulos

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  GRE Dimitris Papaevaggelou — MF  GRE Stefanos Aleiferopoulos — MF  GRE Dimitris Vagionas — MF  ALB Marios Leka — MF  GRE Stelios Almasidis — FW  GRE Nikos Mavris — FW  GRE Kostas Ignatiou — FW  GRE Vasilis Soupiadis — FW  GRE Manolis Ibraim — FW  GRE Ioannis Gitersos — FW  GRE Grigoris Politakis — FW  GRE Minas Vasiliadis — FW  GRE Alexandros Adam — FW  GRE Giorgos Ganopoulos

U15 Squad

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  GRE Michail Pourliotopoulos — GK  GRE Giorgos Panagiotidis — GK  GRE Efstathios Beleris — GK  GRE Klimis Kyriakidis — DF  GRE Giorgos Kosidis — DF  GRE Konstantinos Vyrsokinos — DF  GRE Pavlos Tsiotas — DF  GRE Dimitris Bataoulas — DF  GRE Dimosthenis Kakoulis — DF  GRE Pavlos Bagios — DF  GRE Dimitris Sellas — MF  GRE Anestis Mythou — MF  GRE Efstratios Tachmetzidis — MF  GRE Athanasios Panos

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  GRE Vasilis Eleftheriadis — MF  GRE Fotis Vasili — MF  ALB Bedri Dunga — MF  GRE Athanasios Papanikolaou — MF  GRE Nikos Dimopoulos — MF  GRE Ilias Drigakis — FW  GRE Nikos Theofilou — FW  GRE Giorgos Romanidis — FW  GRE Ilias Karagiozis — FW  GRE Andreas Spyrou — FW  GRE Dimitris Berdos — FW  GRE Ioannis Tsifoutis — FW  GRE Antonis-Panagiotis Tsitsilas — FW  GRE Petros Karakostas

Honours

Titles won and honours by the PAOK academy's teams.

Official youth championship's - International tournaments

PAOK U20

• Greek Superleague U19
  • Winners (7): 2002–03, 2006–07, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
  • Runners-up (3): 2011–12, 2015–16, 2021-22
• Broersen International Youth Tournament
• Culemborg Cup
  • Winners (1): 2019
  • Runners-up (1): 2013

PAOK U17

• Greek Superleague U17
  • Winners (5): 2012–13, 2015–16, 2019–20, 2020-21, 2021–22
  • Runners-up (2): 2014–15, 2018–19

PAOK U15

• Greek Superleague U15
  • Winners (4): 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21,
  • Runners-up (2): 2013–14, 2015–16, 2021-22
• International Viktor Ponedelnik's Cup
  • Winners (1): 2015
• Rimini Cup
  • Winners (2): 2014, 2002
• «We Love Football» tournament
  • Runners-up (1): 2016 [39]

Domestic - International tournaments

PAOK U14

• "International Children’s Football Festival": 2016

PAOK U13

• "Lennart Johansson Academy Trophy": 2013, 2017
  • Runners-up: 2015
• "Panagiotis Katsouris" Football tournament: 2014, 2015
• "CVV Zwervers":
  • Runners-up: 2014
• "Lukoil Cup": 2014, 2017 [40]
• "Rodos Knights Cup": 2015
• "Pfingst Cup":
  • Runners-up: 2017

PAOK U12

• "Marc Overmars" : 2016

PAOK U11

• "Lokoball": 2013, 2014
  • Runners-up: 2015, 2016
• "Panagiotis Katsouris" Football tournament: 2014
• «SANDANSKI CUP»: 2014
• "Invitational Cup Stockholm": 2015
• "Catnic Cup": 2016
• "«Paris World Cup»": 2016
• "Max Sport Youth Cup": 2015

PAOK U10

• "International tournaments Serbia": 2014 [41]
• "IV International Football Tournament «Mini Football Magic»": 2015
• "International Orthopaedikos U10 Juniors Cup 2016":
  • Runners-up: 2016

PAOK U9

• "Pfingst Cup": 2014
• "International tournaments Krnjevo": 2014 [42]
• "Dragan Mance Cup 2017": 2017

PAOK U8

• "Olympico Paphos Tournament": 2017
• "Germany Offenbach Tournament": 2017<ref>"Οι Κ8 του ΠΑΟΚ κέρδισε το τουρνουά στη Γερμανία". acadimies.gr (in Greek). 23 May 2017.<ref>

Records

Top Scorers (All competitions)

Ranking	Nationality	Name	Years	Goals
1	Greece	Alexandros Gargalatzidis	2016–2019	29
2	Greece	Giorgos Doumtsis	2016–2020	28
3	Greece	Georgios Tzovaras	2016–2019	23
4	Greece	Zisis Chatzistravos	2016–2019	22
5	Greece	Dimitrios Panidis	2018–2021	22

Appearances (All competitions)

Ranking	Nationality	Name	Years	Appearances
1	Greece	Zisis Chatzistravos	2016–2019	84
2	Greece	Georgios Tzovaras	2016–2019	74
3	Greece	Charis Tsingaras	2017–2020	71
4	Greece	Giorgos Doumtsis	2016–2020	71
5	Greece	Giannis Michailidis	2017–2020	70

Notable players

Notable players coming from the club's youth departments include:

Leandros Symeonidis Giorgos Koudas Koulis Apostolidis Filotas Pellios Kostas Orfanos Nikos Alavantas Haris Baniotis Stefanos Borbokis Giorgos Toursounidis Vangelis Nastos Dimitris Salpingidis Georgios Fotakis Lazaros Christodoulopoulos Stefanos Athanasiadis

Kostas Stafylidis Stelios Kitsiou Dimitris Pelkas Efthymis Koulouris Giannis Michailidis Lefteris Lyratzis Charis Tsingaras Christos Tzolis Konstantinos Koulierakis

References

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