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Georgios Iordanidis (defender)

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Not to be confused with Georgios Iordanidis (midfielder).

Georgios Iordanidis (Greek: Γεώργιος Ιορδανίδης, Greek pronunciation: [ʝeˈorʝios iɔrðaˈniðis]; born 17 October 1989) is a Greek professional football coach and former player. He was most recently the head coach of the Greece Amputee FA of the European Amputee Football Federation (EAFF).

Georgios Iordanidis
Personal information
Full name Georgios Iordanidis
Date of birth (1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Cholargos, Athens, Greece
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Center-back
Youth career
1996–2001 Agia Paraskevi
2001 Glyka Nera
2004–2005 AEK Athens
2006–2007 Nea Ionia
0000–2007 → Eleftheroupoli (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Eleftheroupoli 2 (0)
2009 PAO Kalyvion 0 (0)
2010 IFA Blackpool 2 (0)
2011 Sholing 0 (0)
2012–2013 Cosmos Giants 5 (0)
2013 QK Southampton 2 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2013 QK Southampton (youth)
2013 Chamberlayne AWFC (assistant)
2016–2017 Greece Amputee FA
2019 Olympiacos (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Early life, coaching career, and education

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He was born in Athens into a middle-class household as the younger son of an auto electrician and his wife, a secondary school principal.[1] He played senior-level football for Eleftheroupoli, PAO Kalyvion, IFA Blackpool, Sholing, and QK Southampton, but several injuries terminated his career.[1][2][3][4][5] In July 2014, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Football Studies from Southampton Solent University, and earlier that year, he received the FA Level 2 coaching badge from the English FA.[1][6][7][8] On February 12, 2016, Greece Amputee FA appointed him as the national team's head coach.[7][8] In his debut as head coach, Greece Amputee FA drew 3-3 to AEK Futsal in a friendly game.[9] In June 2016, he led the national squad in its inaugural participation in the EAFF Amputee Football Weeks initiative.[10] In January 2017, he organized a charity event to collect food supplies for homeless people in Athens.[11] On January 11, 2017, he resigned from his position due to military obligations.[12] In an effort to raise the awareness of young offenders on road culture and safety issues, RSI[13] invited him to visit the Avlonas juvenile detention center on January 18, 2017, as an experiential guest.[14] He has also worked as a talent identification scout for GKS Górnik Łęczna and Wisła Kraków in the Lotto Ekstraklasa for two straight seasons (2016–17, 2017–18).[15] In October 2022, he received his Master of Science in Football Coaching from the University of East London's Global Institute of Sport.[16] In October 2023, he obtained the UEFA B coaching license from the Hellenic Football Federation.[17] Apart from his native Greek, he speaks English, Spanish, and French to varying degrees of fluency.[5]

"He is a bright lad; he likes our set-up, and he speaks ever such good English. He should fit in well."

– Dave Diaper, in Southern Daily Echo, Non-League Spotlight by Wendy Gee, on October 28, 2011.[5]

Career statistics

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As of matches played in 2013-14 football season[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eleftheroupoli 2007–08 Athens FCA 2 0 1 0 — 2[a] 0 5 0
PAO Kalyvion 2009–10 Athens FCA 0 0 0 0 — 4 1 4 1
IFA Blackpool 2010–11 Youth System 2 0 — — — 2 0
Sholing 2011–12 Southern League 0 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 1 0
Cosmos Giants 2012–13 Sunday League 5 0 — — — 5 0
QK Southampton 2013–14 Hampshire League 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Career total 11 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 19 1
  1. ^ Exhibition game against ACG Soccer Academy.
  2. ^ Exhibition game against Eastleigh.

Managerial statistics

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As of 9 July 2024
Team Nat From To Tenure Record Ref.
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
QK Southampton (youth)   26 November 2011 4 May 2013 1 year, 5 months and 8 days 28 16 3 9 90 54 +36 057.14 [20][21]
Greece Amputee FA   12 February 2016 11 January 2017 10 months and 30 days 5 2 1 2 9 6 +3 040.00 [9][11]
Olympiacos (youth)   26 July 2019 27 July 2019 1 day 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— [citation needed]
Career totals 33 18 4 11 99 60 +39 054.55
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Clubs support

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He is a supporter of Super League 1 club AEK Athens, and an admirer of Primera División club Boca Juniors.[1]

Sport video games

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He is featured, as a scout for Wisła Kraków of the Lotto Ekstraklasa, in the 2018 edition of the Football Manager simulation video game.[22]

References

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  2. ^ "ΕΠΣΑ: Αποθέωση του fair play". Goal News (in Greek). Online. 31 March 2008. p. 60. Retrieved 2 February 2023. ΑΤΤΙΚΟΣ-ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΥΠΟΛΗ 2-0
  3. ^ Ραυτοπούλου, Βένια (12 May 2008). "ΤΟΠΙΚΑ ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑΤΑ - ΕΠΣΑ: Η Ανθούπολη πέταξε τον Χολαργό από τα μπαράζ". Exedra Sports (in Greek). Online. p. 36. Retrieved 2 February 2023. ΦΩΣΤΗΡΑΣ ΗΛ. 2-2 ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΥΠΟΛΗ
  4. ^ Παπακουνάδης, Σωτήρης. "Παίκτες της ομάδας 2008-2009". eleutheroupolifc.gr (in Greek). Online. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Gee, Wendy (28 October 2011). "Non-League Spotlight: It's all Greek to Sholing's boss". Southern Daily Echo. Online: Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ^ Anderson, Jenny (16 November 2014). "Faculty of Business, Sport and Enterprise - School of Sport, Tourism, and Languages". Graduation 2014: A celebration of achievement. Online: issuu.com. p. 67. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  7. ^ a b Τσαμπάς, Μιχάλης (5 March 2016). "Το ομορφότερο... γκολ του κόσμου!". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 23 December 2022. Ο Άρη Μαυρόπουλος, μαζί με τον προπονητή ποδοσφαίρου Γεώργιο Ιορδανίδη (BA (Hons) Football Studies – FA Level 2) και δυο εκ των μελών της νεοσύστατης ποδοσφαιρικής ομάδας (Νίκος Παπαγγελής και Δημήτρης Βουβόπουλος), βρέθηκαν στην Πολωνία όπου και φιλοξενήθηκαν στο training camp της αντίστοιχης εθνικής ομάδας.
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  9. ^ a b Παπαμακάριος, Πέτρος (30 December 2016). "Το φιλικό της Εθνικής ομάδας ακρωτηριασμένων με την ΑΕΚ". sport24.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 23 December 2022. Το φιλικό παιχνίδι έληξε ισόπαλο 3-3 ενώ το σκορ μετά την ολοκλήρωση του πρώτου μέρους ήταν 2-2.
  10. ^ "European Amputee Football Federation 2015-2016: Development programs for the new countries Greece Scotland Azerbaijan Belarus" (PDF). European Amputee Football Federation. Online: UEFA. 2019. p. 16. Retrieved 21 January 2023. Greece National Amputee Football Team Photo
  11. ^ a b Παπαμακάριος, Πέτρος (10 January 2017). "Το φιλικό τουρνουά της Εθνικής Ακρωτηριασμένων με Άστεγους και... Ολυμπιακό". sport24.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 23 December 2022. Μετά από πρωτοβουλία της Εθνικής Ακρωτηριασμένων και του προπονητή της Γιώργου Ιορδανίδη που βρήκε σύμφωνους τόσο τους ανθρώπους της "Σχεδίας" όσο και το τεχνικό επιτελείο του δικτύου των ακαδημιών του Ολυμπιακού πραγματοποιήθηκε τουρνουά με στόχο τη συγκέντρωση τροφίμων και ιματισμού για τους άστεγους.
  12. ^ Παπαγεροθέου, Κλαίρη (3 March 2017). "Ο Πειραιάς στηρίζει την Εθνική Ελλάδος Ακρωτηριασμένων". portnet.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 23 December 2022. Άξιο αναφοράς είναι να αναφερθεί και ο Γεώργιος Ιορδανίδης όπου ξεκίνησε προπονητικά αυτή την ομάδα αλλά λόγω στράτευσης έπρεπε να αποχωρήσει.
  13. ^ "Road Safety Institute «Panos Mylonas»". ioas.gr. Online. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Το Ι.Ο.ΑΣ. κοντά σε νεαρούς κρατούμενους στο κατάστημα κράτησης Νέων Αυλώνας" (PDF). Ι.Ο.ΑΣ. NEWSLETTER (in Greek). No. 60. Online: Ινστιτούτο Οδικής Ασφάλειας «Πάνος Μυλωνάς». 19 January 2017. p. 2. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2023. Ιδιαίτερα συγκινητική ήταν η παρουσία του Αλέξανδρου Θεοδωρίδη, τερματοφύλακα της Εθνικής Ομάδας Ακρωτηριασμένων Ποδοσφαιριστών και του προπονητή της ομάδας, Γεώργιου Ιορδανίδη με τις δυνατές μαρτυρίες που μοιράστηκαν μαζί τους.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ Karcz, Bartosz (6 September 2017). "Wisła zarzuci sieci w Europie, ale w Polsce również". dziennikpolski24.pl (in Polish). Online. Retrieved 23 December 2022. Jedno nazwisko w mediach już padło, to Grek George Iordanidis, z którym poznałem się jeszcze w Southampton, gdzie wspólnie studiowaliśmy. Współpracowaliśmy razem już wtedy, gdy byłem zatrudniony w Górniku Łęczna. Od razu chcę podkreślić, że to nie jest żaden układ koleżeński. George ma po prostu odpowiednie przygotowanie merytoryczne do takiej współpracy.
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  22. ^ "FM18 Georgios Iordanidis - Football Manager 2018". sortitoutsi.net. Online. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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