Giorgos Simos (Greek: Γιώργος Σίμος; born 29 March 1978) is a Greek professional football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Ioannina, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ionikos (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Panathinaikos | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 | Panathinaikos | 3 | (0) |
| 2000 | Agios Nikolaos | 16 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | OFI | 23 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Chalkidona | 71 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | AEL | 17 | (0) |
| 2006 | AEK Larnaca | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | Ionikos | 9 | (0) |
| 2008 | Panetolikos | 17 | (0) |
| 2008 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 4 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Kallithea | ||
| 2010–2011 | Rouf | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Panathinaikos (youth) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Omonia (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | AEK Athens U20 | ||
| 2019–2021 | OFI | ||
| 2021–2022 | Greece U21 | ||
| 2022–2023 | Kallithea | ||
| 2023 | Ionikos | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Ioannina, Simos came through the ranks at Panathinaikos, before being promoted to the senior team in 1999. He later played for Agios Nikolaos, OFI, Chalkidona, AEL, AEK Larnaca, Ionikos, Panetolikos, Ethnikos Piraeus, Kallithea and Rouf.
Managerial career
editSimos holds a holds the UEFA Pro Licence.
Early career
editIn August 2012, Simos returned to Panathinaikos to begin his coaching career, quickly rising through the academy to lead the Under-15, Under-17, and Under-20 teams in successive seasons from 2013/14 through 2015/16. After spending a part of the 2016/17 season as an assistant coach at Cypriot top flight club Omonia, Simos took on the AEK Athens Under-20 team for one-and-a-half seasons to February 2019.
OFI
editOn 12 July 2019, Simos was named manager of OFI Crete following the departure of Jaime Vera.[1] In his debut season, Simos would guide OFI to a sixth-place finish in Super League 1 and their first qualification for the UEFA Europa League in 20 years. In the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, OFI would be eliminated by Apollon Limassol in the second qualifying round. Simos would resign from his position as manager prior to the end of the 2020/21 season with OFI in 11th place.[2][3]
Greece Under-21 national team
editOn 26 May 2021, Simos was appointed manager of the Greece Under-21 national team,[4] with whom he would finish third behind Portugal and Iceland in qualification for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Kallithea
editOn 30 November 2022, Simos was appointed manager of Kallithea.[5]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match updated 5 July 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| AEK Athens U20 | 1 July 2017 | 30 June 2019 | 60 | 35 | 7 | 18 | 58.33 | [6] |
| OFI | 12 July 2019 | 6 Μarch 2021 | 68 | 16 | 11 | 41 | 23.53 | [7] |
| Greece U21 | 20 May 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 50.00 | |
| Kallithea | 2 December 2022 | 30 June 2023 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 66.67 | |
| Total | 162 | 72 | 25 | 65 | 44.44 | — | ||
References
edit- ^ "Νέος προπονητής στον ΟΦΗ ο Σίμος". Sport FM (in Greek). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Σίμος: "Υπέβαλα την παραίτηση μου, ήταν τιμή μου η συνεργασία με τον ΟΦΗ"". Sport 24 (in Greek). 6 March 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "ΟΦΗ: Ανακοίνωσε τη λύση συνεργασίας με τον Σίμο". Sport 24 (in Greek). 6 March 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Ο Σίμος ανέλαβε την Εθνική Ελπίδων". Sport 24 (in Greek). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Athens Kallithea FC appoint Georgios Simos as manager". Athens Kallithea FC. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "OFI Crete F.C. fixtures and results". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "OFI Crete F.C. fixtures and results". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
External links
edit- Georgios Simos at The Guardian Football (archived 26 September 2012)