Georgios Kostikos (footballer, born 1958)

Georgios Kostikos

Kostikos in 1986
Personal information
Date of birth	(1958-04-26) 26 April 1958
Place of birth	Tashkent, Soviet Union
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	PAOK (Scout)
Youth career
1973–1975	Pierikos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1977	Pierikos	51	(13)
1977–1986	PAOK	233	(78)
1986–1987	Olympiacos	20	(5)
1987–1988	Diagoras	19	(6)
Total		323	(102)
International career
1977–1984	Greece	35	(3)
Managerial career
1997–1998	Pierikos
1998–1999	Levadiakos
1999–2000	Kozani
2000	Nafpaktiakos
2001	Kozani
2001–2002	Ethnikos Piraeus
2002–2004	Greece U19
2005–2006	PAOK
2006	Levadiakos
2007	Nea Salamis Famagusta FC
2008	Apollon Pontus
2009	Veria
2012–	PAOK (Scout)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Georgios Kostikos (Greek: Γεώργιος Κωστίκος; born 26 April 1958) is a Greek former professional footballer.

Playing career

Club

Kostikos began playing football with Pierikos in 1975, and two years later he was acquired by PAOK. He played for PAOK from 1977 to 1986, before finishing his career with Olympiacos and Diagoras. He won the 1985 Greek league title with PAOK.

International

Kostikos made 35 appearances and scored three goals for the Greece national football team from 1977 to 1984. He also participated in UEFA Euro 1980.

Managerial career

In 2006, after the dismissal of PAOK coach, Mr. Karageorgiou, Kostikos took over the team as a temporary coach. After Kostikos successfully led PAOK to qualify to the UEFA Cup Groups, PAOK's president Yannis Goumenos, announced that Kostikos will be the coach of PAOK. For the year 2007–2008 Kostikos managed Nea Salamina of Famagusta in Cyprus.

Honours

PAOK

• Alpha Ethniki
  • Champion (1): 1984–85
  • Runner-up (1): 1977–78
• Greek Cup
  • Runner-up (4): 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1984–85

Olympiacos

• Alpha Ethniki
  • Champion (1): 1986–87

External links

• Georgios Kostikos at National-Football-Teams.com