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Main article: AEK (sports club)
AEK FC Academy
Full nameAEK FC Academy
Founded1930's
GroundOPAP Sports Center
OwnerGregory Sarantis
ChairmanEvangelos Aslanidis
General DirectorKostas Tsanas

AEK was one of the first Greek clubs to found a youth academy back in 1934, while AEK FC have managed them since 1979.

History

Players of AEK's youth academy (1934)

AEK was one of the first Greek clubs to found a youth academy back in 1934.

Famous players have been produced by AEK youth development system over the years.

Some of the most notable include: Tryfon Tzanetis (1933–1950), Kleanthis Maropoulos (1934–1952), Andreas Stamatiadis (1950–1969), Stelios Skevofilakas (1960–1973), Nikos Karoulias (1973–1974), Stelios Manolas (1978–1998), Spyros Oikonomopoulos (1978–1994), Vangelis Vlachos (1979–1985), Lysandros Georgamlis (1979–1986), Pantelis Konstantinidis (1993–1994), Dionisis Chiotis (1995–1998, 2000–2007), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (2005–2008), Savvas Gentsoglou (2006–2012), Panagiotis Tachtsidis (2007–2010), Kostas Manolas (2009–2012) and Victor Klonaridis (2010–2012, 2017–present).

AEK U19 squad

AEK U19 is the youth team of AEK. They participate in the Super League 1 U19 championship. They play their home games at the OPAP Sports Center in Spata.

P. ^ Players with professional contract.
As of 9 January 2020 [1]

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 Greece GRE Giorgos Theocharis
— GK Greece GRE Spyros Kaloudis
— DF Greece GRE Manolis Arvanitis
— DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Karavidas
— DF Greece GRE Leonidas Pozatzidis
— DF Greece GRE Giorgos Mantzouranakis
— DF Greece GRE Dimitris Lionis
— DF Albania ALB Gilberto Gega
— DF Greece GRE Kostas Stamoulis [P]
— MF Greece GRE Lefteris Metaxas
— MF Greece GRE Periklis Dimitriou
— MF Greece GRE Giannis Koromilas
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Greece GRE Konstantinos Roukounakis
— MF Greece GRE Thanasis Kotsios
— MF Greece GRE Giannis Fivos Botos [P]
— MF Greece GRE Filippos Tsarouchas
— MF Greece GRE Paraskevas Tsigaridis
— MF Greece GRE Nikos Loukas
— MF Greece GRE Stefanos Katsikas
— FW Greece GRE Giannis Sardelis [P]
— FW Greece GRE Michalis Tolios
— FW Greece GRE Michalis Kosidis
— FW Greece GRE Efthymis Christopoulos [P]
— FW Greece GRE Theodosis Macheras [P]
  • AEK U19 Staff
    • Head Coach: Ilias Kalopitas
    • Physical Trainer: Giorgos Koudounis
    • Goalkeeping Coach: Antonis Lykouris

AEK U17 squad

As of 9 January 2020 [2]

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 Greece GRE Petros Kyritsas
— GK Greece GRE Angelos Angelopoulos
— DF Greece GRE Menelaos Tsiachmatiotis
— DF Greece GRE Odysseas Giannakou
— DF Greece GRE Nikos Kanellopoulos
— DF Albania ALB Mario Mitaj
— DF Greece GRE Vasilis Grigorian
— DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Antonopoulos
— DF Greece GRE Thanasis Laspas
— DF Greece GRE Panagiotis Oikonomeas
— DF Greece GRE Nikos Karastergios
— MF Greece GRE Thanasis Kaltsas
— MF Albania ALB Laert Papa
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Greece GRE Alexandros Sarantis
— MF Greece GRE Manolis Tsiokris
— MF Greece GRE Vasilis Besis
— MF Greece GRE Sofoklis Michopoulos
— MF Greece GRE Giannis Pitilakos
— FW Greece GRE Apostolis Christopoulos
— FW Greece GRE Ilias Vafiadis
— FW Greece GRE Panagiotis Georgeas
— FW Greece GRE Angelos Kasiolas
— FW Greece GRE Anestis Vlachidis
— FW Greece GRE Nikos Kritikos
— FW Greece GRE Nikos Panteleos
  • AEK U17 Staff
    • Head Coach: Ivan Nedeljković
    • Physical Trainer: Dimitris Stergiopoulos
    • Goalkeeping Coach: Giorgos Kioupis

Notable players

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

Personnel

Academies staff

Position Staff
Management Greece Gregory Sarantis
General Director Greece Kostas Tsanas
Administrative Directors Greece Konstantinos Papapostolou
Greece Nikos Georgeas
Secretary Greece Katerina Beka
U19 Head coach Greece Ilias Kalopitas
U17 Head coach Serbia Ivan Nedeljković
U16 Head coach Greece Stelios Orfanidis
U15 Head coach Greece Gennaios Karahalios
U14 Head coach Greece Vasilis Apostolou
U13 Head coach Greece Michalis Pavlis
U12 Head coach Greece Stavros Tziortziopoulos
U11 Head coach Greece Nikos Skoumpotis
U10 Head coach Greece Stelios Orfanidis
Performance analysts Greece Nikos Papathanasiou
Greece Stratos Parousis
Fitness coaches Greece Giorgos Koudounis
Greece Dimitris Stergiopoulos
Greece Thanasis Zavvos
Goalkeeping coaches Greece Antonis Lykouris
Greece Giorgos Kioupis
Head of scouting Vacant
Scouts Greece Vaggelis Gavrilis
Greece Christos Kostis
Greece Christos Maladenis
Doctors Greece Panagiotis Alexandropoulos
Greece Giakoumis Diakoumis
Greece Charis Lalos
Physiotherapists Greece Nikos Kalampokas
Greece Kostas Pavlidis
Greece Lefteris Tamvakis
Ergophysiologist Greece Dimitris Stergiopoulos
Nutritionist Greece Thanasis Zavvos
Psychologist Greece Froso Patsou
Caregivers Greece Dimitris Manitsas
Greece Dimitris Vamvakidis
Travel guides Greece Dimitris Paschalidis
Hostel man Greece Vaios Toursoun

Source: AEK Athens F.C.

References

  1. ^ "U19 < TEAMS - AEK F.C. Official Website". aekfc.gr. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. ^ "U17 < TEAMS - AEK F.C. Official Website". aekfc.gr. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

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