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Marinos Ouzounidis
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-10-10) 10 October 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Alexandroupoli, Greece
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Gol Gohar Sirjan (manager)
Youth career
1983–1986 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Apollon Pontou 3 (0)
1987–1992 Skoda Xanthi 140 (16)
1992–1997 Panathinaikos 132 (6)
1997–1999 Le Havre 36 (0)
1999–2001 Paniliakos 58 (1)
2001–2003 APOEL Nicosia 49 (5)
Total 418 (28)
International career
1992–2001 Greece 50 (4)
Managerial career
2004–2005 Kappadokes Alexandroupolis
2005–2006 Skoda Xanthi (assistant)
2006–2008 APOEL Nicosia
2008–2010 AEL
2010–2011 Iraklis
2011–2012 Skoda Xanthi
2012–2013 Skoda Xanthi
2013 Platanias
2014 Ergotelis
2014–2016 Panionios
2016–2018 Panathinaikos
2018–2019 AEK Athens
2020 APOEL
2021 Universitatea Craiova
2022 Al-Faisaly
2023 Al-Faisaly
2023– Gol Gohar Sirjan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marinos Ouzounidis (Greek: Μαρίνος Ουζουνίδης, born 10 October 1968) is a Greek professional football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Gol Gohar Sirjan.

Playing career

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Ouzounidis started his professional career playing for the Greek club Skoda Xanthi as a defender from 1987 until 1992.

He then transferred to Panathinaikos where he developed his skills as a libero defender, becoming an essential member of the team that conquered 1995 and 1996 Greek league championships. During this last period, the "Green Shamrocks" reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.

Good performances eventually resulted in a two-year term transfer to Le Havre AC in France. Ouzounidis returned to the Greek league in 1999, where he played with Paniliakos until 2001.

Ouzounidis finally left for APOEL in Cyprus and after winning the championship and the Super Cup in 2002, he retired there after the 2002–03 season.

International career

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Ouzounidis' international career comprises forty-nine games with the "Ethniki".[1][2] He was the team captain during Vassilis Daniil management, working with Nikos Dabizas, before Traianos Dellas' appearance.

International stats

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Greece 1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 4 0
1996 7 1
1997 7 0
1998 3 1
1999 16 0
2000 10 2
2001 2 0
Total 50 4
Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ouzounidis goal.[2]
List of international goals scored by Marinos Ouzounidis
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 1 September 1996 Kalamata Metropolitan Stadium, Kalamata, Greece  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 14 October 1998 Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens, Greece  Georgia 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
3 23 February 2000 Kalamata Metropolitan Stadium, Kalamata, Greece  Austria 3–1 4–1 Friendly
4 16 August 2000 Espenmoos, St. Gallen, Switzerland   Switzerland 1–1 2–2 Friendly

Managerial career

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When he finished his career as a football player, Ouzounidis managed the team of Kappadokes Alexandoupolis (Greek Fourth Division) as head coach. Later, in the 2005–06 season, he served as an assistant manager in Xanthi. In May 2006 he became the manager at APOEL. His first season was a very good one finishing first and winning the Championship three games before the end of the season. His team also reached the semi-finals of the Cypriot Cup. He resigned from APOEL during the second season, after four draws and three defeats in the first 15 games.

He accepted an offer from AEL on 9 May 2008. In his first season at AEL he was very successful driving the team into the playoffs and securing a spot in the next Europa League. His record in the first year seemed to confirm AEL chairman Piladakis' idea of using young Greek coaches to lead the team to success. Unfortunately, his second year at AEL began badly as the team was knocked out in the first qualifying round of the Europa League, and on 22 February 2010, the young coach was sacked because Larissa had found themselves just above the relegation zone.[3] On 9 August, Ouzounidis signed a contract with Iraklis.[4] On 31 January 2011, with the club being only three points above relegation he resigned from his position as manager.[5] In May 2011, Ouzounidis returned to Skoda Xanthi, where he stayed until September 2012, resigning his post after suffering a 3−0 home loss vs. PAOK.

In the summer of 2013, Ouzounidis took over management of Superleague side Platanias, but left the club toward the end of 2013. In January 2014, he was appointed manager of fellow Cretan top tier club Ergotelis, replacing Giannis Petrakis in mid-season.[6] He led the club to a 7th-place finish, the best in club history, accumulating a record 44 points (tied with 6th place local rival OFI). He left the club after the end of the 2013−14 season.

In December 2014, Ouzounidis was appointed as manager of Panionios, with which he had a high rate of success over two domestic campaigns, having recorded 28 wins and 20 draws in 70 games.[7] On 10 August 2016, his contract with the club was terminated unilaterally, mainly because of disloyalty issues raised by the board, due to Ouzounidis simultaneously being in talks with Olympiacos over a potential career move.[8]

On 1 December 2016, Ouzounidis agreed upon a one-and-a-half-year contract with Panathinaikos to take over the vacant managerial role at the club, right after the departure of former manager Andrea Stramaccioni.[9] His first game in charge was a 1–0 victory over PAOK at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium three days later.[10] He was credited with being eager to manage the team despite the chairman Giannis Alafouzos halting the club's funding and imposing radical budget cuts as a means of reducing Panathinaikos' debt. On 7 May 2018, Ouzounidis announced that he would leave the club after the expiration of his contract, expressing his openness to returning to Panathinaikos in the future under different financial and administrative circumstances.[11]

On 25 May 2018, Ouzounidis was appointed as manager of 2017–18 Greek Superleague champions AEK Athens, on a biennial contract, only hours after the departure of Manolo Jiménez from the club.[12] After the first half of the 2018–19 Super League Greece season, AEK were performing very poorly in the league and expectations were very high after they won the league the season before. They also were the team with the worst performance stats in the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, being eliminated after losing all six group matches, scoring only two goals, conceding 13 goals, for and against the record of -11 and winning 0 points in their group. Ouzounidis was sacked after a home 1–1 derby draw with title favorites PAOK in February 2019.

After over a year break from the game, in February 2020, he returned for a second stint in the Cypriot First Division as manager of Apoel. Just like his first stint, he failed to help the team enter the group stages either of the champions league or the Europa League and combined with poor form in the domestic league, he was subsequently dismissed as manager on 28 October 2020.

On 23 July 2021, Ouzounidis was fired as Universitatea Craiova head coach following a 0-1 loss against Albanian underdogs Laçi in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round.[13]

On 27 February 2022, Ouzounidis was appointed as manager of Saudi Arabian club Al Faisaly.[14]

On 21 January 2023, Ouzounidis was once again appointed as the manager of Al-Faisaly.[15] He was sacked on 16 March 2023.[16]

On 14 June 2023, Ouzounidis signed a contract to manage the Iranian football club Gol Gohar Sirjan.[17]

Managerial statistics

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As of 24 December 2023
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Cyprus APOEL Nicosia 1 July 2006 7 January 2008 57 37 10 10 064.91
Greece AEL 1 July 2008 22 February 2010 64 19 21 24 029.69
Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki 9 August 2010 31 January 2011 23 6 9 8 026.09
Greece Skoda Xanthi 1 July 2011 22 September 2012 36 12 8 16 033.33
Greece Skoda Xanthi 3 December 2012 21 April 2013 21 9 6 6 042.86
Greece Platanias 28 May 2013 4 November 2013 12 1 6 5 008.33
Greece Ergotelis 20 January 2014 14 May 2014 14 7 2 5 050.00
Greece Panionios Athens 9 December 2014 8 August 2016 70 28 20 22 040.00
Greece Panathinaikos 1 December 2016 7 May 2018 74 36 18 20 048.65
Greece AEK Athens 25 May 2018 5 February 2019 34 18 7 9 052.94
Cyprus APOEL Nicosia 12 February 2020 28 October 2020 17 6 4 7 035.29
Romania Universitatea Craiova 7 February 2021 23 July 2021 26 12 7 7 046.15
Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly 26 February 2022 30 June 2022 14 5 6 3 035.71
Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly 21 January 2023 16 March 2023 8 1 2 5 012.50
Iran Gol Gohar Sirjan 14 June 2023 Present 18 7 9 2 038.89
Career totals 483 201 133 149 041.61

Honours

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As a player

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Skoda Xanthi

Panathinaikos

APOEL Nicosia

As a manager

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APOEL Nicosia

Universitatea Craiova

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (21 December 2009). "Greece – Record International Players". RSSSF.
  2. ^ a b "Marinos Ouzounidis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Ο Γιάννης Παπακώστας νέος προπονητής στη Λάρισα" (in Greek). enet.gr. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Επισήμως στον Ηρακλή ο Ουζουνίδης" (in Greek). kathimerini.gr. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  5. ^ Πήδηξε από το καράβι (in Greek). Bluearena.gr. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  6. ^ Ανέλαβε τον Εργοτέλη ο Ουζουνίδης
  7. ^ "Τέλος ο Ουζουνίδης από τον Πανιώνιο". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Τέλος ο Ουζουνίδης από τον Πανιώνιο". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Ανέλαβε τον Παναθηναϊκό ο Ουζουνίδης". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Τον άφησε... άγαλμα!". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  11. ^ team, Onsports (7 May 2018). "Ανακοίνωσε το τέλος του από τον Παναθηναϊκό ο Ουζουνίδης". Onsports.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Συμφωνία ΑΕΚ με Ουζουνίδη για δύο χρόνια". Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Marinos Ouzounidis, demis din funcția de antrenor al Universității Craiova! Cine îi ia locul pe banca tehnică" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 23 July 2021.
  14. ^ "الفيصلي يتعاقد مع المدرب اليوناني أوزونيديس".
  15. ^ "#الفيصلي يصل إلى اتفاق مع المدرب اليوناني مارينوس أوزونيدس".
  16. ^ "الفيصلي يقيل أوزونيدس.. ويعيد سوليناس".
  17. ^ "Marinos Ouzounidis appointed Gol Gohar coach: IPL". tehrantimes.com. Online. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023. Iranian football club Gol Gohar reached an agreement with Greek coach Marinos Ouzounidis for the 2023/24 Iran Professional League (IPL) season.
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