Andreas Niniadis

Andreas Niniadis (Greek: Aνδρέας Nινιάδης; born 18 February 1971) is a Pontic Greek former professional footballer.

Andreas Niniadis
Personal information
Full name Andreas Niniadis
Date of birth (1971-02-18) 18 February 1971
Place of birth Tbilisi, Soviet Union (now Georgia)
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–1980–1988 FC Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 FC Dinamo Batumi 20 (13)
1991–1994 Pontioi Verias 80 (20)
1994–1996 Ethnikos Piraeus 49 (15)
1996–2004 Olympiacos 243 (40)
2004–2005 Kerkyra 28 (5)
National team
1995–2001 Greece 17 (2)
Teams managed
2005–2011 Olympiacos (assistant coach, chief scout)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Olympiacos

Since his retirement, Niniadis has been employed by his former club Olympiacos as a chief scout and an assistant manager, a position he holds today.

Playing career

He was one of the dominant players in one of Olympiacos FC gold eras (1997–2003) and he helped his team to reach seven Greek superleague championships successively and one Greek cup as well.[1] He also played for Pontioi Veroia, Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. and Kerkira FC.

He played 23 Champions League matches with Olympiakos, scoring five goals, and three UEFA Cup matches, scoring one goal.

Niniadis earned 17 caps for the Greek national team, scoring two goals.[2]

Managerial career

In the 2006–07 and 2009–10 seasons he was the assistant coach of Olympiacos FC manager Takis Lemonis and Bozidar Bandovic.[3]

Honours

Club

Olympiacos

References
  1. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (21 March 2004). "Greece 2002/03". RSSSF.
  2. ΕΘΝΙΚΕΣ ΟΜΑΔΕΣ > Εθνική Ομάδα Ανδρών (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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