Ergotelis Youth Academy
Ergotelis Football Academy is the football academy system of Greek professional football club Ergotelis. It is the largest youth sports academy on the island of Crete, hosting over 40 age-based boys' and girls' football departments, and one of the largest in Greece, registering over 900 children and adolescents aged 6−21 years old. The academy currently maintains various competitive departments, including the club's official youth team (Under-19), as well as an additional other 3 age-based sister clubs, all subsidiaries to the Gymnastics Club Ergotelis (''Neoi Ergoteli'', ''Kanaria Ergoteli'', ''Martinengo''). Ergotelis' U19 team currently plays in the Greek Football League's youth competition (Football League U19), while the other three teams participate at various levels of the Heraklion Football Clubs Association League system. Academy Personnel ''As of 23 July 2018'' Ergotelis U-19 Ergotelis U−19 ( el, Εργοτέλης Κ−19) is the official U−19 youth team ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nikos Kazantzakis Stadium
The «Nikos Kazantzakis» Stadium ( el, Γήπεδο «Νίκος Καζαντζάκης»), formerly known as Ergotelis Stadium and more commonly as Martinengo Stadium, is a football stadium located on the ''Martinengo'' bastion, part of the fortifications of Heraklion, on the island of Crete. It is named after Modern Greek literature giant Nikos Kazantzakis, whose grave is also located on the same bastion. It is part of the ''Ergotelis Athletic Centre'', a sport facilities complex owned by Greek multi-sport club Ergotelis. Built in 1946, as ''Ergotelis Stadium'' ( el, Γήπεδο Εργοτέλη), it was the traditional home ground of Greek football club Ergotelis until 2004, when the club moved to the Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion's largest and most modern sports venue. The complex currently houses the Ergotelis Youth Academy, the largest youth sports academy on the island of Crete, and one of the largest in Greece, while the stadium itself is still used as the home ground of mu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Reserve Team
In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players under contract to a club but who do not normally play in matches for the first team. Reserve teams often include back-up players from the first team, young players who need playing time to improve their skills, as well as members of the first team recovering from injury. In some countries, reserve or development teams compete in entirely separate competitions from first teams, while some countries allow reserve teams or farm teams to compete in the same league system as their club's first team, although usually in separate divisions. In association football Reserve teams usually consist of a combination of emerging youth players and first-team squad players. These teams are distinct from a club's youth team, which usually consists of players under a certain age and plays in an age-specific league. In England, Argentina and the United States the term ''reserve'' is commonly used to describe these teams. In Germany and Austria ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chrysovalantis Kozoronis
Chrysovalantis Kozoronis ( el, Χρυσοβαλάντης Κοζορώνης, born 3 August 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Super League 2 club Kalamata. Career Ergotelis Kozoronis started his career with the youth teams of Ergotelis, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 24 May 2012, when the club played in the Football League, the second tier of the Greek football league system. He contributed with 2 goals in 26 appearances to his club's 2nd place finish and subsequent promotion to top flight. In total, over the course of three seasons, Kozoronis made a total of 74 appearances for Ergotelis in all competitions, while also scoring 4 times. At the end of the 2014−15 season, Ergotelis were relegated from the Superleague, and as a result, Kozoronis terminated his contract with the club to sign for Superleague side PAS Giannina. PAS Giannina In the summer of 2015 he signed a three-year contract with PAS Gia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leonardo Koutris
Leonardo Koutris ( el, Λεονάρντο Κούτρης; born 23 July 1995) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin. Club career Ergotelis Of Brazilian descent, Koutris started his career from a local amateur team from his hometown of Rhodes, Niki Rodos, where he was spotted by Super League club Ergotelis scouts in 2011. On 28 January 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the club and made his debut as a substitute in a match against Greek champions Olympiacos on 1 December 2013. Already an international with the Greek U19 and U21 squads, and considered one of the greatest talents at Ergotelis, he renewed his contract with the club on 5 June 2014. After Ergotelis' relegation to the Football League in the summer of 2015, and despite reported interest from Greek club Panathinaikos, Koutris was one of the 17 players to hold out as part of the club's roster until the very end, which came in January 201 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zacharias Kavousakis
Zacharias Kavousakis ( el, Ζαχαρίας Καβουσάκης, born 11 January 1989) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League 2 club Panserraikos. Career Kavousakis started his career with local Heraklion-based Superleague club Ergotelis and signed his first professional contract on 21 February 2008. He remained at the club for 7 seasons mostly as a back-up goalkeeper, making a total of 32 appearances across all competitions. On 23 July 2015, Kavousakis signed a 3-year contract with Football League side AEL, with whom he celebrated promotion to the Superleague, again mostly as a back-up keeper. After 1,5 years on 28 January 2017, Kavousakis was released from his contract with the club on mutual consent, after the arrival of Kostas Theodoropoulos effectively demoted him to 3rd-choice keeper. One day after his release from AEL, on 29 January 2017, Kavousakis signed a 6-month contract with fellow Superleague side Panetolikos. but left ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Giannis Iatroudis
Giannis Iatroudis (Greek language, Greek: Γιάννης Ιατρούδης; born 2 February 1999) is a Greek professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger or a second striker for Super League Greece 2, Super League 2 club Panachaiki F.C., Panachaiki. Career Ergotelis Iatroudis came through the youth system of Ergotelis F.C., Ergotelis, and made his senior debut against Panserraikos F.C., Panserraikos on the first matchday of the 2017–18 Greek Football Cup. He managed to impress during his first season with the club in the 2017–18 Football League (Greece), 2017–18 Greek Football League tournament, with 3 goals in 22 appearances, mostly as a substitute. Iatroudis maintained his good form during the next season, scoring twice during the first match of 2018–19 Ergotelis F.C. season, the club's new season against Ermis Amyntaio F.C., Ermis Amyntaio in the 2018–19 Greek Football Cup, 2018–19 Greek Cup. He added a third g ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Giannis Domatas
Giannis Domatas ( el, Γιάννης Δωματάς, born 31 January 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left winger. Career Domatas began his football career in the youth teams of his local side Ergotelis and signed his first professional contract with the club, on 24 May 2012. He scored his first goal on 24 October 2012, during a Cup match against Aiginiakos. He would proceed to add another two goals during Ergotelis' 2012–13 Football League season, thus helping his club gain promotion to the Superleague. In the winter transfer period of the 2013–14 season, Domatas was loaned out to Football League side Asteras Magoula. He went on to make 7 appearances and score 1 goal before returning to Ergotelis. In the next season, Domatas was loaned out again, this time to local Gamma Ethniki side Giouchtas. His feats with the club did not go unnoticed and after six months, on 13 January 2015 he signed with Football League side Ermionida, after mutually t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alkis Dimitris
Alkis Dimitris ( el, Άλκης Δημήτρης; born 23 July 1980) is a Greek football manager and former professional player who played as a defender. He has spent the majority of his career representing Cretan clubs in various leagues of the Greek football league system, including the Greek Superleague. Playing career Born in Sarandë, Dimitris' family moved to Heraklion, Crete where he began playing football with Ergotelis in the Delta Ethniki. He was instrumental in helping Ergotelis earn consecutive promotions, which eventually brought the club in the Greek Superleague in 2004. During this period, Dimitris made a total of 83 appearances and scored 5 goals for the Cretan club. He then went on to play for one season with Veria in the 2005–06 Beta Ethniki, followed by a six-month move to Cypriot club AEP Paphos. Afterwards, Dimitris returned to Greece and went on to play for 2nd division clubs Kallithea, Ilioupoli and Fokikos, before returning to Crete and sig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christos Chrysofakis
Christos Chrysofakis ( el, Χρήστος Χρυσοφάκης, born 18 January 1990) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League 2 club Ierapetra. Club career Chrysofakis started his career at his local club AS Ierapetra before joining Ergotelis' youth team. He signed his first professional contract with the club on July 22, 2008. He spent the next seven years with Ergotelis, appearing in a total of 33 matches and scoring 2 goals. On January 2, 2014, he was loaned out to Football League side Panegialios until the end of the season. On January 28, 2015, he returned to his home town Ierapetra, signing with local club OF Ierapetra,. In the summer of 2017, he moved to fellow local club AS Ierapetra. After spending another season at fellow Lasithi FCA A Division contenders Agios Nikolaos, Chrysofakis returned to OF Ierapetra, playing in the Football League. International career Chrysofakis is a former U19 and U21 international with Greec ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bruno Chalkiadakis
Bruno Araújo da Silva Chalkiadakis ( el, Μπρούνο Αραούχο ντα Σίλβα Χαλκιαδάκης, born 7 April 1993), sometimes known as just Bruno, is a Brazilian-born Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Club career Ergotelis Bruno Chalkiadakis arrived in Greece at the age of 16, when he was spotted by Ergotelis scouters in Brazil. Considering him to be a strong prospect for the men's team, the club quickly arranged for his legal adoption by the club-affiliated Chalkiadakis family, which earned him Greek citizenship. He initially played with the youth team of Ergotelis, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 24 May 2011. He made his debut as a substitute on 11 December 2011, in a home match against club rival OFI. Bruno renewed his contract with the club on 21 August 2014, after a short-term dispute which temporarily placed him out of the team and had since been a regular starter. Despite Ergotelis' relegati ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Antonis Bourselis
Antonis Bourselis ( el, Αντώνης Μπουρσέλης; born 6 July 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chania. Career Bourselis began his football career in the youth teams of his local side Ergotelis and signed his first professional contract with the club, on 28 January 2013. He made his debut for the club on 17 August 2013 in the 2013–14 Superleague opening match against Atromitos. On 15 January 2014, Bourselis was loaned out to Gamma Ethniki side P.A.O. Krousonas for the remainder of the season, in order to get more playing time. He made a total of 15 appearances for P.A.O. Krousonas, all as a starter. On 17 October 2015, Bourselis scored his first goal for Ergotelis, in a Football League match against Larissa. In January 2016, and after Ergotelis withdrew from professional competitions as a result of unbearable financial obligations, Bourselis, who had been one of the 17 players still remaining in the club's roster ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andreas Bouchalakis
Andreas Bouchalakis ( el, Ανδρέας Μπουχαλάκης, born 5 April 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Super League club Olympiacos and the Greece national team. Club career Ergotelis Bouchalakis started his football career attending the Ergotelis Academy, the youth system of his local Superleague club Ergotelis. His performances with the club's youth teams in the Greek Superleague Youth Leagues led the club's board of directors to promote him to the first team on 19 May 2011, when he signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of 18. He eventually made his debut on 11 December 2011, in a game against Doxa Drama. During the summer of 2012, Bouchalakis earned the trust of manager Siniša Gogić and became a regular starter for the club during their short tenure in the Greek Football League. His good performances reportedly drew the attention of many clubs, both in Greece and abroad. Eventually, Gree ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |