Angelos Digozis ( el, Άγγελος Διγκόζης; born 19 March 1974) is a Greek professional
football manager
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and former player who is the current manager of
Super League 2
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Teams
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club
Kozani
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.
Throughout his career, he played a total of 435 matches in all divisions. He was holding a unique record in Greek football, having played in the
first division with eight different clubs (
Veria
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,
Kavala
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,
OFI,
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,
Ionikos,
AEL,
Skoda Xanthi
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and
Panserraikos
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).
Playing career
Born in
Pella
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, Digozis started his professional career with
Apollon Kalamarias F.C. in 1994, going on to play for two more teams in the following five years, until reaching the
top division with
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.
He helped OFI
finish fourth in his first season, with the subsequent
UEFA Cup
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qualification
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. In 2002, he moved to
Cyprus
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, representing
Olympiakos Nicosia
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for a brief period of time.
In the 2003 January
transfer window
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, Digozis returned to his country with
Aris Thessaloniki
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...
, being an essential midfield element as his club
barely avoided top flight relegation in his first full season. He played for four clubs in the following five years, notably helping
AEL F.C. win the 2007 domestic cup, defeating
Panathinaikos F.C.
Panathinaikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός Α.Ο. ), known as Panathinaikos, or by its full name, and the name of its parent sports club, Panathinaikos A.O. or PAO (; ''Panathinaïkós Athlitikós Ómilos'', "All-Athenian ...
at the
Panthessaliko Stadium
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, for the second win in the tournament in the team's history.
In 2009, after
suffering relegation from the top division with
Panserraikos FC
Panserraikos Football Club ( el, Πανσερραϊκός 1964), the ''All-Serres Football Club'', is a Greek football club based in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos is one of the most important and well-supported clubs in north ...
, 35-year-old Digozis resumed his career in the lower leagues.
Honours
AEL
*
Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second most ...
:
2006–07
References
External links
Profileat Onsports.gr
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1974 births
Living people
People from Pella (regional unit)
Greek men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Super League Greece players
Cypriot First Division players
Apollon Pontou F.C. players
Veria F.C. players
Kavala F.C. players
OFI Crete F.C. players
Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
Ionikos F.C. players
Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players
Xanthi F.C. players
Panserraikos F.C. players
Anagennisi Karditsa F.C. players
Niki Volos F.C. players
Olympiakos Nicosia players
Kozani F.C. managers
Greek expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Trikala F.C. managers
Greek football managers
Footballers from Central Macedonia