Nikos Karageorgiou ( gr, Νίκος Καραγεωργίου; born 8 December 1962) is a Greek professional football

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and former player.

Club career

Karageorgiou began his football career at his local village football club Aetos Eratino, before he was transferred to the region's prestigious club

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in 1981. He played for his hometown club for 5 years, and was subsequently transferred to PAOK in 1986, where he played for an additional 5 seasons. In 1991, Karageorgiou moved to

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

, where he won the

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in 1993, during his last season with the club. He then moved to

Skoda Xanthi Xanthi Football Club ( el, Α.Ο. Ξάνθη Π.Α.Ε.) is a Greek professional football club based in Xanthi, Western Thrace and plays at Xanthi FC Arena. The club resigned from the Super League 2 due to financial issues. Founded in 1967, Xa ...

, where he spent the majority of his career staying at the club until 2000, when he decided to end his playing career and subsequently took over as manager of the club.

International career

Karageorgiou also played 16 international matches with the

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from 1989 to 1992.

Managerial career

Karageorgiou began his coaching career in

during the 1999−2000 season, when he took over as manager of the club replacing Vangelis Vlachos after Matchday 25, while he was still a regular player. During the 2001−02 season, after the resignation of Agentinian manager

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, Karageorgiou, who was initially hired as general manager, was once again appointed head coach of the club, managing to lead

to its first ever European campaign, after finishing in 5th place. His tenure with

was eventually terminated in the summer of 2004, when he was replaced as head coach of the club by

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. In February 2005, he was appointed head coach of PAOK, but his contract was terminated a few months later, in September 2005. In February 2006, Karageorgiou took over management of Beta Ethniki side Ergotelis, returning the club to its good form and winning the division title. During his tenure at Ergotelis, Karageorgiou enjoyed complete and unconditional support from the club's board of directors. He remained manager of Ergotelis for six straight seasons in the

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, thus becoming one of the longest serving managers in competition history, until the end of the 2011−12 season, when the club failed to avoid relegation. In July 2012, Karageorgiou was appointed head coach of

Panetolikos Panetolikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός), or with its full name Panetolikós Yimnastikós Filekpedeftikós Síllogos ( el, Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος'' ...

, but was replaced in mid-season. In April 2013 he took over management of

for the third time in his career, but was fired in September 2013. Karageorgiou was subsequently hired by fellow Superleague side

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, but his contract was once again terminated prematurely, in February 2014. In April 2014, Karageorgiou moved to

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, taking over management of

Enosis Neon Paralimni Enosis Neon Paralimni Football Club ( el, Ένωση Νέων Παραλιμνίου, ''Enosi Neon Paralimniou'', "Youth Union of Paralimni"), commonly referred to as ENP, is a Cypriot football team from Paralimni. Currently playing in the fi ...

, and led the club to promotion to the

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, after winning the Second Division title. His contract with the club was terminated in November 2015. A month later, in December 2015 Karageorgiou was hired by

club AEL Kalloni.Ο Καραγεωργίου στην Καλλονή (Greek), www.sport24.gr
/ref> However, as the club was relegated at the end of the season, his contract was terminated on mutual consent.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Panathinaikos *

: 1993

Manager

Ergotelis * Beta Ethniki: 2006 Enosis Neon Paralimni *

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: 2015

References

External links

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