Nikos Kechagias ( gr, Νίκος Κεχαγιάς; born 21 April 1969) is a Greek professional

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and former player. Kechagias played as a centre back and spent the majority of his playing career with

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, Xan ...

, whom he currently is the record holder for appearances with 327 games. He was part of the Greece U23 team that won the gold medal for the

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Coaching career

After retiring as a player in 2005, Kechagias became the assistant coach of

. On 26 February 2007, he became first-team manager. He was replaced by Emilio Ferrera, but on 22 October 2007 he was brought back to the bench and completed the season in the 8th place. Since then, he has worked occasionally in teams of lower leagues such as

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

, Thrasyvoulos Fylis and Anagennisi Karditsas. On 31 January 2012 he signed a new contract with AEL, the last team of his club career, till the end of the season, but after only 6 games in the club's bench he was replaced by

Michalis Ziogas Michalis Ziogas (Greek: Μιχάλης Ζιώγας; born 27 June 1962) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played for AEL from 1982 to 1989 being one of the greatest players the club ever had. He was th ...

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AEL 1964

AEL 1964 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kechagias, Nikos 1969 births Living people Footballers from Volos Greek footballers Xanthi F.C. players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Association football defenders Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games medalists in football Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Greek football managers Xanthi F.C. managers Panetolikos F.C. managers Thrasyvoulos F.C. managers Anagennisi Karditsa F.C. managers Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. managers