Nikos Pantelis ( el, Νίκος Παντέλης; born 6 October 1959) is a Greek professional football

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and former player.

Career

Born in

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, Pantelis began playing football as a defender for Panionios F.C., making 36

Alpha Ethniki The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

appearances during his time with the club. In 1981, he signed with

Egaleo F.C. Egaleo Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αιγάλεω 1931) is a Greek professional football club based in Egaleo, a suburb of Athens, Greece. Founded in 1946, it uses all documents of previous club (Ierapolis F.C., founded in 1931). The team curren ...

, where he would make a further 38 Alpha Ethniki appearances over a four-year spell. After he retired from playing, Pantelis became a football coach. He was first appointed manager by Kerkyra F.C. in 1996. He managed several Greek second and third level clubs over the following 15 years. Pantelis did manage Alpha Ethniki side Panionios for three matches in 2005. In June 2011, Pantelis was arrested during a probe into match-fixing when he was manager of Ethnikos Asteras F.C., and the Football League imposed a two-year ban. However, Pantelis appealed and was found innocent by the Football League's Disciplinary Committee. Pantelis was appointed manager of Kallithea for a second time in December 2011 following the unexpected departure of Vangelis Goutis.

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