Ioannis Topalidis ( el, Ιωάννης Τοπαλίδης, born 24 November 1962) is a Greek professional

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and former

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Playing career

Topalidis spent most of his football career in

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where he played for clubs such as

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and Starkenburgia Heppenheim in the German third Division.

Managerial career

Topalidis began his managerial career with Eintracht Esslingen in 1989 and went on to coach SC Geislingen,

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and was assistant coach for

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. Topalidis became assistant manager of the

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in 2001. He was brought in by

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and won with him the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Topalidis, Ioannis 1962 births Living people Greek men's footballers Greek football managers VfR Bürstadt players Greek expatriate sportspeople in Germany SpVgg Ludwigsburg players Greece national football team managers Kavala F.C. managers Men's association football midfielders AEP Paphos FC managers Greek expatriates in Cyprus Expatriate football managers in Cyprus Greek expatriate football managers People from Kozani (regional unit) Footballers from Western Macedonia