Savvas Kofidis

Savvas Kofidis
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-02-05) 5 February 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Panserraikos (academy manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1988 Iraklis 206 (18)
1988–1992 Olympiacos 93 (9)
1992–1997 Aris 126 (7)
1997–1999 Iraklis 69 (3)
Total 494 (37)
International career
1982–1994 Greece 67 (1)
Managerial career
2005–2007 Iraklis
2007 Skoda Xanthi
2009–2010 Iraklis
2012–2013 Anagennisi Giannitsa
2023– Panserraikos (academy manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Savvas Kofidis (Greek: Σάββας Κωφίδης; born 5 February 1961) is a Greek professional football manager and former player. He is regarded as one of the best football players of his generation in Greece, and is most famous for his successful partnership with Vasilis Hatzipanagis at Iraklis Thessaloniki and his flamboyant haircuts which he has kept to this day. He also appeared 67 times for the Greece national team, scoring once and being a vital part of the team's qualification to the 1994 World Cup in the United States.

Playing career

Club

Born in modern-day Kazakhstan to Pontic Greek parents, he started his career in Iraklis, debuting on 18 January 1981 when Iraklis was participating in the Beta Ethniki. In Iraklis's team he played seven seasons before heading to Olympiacos. In 1992, he joined Aris Thessaloniki F.C., the city rivals of Iraklis, where he played until rejoining Iraklis in the 1996–97 season.

International

His three appearances at the 1994 World Cup rounded off his national team career, which lasted from 1982 to 1994, giving him 67 caps and 1 international goal (9 January 1985, against Israel). He retired from professional football in 1999.

Managerial career

During the 2002–2003 period he was the assistant coach of Ivan Jovanovic in Iraklis, as well as the next period, assisting head coach Sergio Markarián. After Markarián resigned, Kofidis took in charge as the head coach. The next year, with Kofidis taking the reins, was hugely successful as "The Old One", against all expectations, finished 4th in the 2005–2006 Alpha Ethniki championship, and qualified for the UEFA Cup. During the summer, however, many key players were sold as the team was in heavy debt, and the following year was anything but successful. After a string of 10 league matches without a win, and an early exit from the UEFA Cup against Polish team Wisła Kraków, Kofidis resigned. In January 2007 he became head coach in Skoda Xanthi following Takis Lemonis's resignation, but soon left the job. On 30 October 2009 Iraklis F.C. club officials have sacked coach Oleg Protasov to replace him with Kofidis.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Season Club Country Matches Goals
1981–82 Iraklis  Greece 31 1
1982–83 Iraklis  Greece 34 1
1983–84 Iraklis  Greece 29 4
1984–85 Iraklis  Greece 29 5
1985–86 Iraklis  Greece 28 1
1986–87 Iraklis  Greece 26 4
1987–88 Iraklis  Greece 29 2
1988–89 Olympiacos  Greece 16 2
1989–90 Olympiacos  Greece 26 3
1990–91 Olympiacos  Greece 33 4
1991–92 Olympiacos  Greece 18 0
1992–93 Aris Thessaloniki F.C.  Greece 19 0
1993–94 Aris Thessaloniki F.C.  Greece 33 0
1994–95 Aris Thessaloniki F.C.  Greece 30 6
1995–96 Aris Thessaloniki F.C.  Greece 31 1
1996–97 Aris Thessaloniki F.C.  Greece 13 0
1996–97 Iraklis  Greece 18 1
1997–98 Iraklis  Greece 20 1
1998–99 Iraklis  Greece 31 1


Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Iraklis 21 December 2004 6 November 2006 63 26 11 26 041.3
Skoda Xanthi 22 December 2006 26 February 2007 10 3 5 2 030.0
Iraklis 30 October 2009 25 January 2010 11 3 3 5 027.3
AEP Paphos 3 February 2010 28 March 2010 8 2 1 5 025.0
Anagennisi Giannitsa 2 February 2013 20 June 2013 22 3 4 15 013.6
Total 114 37 24 53 032.5

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