Georgios Iordanidis (defender)

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Georgios Iordanidis
Personal information
Full name Georgios Iordanidis
Date of birth (1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Cholargos, Athens, Greece
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Center-back
Youth career
1996–2001 Agia Paraskevi
2001 Glyka Nera
2004–2005 AEK Athens
2006 Nea Ionia
2006–2007 Eleftheroupoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Eleftheroupoli 2 (0)
2009–2010 PAO Kalyvion 0 (0)
2010–2011 IFA Blackpool 0 (0)
2011–2012 Sholing 0 (0)
2013–2014 QK Southampton 2 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2013 QK Southampton Youth
2016–2017 Greece Amputee FA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Georgios Iordanidis (Greek: Γεώργιος Ιορδανίδης, Greek pronunciation: [ʝeˈorʝios iɔrðaˈniðis]; born 17 October 1989) is a Greek former football player and current head coach.

Early life, coaching career, and education[edit]

He was born in 1989 to a middle-class family in Athens, the younger son of an auto electrician and his wife, a secondary school principal.[1] He played senior-level football for Eleftheroupoli, PAO Kalyvion, IFA Blackpool, Sholing, and QK Southampton but several injuries led him to put an early end in his career.[1][2][3][4][5] In July 2014, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Football Studies from Southampton Solent University, and earlier that year received the FA Level 2 coaching badge from the English FA.[1][6][7][8] On 12 February 2016, he was appointed national team head coach by Greece Amputee FA.[7][8] In his debut as a head coach Greece Amputee FA drew 3-3 to AEK Futsal in a friendly game.[9] In June 2016, he led the national team in the country's first participation in the EAFF Amputee Football Weeks project.[10] In January 2017, he organized a charity tournament to gather food supplies for homeless people in Athens.[11] On 11 January 2017, he resigned from his post due to military service obligations.[12] On 18 January 2017, he was invited by R.S.I.[13] as an experiential guest at Avlonas juvenile detention center to increase the sensitivity levels of young offenders on road culture and safety matters.[14] He has also worked as a talent identification scout for GKS Górnik Łęczna and Wisła Kraków of the Lotto Ekstraklasa league in two consecutive seasons (2016–17, 2017–18).[15] In October 2022, he graduated with a Master of Science in Football Coaching from the Global Institute of Sport of the University of East London.[16] In October 2023, he received the UEFA B coaching license from the Hellenic Football Federation.[17] Apart from his native Greek, he speaks English, Spanish, and French to varying degrees of fluency.[5]

"He is a bright lad; he likes our set-up, and he speaks ever such good English. He should fit in well."

– Dave Diaper, in Southern Daily Echo, Non-League Spotlight by Wendy Gee, on October 28, 2011.[5]

Career statistics[edit]

As of matches played in 2013-14 football season[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eleftheroupoli 2007–08 Athens FCA 2 0 1 0 — 2[a] 0 5 0
PAO Kalyvion 2009–10 Athens FCA 0 0 0 0 — 4 1 4 1
IFA Blackpool 2010–11 Youth League — — — 2[b] 0 2 0
Sholing 2011–12 Southern League 0 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 1 0
QK Southampton 2013–14 Hampshire League 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Career total 4 0 1 0 0 0 9 1 14 1
  1. ^ Exhibition game against ACG Soccer Academy.
  2. ^ Exhibition games against Curzon Ashton and Workington.
  3. ^ Exhibition game against Eastleigh.

Managerial statistics[edit]

As of 8 July 2023
Team Nat From To Record Ref.
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
QK Southampton Youth England 26 November 2011 4 May 2013 28 16 3 9 90 54 +36 057.14 [20][21]
Greece Amputee FA Greece 12 February 2016 11 January 2017 5 2 1 2 9 6 +3 040.00 [9][11]
Career totals 33 18 4 11 99 60 +39 054.55

Popular culture[edit]

Clubs support[edit]

He is a supporter of Super League 1 club AEK Athens, and an admirer of Primera División club Boca Juniors.[1]

Sport video games[edit]

He is featured, as a scout for Wisła Kraków of the Lotto Ekstraklasa, in the 2018 edition of the Football Manager simulation video game.[22]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "ΕΠΣΑ: Αποθέωση του fair play". Goal News (in Greek). Online. March 31, 2008. p. 60. Retrieved 2 February 2023. ΑΤΤΙΚΟΣ-ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΥΠΟΛΗ 2-0
  3. ^ Ραυτοπούλου, Βένια (May 12, 2008). "ΤΟΠΙΚΑ ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑΤΑ - ΕΠΣΑ: Η Ανθούπολη πέταξε τον Χολαργό από τα μπαράζ". Exedra Sports (in Greek). Online. p. 36. Retrieved 2 February 2023. ΦΩΣΤΗΡΑΣ ΗΛ. 2-2 ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΥΠΟΛΗ
  4. ^ Παπακουνάδης, Σωτήρης. "Παίκτες της ομάδας 2008-2009". eleutheroupolifc.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Gee, Wendy (October 28, 2011). "Non-League Spotlight: It's all Greek to Sholing's boss". Southern Daily Echo. Online: Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ^ Anderson, Jenny (November 16, 2014). "Faculty of Business, Sport and Enterprise - School of Sport, Tourism, and Languages". Graduation 2014: A celebration of achievement. Online: issuu.com. p. 67. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  7. ^ a b Τσαμπάς, Μιχάλης (March 5, 2016). "Το ομορφότερο... γκολ του κόσμου!". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 23 December 2022. Ο Άρη Μαυρόπουλος, μαζί με τον προπονητή ποδοσφαίρου Γεώργιο Ιορδανίδη (BA (Hons) Football Studies – FA Level 2) και δυο εκ των μελών της νεοσύστατης ποδοσφαιρικής ομάδας (Νίκος Παπαγγελής και Δημήτρης Βουβόπουλος), βρέθηκαν στην Πολωνία όπου και φιλοξενήθηκαν στο training camp της αντίστοιχης εθνικής ομάδας.
  8. ^ a b Παπαμακάριος, Πέτρος (November 16, 2016). "Μπορείς να παίξεις ποδόσφαιρο χωρίς πόδι;". sport24.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 23 December 2022. Προπονητής της ομάδας είναι ο 27χρονος Γιώργος Ιορδανίδης ο οποίος έχει σπουδάσει προπονητική στην Αγγλία (BA Hons - Football Studies, FA Level 2) και αφού γύρισε στην Ελλάδα ανέλαβε αφιλοκερδώς την εκγύμναση των ποδοσφαιριστών της Εθνικής Ελλάδος.
  9. ^ a b Παπαμακάριος, Πέτρος (December 30, 2016). "Το φιλικό της Εθνικής ομάδας ακρωτηριασμένων με την ΑΕΚ". sport24.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 23 December 2022. Το φιλικό παιχνίδι έληξε ισόπαλο 3-3 ενώ το σκορ μετά την ολοκλήρωση του πρώτου μέρους ήταν 2-2.
  10. ^ "European Amputee Football Federation 2015-2016: Development programs for the new countries Greece Scotland Azerbaijan Belarus" (PDF). European Amputee Football Federation. Online: UEFA. 2019. p. 16. Retrieved 21 January 2023. Greece National Amputee Football Team Photo
  11. ^ a b Παπαμακάριος, Πέτρος (January 10, 2017). "Το φιλικό τουρνουά της Εθνικής Ακρωτηριασμένων με Άστεγους και... Ολυμπιακό". sport24.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 23 December 2022. Μετά από πρωτοβουλία της Εθνικής Ακρωτηριασμένων και του προπονητή της Γιώργου Ιορδανίδη που βρήκε σύμφωνους τόσο τους ανθρώπους της "Σχεδίας" όσο και το τεχνικό επιτελείο του δικτύου των ακαδημιών του Ολυμπιακού πραγματοποιήθηκε τουρνουά με στόχο τη συγκέντρωση τροφίμων και ιματισμού για τους άστεγους.
  12. ^ Παπαγεροθέου, Κλαίρη (March 3, 2017). "Ο Πειραιάς στηρίζει την Εθνική Ελλάδος Ακρωτηριασμένων". portnet.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 23 December 2022. Άξιο αναφοράς είναι να αναφερθεί και ο Γεώργιος Ιορδανίδης όπου ξεκίνησε προπονητικά αυτή την ομάδα αλλά λόγω στράτευσης έπρεπε να αποχωρήσει.
  13. ^ "Road Safety Institute «Panos Mylonas»". ioas.gr. Online. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Το Ι.Ο.ΑΣ. κοντά σε νεαρούς κρατούμενους στο κατάστημα κράτησης Νέων Αυλώνας" (PDF). Ι.Ο.ΑΣ. NEWSLETTER (in Greek). No. 60. Online: Ινστιτούτο Οδικής Ασφάλειας «Πάνος Μυλωνάς». January 19, 2017. p. 2. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2023. Ιδιαίτερα συγκινητική ήταν η παρουσία του Αλέξανδρου Θεοδωρίδη, τερματοφύλακα της Εθνικής Ομάδας Ακρωτηριασμένων Ποδοσφαιριστών και του προπονητή της ομάδας, Γεώργιου Ιορδανίδη με τις δυνατές μαρτυρίες που μοιράστηκαν μαζί τους.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ Karcz, Bartosz (September 6, 2017). "Wisła zarzuci sieci w Europie, ale w Polsce również". dziennikpolski24.pl (in Polish). Online. Retrieved 23 December 2022. Jedno nazwisko w mediach już padło, to Grek George Iordanidis, z którym poznałem się jeszcze w Southampton, gdzie wspólnie studiowaliśmy. Współpracowaliśmy razem już wtedy, gdy byłem zatrudniony w Górniku Łęczna. Od razu chcę podkreślić, że to nie jest żaden układ koleżeński. George ma po prostu odpowiednie przygotowanie merytoryczne do takiej współpracy.
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  19. ^ TheFA (April 27, 2013). "Liphook United 1 - 2 QK Southampton". fulltime.thefa.com. Online. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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  21. ^ "SOTON TYRO LEAGUE TABLES". The Sports Pink Newspaper. Online: Newsquest Media Group Ltd. Internet Archive. May 4, 2013. p. 39. Retrieved 8 July 2023. Under 14 Division 4
  22. ^ "FM18 Georgios Iordanidis - Football Manager 2018". sortitoutsi.net. Online. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

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