AEK Athens F.C. Academy
Football club
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AEK Athletic Club was one of the first Greek clubs to found a youth academy back in 1934, while AEK Athens Football Club have managed them since 1979.
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| Full name | AEK Athens Football Club Academy | |||
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| Founded | 1934 | |||
| Ground | OPAP Sports Centre | |||
| Owner | AEK Athens Football Club | |||
| Chairman | Antonis Iliopoulos | |||
| General Director | Georgios Georgiadis | |||
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History
AEK Athletic Club was one of the first Greek clubs to found a youth academy back in 1934. Under the manager Georgios Daispangos they went to become one of the most renowned academies in Greece. In the total 19-year presence in the three spells of Daispangos in all departments of the academy (1936–1948, 1953–1955, 1961–1971), they wοn 18 titles.[1]
Famous players have been produced by AEK youth development system over the years.
Some of the most notable include: Tryfon Tzanetis (1935–1950), Kleanthis Maropoulos (1935–1952), Michalis Delavinias (1938–1954), Michalis Papatheodorou (1944–1956), Pavlos Emmanouilidis (1947–1961), Kostas Poulis (1948–1959), Antonis Parayios (1948–1957), Andreas Stamatiadis (1950–1969), Stelios Skevofilakas (1960–1973), Spyros Pomonis (1961–1973), Giorgos Karafeskos (1963–1974), Nikos Stathopoulos (1965–1974), Giorgos Lavaridis (1968–1976), Stefanos Theodoridis (1969–1978), Nikos Karoulias (1973–1976), Spyros Ikonomopoulos (1978–1994), Stelios Manolas (1978–1998), Vangelis Vlachos (1979–1985), Lysandros Georgamlis (1979–1985), Pantelis Konstantinidis (1993–1994), Dionysis Chiotis (1995–1998, 2000–2007), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (2005–2008), Savvas Gentsoglou (2006–2012), Panagiotis Tachtsidis (2007–2010), Kostas Manolas (2009–2012), Victor Klonaridis (2010–2012, 2017–2020) and Konstantinos Galanopoulos (2015–2025).
AEK Athens U19 squad
AEK Athens U19 is the youth team of AEK. They participate in the Super League U19 championship. They play their home games at the OPAP Sports Centre in Spata.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Vasilios Vouzas |
| Assistant coach | Petros Kontovrakis |
| Fitness coach | Angelos Konstantopoulos |
| Goalkeeper coach | Konstantinos Kampolis |
Source: aekfc.gr
AEK Athens U17 squad
- As of 1 July 2025 [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Periklis Papapanagis |
| Assistant coach | Antonis Salvarlis |
| Fitness coach | Stelios Skyriotis |
| Goalkeeper coach | Iason Psarras |
Source: aekfc.gr
Personnel
Academies staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Management | AEK Athens Football Club |
| General Director | Georgios Georgiadis |
| Administrative Director | Alexandros Alexiadis |
| Chief Goalkeeping coach | Konstantinos Kampolis |
| U19 Head coach | Vasilios Vouzas |
| U17 Head coach | Periklis Papapanagis |
| U16 Head coach | Alexandros Alexiadis |
| U15 Head coach | Stavros Tziortziopoulos |
| U14 Head coach | Nikos Tziotzios |
| U13 Head coach | Vasilios Papadimitriou |
| U12 Head coach | Spyros Katsimaris |
| U10 Head coach | Giannis Fatolias |
| Performance analyst | Kyriakos Konstantinidis |
| Fitness coaches | Angelos Konstantopoulos Georgios Papaleontiou Iason Psaras Angelos Tsenoglou |
| Goalkeeping coaches | Stelios Skyriotis Giannis Karavasilis |
| Scouts | Giannis Apostolakis Dimitris Roussos Christos Kostis Evripidis Katsavos Christos Vasilopoulos Vangelis Gavrilis |
| Doctor | Pindaros Kakkavas |
| Physiotherapists | Lefteris Tamvakis Nikos Kalampokas Dionysis Engarchos |
| Ergophysiologist | Athanasios Zavvos |
| Secretary | Vasia Papalopoulou |
| Press Office | Giannis Bilios |
| Caregivers | Konstantinos Kazianis Konstantinos Makridakis Leonidas Chondrothanasis |
| House keepers | Vaios Toursoun Eleni Toursoun |
| Travel guide | Georgios Tsoukas |
Source: AEK Athens F.C.