Andreas Niniadis
Pontic Greek footballer
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Andreas Niniadis (Greek: Aνδρέας Nινιάδης; born 18 February 1971) is a Pontic-Greek former professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andreas Niniadis | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Soviet Union (now Georgia) | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1980–1988 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Dinamo Batumi | 20 | (13) |
| 1991–1994 | Pontioi Veria | 80 | (20) |
| 1994–1996 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 49 | (15) |
| 1996–2004 | Olympiacos | 243 | (40) |
| 2004–2005 | Kerkyra | 28 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 1995–2001 | Greece | 17 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2011 | Olympiacos (assistant coach, chief scout) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
He was one of the dominant players in one of Olympiacos gold eras (1997–2003) and he helped his team to reach seven Greek superleague championships successively and one Greek cup as well.[1] He also played for Pontioi Veria, Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. and Kerkira FC.
He played 23 Champions League matches with Olympiakos, scoring five goals, and three UEFA Cup matches, scoring one goal.
International career
Managerial career
Since his retirement, Niniadis has been employed by his former club Olympiacos as a chief scout and an assistant manager. In the 2006–07 and 2009–10 seasons he was the assistant coach of Takis Lemonis and Bozidar Bandovic.[3]
