Giorgos Simos
Greek football manager (born 1978)
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Giorgos Simos (Greek: Γιώργος Σίμος; born 29 March 1978) is a Greek professional football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Ioannina, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olympiacos U19 (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Panathinaikos | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 | Panathinaikos | 3 | (0) |
| 2000 | Agios Nikolaos | 16 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | OFI | 23 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Chalkidona | 71 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | AEL | 17 | (0) |
| 2006 | AEK Larnaca | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | Ionikos | 9 | (0) |
| 2008 | Panetolikos | 17 | (0) |
| 2008 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 4 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Kallithea | ||
| 2010–2011 | Rouf | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Panathinaikos (youth) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Omonia (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | AEK Athens U20 | ||
| 2019–2021 | OFI | ||
| 2021–2022 | Greece U21 | ||
| 2022–2023 | Kallithea | ||
| 2023 | Ionikos | ||
| 2024–2025 | Asteras Tripolis B | ||
| 2025– | Olympiacos U19 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Born in Ioannina, Simos came through the ranks at Panathinaikos, before being promoted to the senior team in 1999. He later played for Agios Nikolaos, OFI, Chalkidona, AEL, AEK Larnaca, Ionikos, Panetolikos, Ethnikos Piraeus, Kallithea and Rouf.
Managerial career
Simos holds a holds the UEFA Pro Licence.
Early career
In August 2012, Simos returned to Panathinaikos to begin his coaching career, quickly rising through the academy to lead the Under-15, Under-17, and Under-20 teams in successive seasons from 2013/14 through 2015/16. After spending a part of the 2016/17 season as an assistant coach at Cypriot top flight club Omonia, Simos took on the AEK Athens Under-20 team for one-and-a-half seasons to February 2019.
OFI
On 12 July 2019, Simos was named manager of OFI following the departure of Jaime Vera.[1] In his debut season, Simos would guide OFI to a sixth-place finish in Super League 1 and their first qualification for the UEFA Europa League in 20 years. In the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, OFI would be eliminated by Apollon Limassol in the second qualifying round. Simos would resign from his position as manager prior to the end of the 2020/21 season with OFI in 11th place.[2][3]
Greece Under-21 national team
On 26 May 2021, Simos was appointed manager of the Greece Under-21 national team,[4] with whom he would finish third behind Portugal and Iceland in qualification for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Kallithea
On 30 November 2022, Simos was appointed manager of Kallithea.[5]
Managerial statistics
- As of match updated 22 December 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| AEK Athens U20 | 1 July 2017 | 30 June 2019 | 60 | 35 | 7 | 18 | 58.33 | [6] |
| OFI | 12 July 2019 | 6 Μarch 2021 | 68 | 16 | 11 | 41 | 23.53 | [7] |
| Greece U21 | 20 May 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 50.00 | |
| Kallithea | 2 December 2022 | 30 June 2023 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 66.67 | |
| Ionikos | 5 July 2023 | 21 December 2023 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 38.46 | |
| Total | 175 | 77 | 29 | 69 | 44.00 | — | ||
Honours
Player
- Chalkidona
- Football League
- Champion: 2002-03
- Kallithea
- Gamma Ethniki
- Champion: 2009-10