Nikos Pourtoulidis
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolaos Pourtoulidis | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Nea Karvali, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Iraklis youth academy (sporting director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Nea Karvali | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | AEK Athens | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | → Thrasyvoulos (loan) | 69 | (13) |
| 2006–2008 | Asteras Tripolis | 23 | (0) |
| 2008 | Ilisiakos | 22 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Kalamata | 58 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Pierikos | 58 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Niki Volos | 37 | (7) |
| 2013–2016 | Iraklis | 81 | (12) |
| 2016–2017 | Apollon Smyrnis | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | OFI | 33 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Apollon Kalamarias | 32 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Iraklis | 6 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024–2025 | Iraklis U6–U7–U8 | ||
| 2025– | Iraklis youth academy (sporting director) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 21, 2025 | |||
Nikos Pourtoulidis (Greek: Νίκος Πουρτουλίδης; born 7 October 1983) is a Greek retired professional association football player, who played as a central midfielder, and coach.[1][2] He is the current sporting director of Iraklis youth academy.[3]
Pourtoulidis started his career at Nea Karvali. On 10 June 2002 he signed his first professional contract at AEK Athens.[4] After one and a half season at the club he only appeared for the club in 4 Cup matches. On 19 January 2004 he was loaned out to Thrasyvoulos.[5] On 17 June 2005 his loan to the team of Fyli was renewed for another season.[6] He stayed with Thrasyvoulos for two and a half years in total scoring 69 appearances and 13 goals.[7] In the summer of 2006 his contract with AEK expired and Pourtoulidis signed for Asteras Tripolis in the Greek Super League.[8] Pourtoulidis signed for Kalamata in 2008.[9]
In June 2010 he signed an annual contract for Pierikos.[10] Although he suffered a torn cruciate ligament ending the 2010–11 season, he signed a contract extension for one more year.[11] On 27 August 2012 Pourtoulidis signed for Niki Volos.[12] In 2013, he signed for Football League club Iraklis.[13][14] He made his league debut for Iraklis in an away match against Kavala.[15] He scored his first goal for the club to help the club achieve a 3–1 home win against Anagennisi Karditsa.[16] For his performance in the season, he was named as Football League North Group's best player.[17]
On 15 July 2016, he signed a year contract with Apollon Smyrnis for an undisclosed fee.[18] On 30 January 2017, after the arrival of Christian Obodo, Portoulidis left the club by mutual consent.[19] A day later, he signed with Football League club OFI, aiming to help the club to be promoted to the Super League.[20]
