Panathinaikos F.C. Academy

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Panathinaikos Academy
Full namePanathinaikos Football Club Academy
Founded1956
Ground Georgios Kalafatis Sports Center
Owner Panathinaikos F.C.
Chairman Giannis Alafouzos
Website https://www.pao.gr/

Panathinaikos maintains youth and amateur departments since the 1950s, while Panathinaikos F.C. manage them since 1981. They cooperate with a network of 55 soccer schools in Greece (Panathinaikos FC Soccer Schools), while they were the first Greek club with academies abroad (Cyprus, United States, Australia, Canada, Israel).

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History

Since 1928 József Künsztler, coach of the first team, tried to rejuvenate the team with players from the second (reverse) team.

During the 1950s the ex-player of the team, Antonis Migiakis, had the leading role on the creation of the first youth departments of the club. First coaches were Harry Game and Svetislav Glišović. Migiakis was appointed later also as a coach the years 1967–69, 1971-74 και 1981–85. Andreas Papaemmanouil had also significant contribution.

During the presidency of Yiorgos Vardinogiannis the academy was re-organized. Alf Ramsey was appointed as Technical Director, while all the youth departments were housed in Paiania (training ground).

In 2005 Panathinaikos won the Copa Amsterdam, the annual youth football tournament, organized and hosted by AFC Ajax.

Since 2013, the academies are housed also in the Georgios Kalafatis Sports Center, the new athletic center of Panathinaikos FC.

Honours

1Competitions for amateur footballers, won by Panathinaikos' U-21 team (or Panathinaikos Amateurs, as it was called at that time).

Players

U-19 squad

As of 31 August 2024 [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Athanasios Zogas
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Ioannis Mponovas
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Giorgos Karakasidis
DF Flag of Albania.svg  ALB Elton Fikaj
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Sotiris Douvikas
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Giannis Linardakis
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Alexandros Papapostolou
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Iason Skarlatidis
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Angelos Vyntra
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Nektarios Kaloskamis
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Nikos Nikoletopoulos
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Zacharias Venakis
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Michalis Karouzos
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Serafim Chantzaras
DF Flag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Panagiotis Konstantinidis
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Ilias Sgouros
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Stelios Mpevardos
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Adriano Bregou
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Garabet Takesian
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Christos Liatifis
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Athanasios Panos
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Markos Spatharis
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Rushit Zeka
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Thomas Markezinis
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Alexandros Nikolaos Ouzounidis
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Ioannis Gavriil Mpokos
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Athanasios Dabizas
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Sotiris Terzis
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Odysseas Lazaris
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Georgios Sokos
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Nikolaos Trikantzis
FW Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Mamadou Lamarana Diallo
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Dimitris Andriotis
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Petros Kolokotronis

U-17 & U-16 squad

As of 13 September 2024 [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Vangelis Liakos
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Efrem Zisis Spyropoulos
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Loukas Stamellos
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Christos Geitonas
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Panagiotis Kanouris
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Sarantis Moustakas
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Ioannis Konstantopoulos
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Giannis Gazis
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Giannis Gkremoutis
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Antonis Dimakopoulos
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Sotiris Katsioulas
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Theodoros Kitsas
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Dimitris Tsantzalos
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Giannis Chatzikonstantinou
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Angelos Gkartzonikas
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Giorgos Kalbourtzis
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Vasilis Lavdas
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Anestis Lazaridis
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Nikos Semos
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Stefanos Tsingas
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Angelos Gkrebi
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Dimitris Karagiannakis
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Iason Nitsos
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Dimitris Stamenis
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Konstantinos Argyropoulos
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Giannis Dimou
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Konstantinos Theocharis
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Stavros Ioannou
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Johan Remoundos
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Christoforos Karagounis
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Othonas Karo
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Panagiotis Mpiniaris
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Maximos Dabizas
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Sotiris Papakostas
MF Flag of Albania.svg  ALB Angelos Prentze
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Marcos Silva
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Vialdo Goxhaj
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Vangelis Tsimerikas
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Panagiotis Manganiello
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Andreas Kourouniotis
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Vangelis Mamakos
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Napoleon Souchlakis
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Angelos Daniilidis
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Lambros Delibeis
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Nikos Papacharalambous
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Kyriakos Tounousidis
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Savvas Vamvakidis
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Kyriakos Blatsos
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Iason Nempis
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Vaios Psarris
FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Cleo Caoua
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Sotiris Kritikos

U-15 squad

As of 19 October 2024 [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.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Vasilis Vakatsas
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Rafail Vassos
GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Filippos Filis
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Konstantinos Antonatos
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE James Koutavakis
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Maximos Nikas
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Dimitris Xydias
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Grigoris Pasvantis
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Panos Platanitis
DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Angelos Tsomos
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Stratis Zorbas
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Giorgos Kavourinos
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Dimitris Vranopoulos
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Dimitris Kokkinos
MF Flag of Tanzania.svg  TAN Adam Kwale
MF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Olger Damzi
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Ioannis Anastasiou
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Dimitris Karpalos
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Angelos Nikoletopoulos
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Apostolos Papaioannou
FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Felice Cirillo
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Panagiotis Kantzirakis
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Pavlos Papakostas
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Thanos Doukas
FW Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Pavlos Giannakopoulos

Notable players

Notable players coming from the club's youth departments include:

Personnel

Academies staff

[4]

PositionName
Administrative manager Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Koulouriotis
U-19 coach Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Koropoulis
U-19 assistant coach Flag of Greece.svg Stavros Amanatidis
U-17 coach Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Kiassos
U-16 coach Flag of Greece.svg Stavros Tziortziopoulos
U-15 coach Flag of Greece.svg Vasilis Apostolou
U-14 coach Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Tsintaris
U-13 coach Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Patatanes
U-12 & U-10 coach Flag of Greece.svg Agis Meremetis
U-11 coach Flag of Greece.svg Spyros Katsimaris
Fitness coach Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Geroulis
Fitness coach Flag of Greece.svg Vasilis Alexiou
Goalkeepers coach Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Bartzokas
Goalkeepers coach Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Thanopoulos
Goalkeepers coach Flag of Greece.svg Antonis Papatheodorou
Analyst Flag of Greece.svg Iraklis Tsarouchis
Analyst Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Koutsoulis
Doctor Flag of Greece.svg Pindaros Kakavas
Physiotherapist Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Gryparis
Physiotherapist Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Dedes
Psychologist Flag of Greece.svg Dimitra Noula
Scout Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Makris
Scout Flag of Greece.svg Andreas Lagonikakis
Scout Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Mavridis
Scout Flag of Greece.svg Markos Tsompanopoulos

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