Georgios Iordanidis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgios Iordanidis Syrios | ||
| Date of birth | October 17, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Holargos, Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Centre Back Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996-2001 | Agia Paraskevi | ||
| 2001a | Glyka Nera | ||
| 2004-2005 | AEK Athens | ||
| 2006a | Nea Ionia | ||
| 2006-2007 | Eleftheroupoli | ||
| 2009a | Blackpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007-2009 | → Eleftheroupoli (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010b | IFA | 2 | (0) |
| 2011a | Sholing | 0 | (0) |
| 2013a | QK Southampton | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 6 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016-2017 | Amputee Football Greece | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Georgios Iordanidis (Greek: Γεώργιος Ιορδανίδης, born October 17, 1989), is a Greek football coach.[1][2] Currently, he is the manager of Amputee Football Greece.
Club career
Youth years
He started his career at the age of six at his local club, Agia Paraskevi. He remained there for five consecutive years. After a short-term deal with a team in Athens, he joined AEK Athens academy. In the summer of 2006 he signed a three year contract with the youth team of Nea Ionia[3] that participated in the Greek Fourth Division at the time. He spent half a season there and then he was sent on loan at Eleftheroupoli[4] in the Greek Fifth Division for the remainder of his contract. He stayed there for three years completing almost fifty appearances for both youth and first team squads.[5][6] In 2009 he signed a six month contract with Blackpool U20s team. Due to a knee injury after the first three months of his time there his contract was terminated. He then went back to Greece in order to recover from his injury. After sixteen months he managed to return into football by joining IFA in September 2010, under the instructions of Peter Farrell at Lytham St. Annes, but he was affected too much from his injury to be able to play at high level again. He played in two friendlies for the academy against Curzon Ashton reserves and Workington and he was also a member of the squad against Wrexham reserves.
His attitude and commitment, on and off the field has been excellent and he was very popular with players and staff.— Peter John Farrell UEFA A, in November 2010.
George is an extremely trustworthy character and I hold him in the highest regard. George's attitude, ability to learn and general demena was of inspiration to a number of the younger players at the academy where he provided support and invaluable advice. George is a consummate professional, extremely genuine with a willingness to learn and to help others achieve their goals something that is rarely found today.— Sean Berry Chief Scout-UEFA B, in December 2010.
Later years
His contract with Sholing football club from 20 October 2011 until 16 March 2012, was not renewed for the next season.
He is a bright lad, he likes our set-up and he speaks ever such good English. He should fit in well.— Dave Diaper, in Southern Daily Echo, Non League Spotlight by Wendy Gee, in October 28, 2011.
In March 2013, he signed up[7][8] with QK Southampton, a team participating in the Hampshire Premier League, after his failure to impress the coach of Lymington Town at a football trial which was held in October 2012. He debuted in a 5-0 defeat against Colden Common when he came into the pitch as a substitute in the 70th minute of the game[9] without being able to help his team to achieve a better result and while the score was already 3-0 against them. His second and last appearance for the club came as a sub in the match against Liphook United which ended 1-2 in favor of his team.[10]
Education
He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Football Studies from Southampton Solent University (alumni association member)[11] and he has also studied physiotherapy in a private institute of vocational training (IEK) in Athens, Greece. Additionally, he holds his UEFA C (FA level 1 and 2 coaching badges), emergency aid and safeguarding for children certificates from the English FA. Ex-Blackburn Rovers player Chris Sulley was his FA Level 1 tutor at Manchester FA. He was taught for the FA Level 2 at University of Chichester by the English former midfielder of West Ham United, George Parris. He is a member of The FA Licensed Coaches Club since 2011. Moreover, he speaks two languages Greek and English.
Coaching career
As of 4 October 2016
In June 2012 he worked as a sports coach at a summer camp held by Organization Earth, an international non-governmental organization which is located at the town of Agioi Anargyroi in Athens of Greece. In 2011 he was a volunteer youth coach at the local team of Southampton, Queen's Keep FC. In January 2013, he trained Chamberlayne Athletic Ladies FC as an assistant coach. In January 2016, he accepted to coach the first ever Greek national team for amputee footballers, making himself a pioneer football manager in the sport for Greece.[12][13][14][15][16][17] His tenure will come to an end by mutual consent on December 31, 2016.
References
- ↑ FootballMercato. "George Iordanidis". Online. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "George Iordanidis profile at LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Online. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ↑ Παπακουνάδης Σωτήρης. "ΙΟΡΔΑΝΙΔΗΣ ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣ" (in Greek). Online. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ↑ Παπακουνάδης, Σωτήρης. Προετοιμασία 2009 (in Greek). p. 1. Archived from the original on May 5, 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ Π.Μάλλιος. ""Έσβησε" στο γήπεδο. Νίκη Αλίμου-Ελευθερούπολη 1-3." (in Greek). Online: Τάσος Κιούσης. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 10, 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ Δ.Τσότρας. ""Γκράν γκινιόλ" φινάλε στον 1ο όμιλο της Β. Φωστήρας Ηλιούπολης-Ελευθερούπολη 2-2." (in Greek). Online: Βασίλης Μότσης. p. 1. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ TheFA. "Statistics". The Football Association 2001-2015. p. 1. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ↑ Queen's Keep Southampton FC. "Season Archive 2012-2013". Online. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2012–2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ↑ TheFA. "Hampshire Premier Football League". Online: The Football Association 2001 - 2015. p. 1. Archived from the original on March 9, 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ↑ TheFA. "Hampshire Premier Football League". Online: The Football Association 2001 - 2015. p. 1. Archived from the original on April 27, 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ Southampton Solent University. "Solent Graduate Network". Online. Archived from the original on 21 November 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Μιχάλης Τσαμπάς. "Το ομορφότερο... γκολ του κόσμου!". Gazzetta Weekend Journal (in Greek). Online. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ Άρης Μαυρόπουλος. "Amputee Football στη Βαρσοβία οι Καστελλάνοι!". ΑΣΑμεΑΚαστελλάνοι - ASCCastellani (in Greek). Online. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ Δημήτρης Στούμπης. "Με το εθνόσημο ο Σύρμας". Δημοκρατική - Η εφημερίδα της Ρόδου από το 1982 (in Greek). Online. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ↑ Πέτρος Παπαμακάριος. "Μπορείς να παίξεις ποδόσφαιρο χωρίς πόδι;". SPORT24 (in Greek). Online. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ Θάνος Σαρρής. "Εσύ τι δικαιολογία έχεις; (gTV)". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Online. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ Θανάσης Πολυμένης. "Ο Δραμινός Λάζαρος Μαρίγκος στην Εθνική Ομάδα Ακρωτηριασμένων Ποδοσφαιριστών". Πρωϊνός Τύπος - Καθημερινή ανεξάρτητη εφημερίδα της Δράμας από το 1951 (in Greek). Online. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.