Georgios Donis
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Georgios Donis | ||
Date of birth | 22 October 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Frankfurt, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Wehda (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1987 | AO Pavlos Melas | ||
1987–1988 | Panathinaikos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1996 | Panathinaikos | 107 | (31) |
1988–1989 | → Athinaikos (loan) | ||
1989–1990 | → Panargiakos (loan) | ||
1990–1991 | → PAS Giannina (loan) | 22 | (3) |
1996–1997 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | (2) |
1997–1998 | AEK Athens | 30 | (2) |
1999 | Sheffield United | 7 | (1) |
1999–2000 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | (0) |
Total | 239 | (43) | |
International career | |||
1991–1997 | Greece | 24 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
2002–2004 | Ilisiakos | ||
2004–2008 | AEL | ||
2008 | AEK Athens | ||
2009–2012 | Atromitos | ||
2012–2013 | PAOK | ||
2013–2015 | APOEL | ||
2015–2016 |
Al-Hilal | ||
2016–2017 | Sharjah | ||
2017–2018 | APOEL | ||
2018–2020 | Panathinaikos | ||
2020 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
2021 | Al-Wehda | ||
2022–2023 | Al Fateh | ||
2023– | Al-Wehda | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Georgios Donis (
Early years
Donis was born and raised in Frankfurt, West Germany until he was six years old and the family moved back to their native Greece. His parents had lived in Frankfurt for "many years" and he has still family ties there.[1]
Club career
Donis started his senior career with PAS Giannina in 1990, and after one successful year he moved to Panathinaikos. The fans of Panathinaikos, known for their love for nicknames, named him the Train for his remarkable acceleration.
On 5 June 1996, after helping the Greek club reach the
International career
Donis made his debut for the Greece national football team on 22 December 1991, in a 1–1 draw against Malta for the UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying round.[5] He appeared in 24 matches and scored five goals during his international career with Greece.
Managerial career
AEL
After the end of his playing career, he turned to coaching. Starting in 2002, he led
AEK Athens
On 25 April 2008, Donis stepped down as manager of AEL and on 14 May he was appointed as head coach of AEK Athens.[8] On 17 November 2008, due to a string of poor performances and early knock out from the
Atromitos
In 2009, Donis was appointed by
PAOK
On 31 May 2012,
APOEL
On 11 October 2013, Donis signed a contract until the end of the 2013–14 season with the reigning
Following a successful first season in the club, Giorgos Donis signed a one-year contract extension with APOEL on 26 June 2014.[17] In August 2014, Donis led APOEL into the group stages of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, after eliminating HJK Helsinki (4–2 on aggregate) in the third qualifying round and trashing Aalborg BK 5–1 on aggregate in the play-off round of the competition.[18] APOEL were drawn in Group F alongside Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Ajax.[19] Donis led his team to some great performances in the group stage, but APOEL managed to collect only one point after drawing 1–1 with Ajax at home.[20] In their other five Group F matches, APOEL lost twice to Barcelona (0–4 at home, 0–1 away), lost twice to Paris Saint-Germain (0–1 at home, 0–1 away) and also lost to Ajax 0–4 away.
On 6 January 2015, APOEL and Giorgos Donis parted company by mutual agreement after a poor run of performances and results, culminating in a 1–1 home draw against the last-placed
Al-Hilal
On 25 February 2015, he was appointed as the new manager of
Sharjah
On 28 July 2016, he was appointed as the new manager of Sharjah FC in UAE, signing a contract until the summer of 2018.
Second spell in APOEL
On 28 July 2017, Donis signed a contract until the end of the 2017–18 season with the reigning
Panathinaikos
Donis was appointed on 3 July 2018 as the new manager of his former club as a player,
Μaccabi Tel Aviv
Donis signed a contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv. He led the team to the Play Offs of the UEFA Champions League where he was eliminated by Red Bull Salzburg while in the UEFA Europa League he managed to lead the team to the round of 32. He was dismissed on 22 December 2020 as the team was in 5th place in the league.[28]
Al-Wehda
In March 2021, he became the manager of Saudi club Al-Wehda.[29]
Al Fateh
On 16 January 2022, Donis was appointed as the manager of Saudi club Al Fateh.[30]
Al-Wehda (return)
On 11 July 2023, Donis returned to manage Al-Wehda for the second time.[31]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 9 October 2023
Team | Nation | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Ilisiakos | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2004 | 47 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 61.7 | |
AEL
|
1 July 2004 | 24 April 2008 | 110 | 39 | 32 | 39 | 35.5 | |
AEK Athens
|
14 May 2008 | 15 November 2008 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 30.0 | |
Atromitos | 1 July 2009 | 30 May 2012 | 111 | 41 | 37 | 33 | 36.9 | |
PAOK | 1 June 2012 | 29 April 2013 | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 61.9 | |
APOEL | 11 October 2013 | 6 January 2015 | 61 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 57.4 | |
Al-Hilal
|
4 March 2015 | 18 May 2016 | 66 | 45 | 11 | 10 | 68.2 | |
Sharjah | 28 July 2016 | 1 January 2017 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 30.8 | |
APOEL | 28 July 2017 | 23 March 2018 | 41 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 61.0 | |
Panathinaikos | 3 July 2018 | 19 July 2020 | 77 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 42.9 | |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 20 July 2020 | 21 December 2020 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 56.0 | |
Al Wehda | 23 March 2021 | 31 May 2021 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16.7 | |
Al Fateh | 16 January 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 39.1 | |
Al-Wehda | 11 July 2023 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 55.6 | ||
Total | 666 | 318 | 170 | 178 | 47.7 |
Honours
Player
- 1994–95
- Greek Super Cup: 1993, 1994
Manager
- Ilisiakos
- Gamma Ethniki: 2003–04
- Delta Ethniki: 2002–03
- AEL
- 2006–07
- Greek Second Division: 2004–05
- Atromitos
- 2011–12
- APOEL
- Al-Hilal
- Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Toto Cup Al: 2020–21
Individual
- Top Scorer of Greek Cup: 1994–95 (11 goals)
- 2011–12 (with Ernesto Valverde)
References
- ^ "Donis back where it all began with APOEL". uefa.org. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016.
- ^ Edwards, Steve (21 September 1996). "Donis fills the void in attack". The Independent. London. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ "Blackburn 4 – 0 Coventry". 4TheGame. 11 January 1997. Retrieved 6 November 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Daley, Kieran (9 May 1999). "Dejected Ipswich head for play-off lottery". The Independent. London. Retrieved 6 November 2009.[dead link]
- ^ UEFA EURO 1992 - History - Malta-Greece
- ^ Unlikely Larissa take Greek Cup
- ^ Larissa explain it all
- ^ Donis handed AEK post
- ^ Donis's brief tenure at AEK is over Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Νέος προπονητής της ομάδας ο Γιώργος Δώνης (in Greek). paokfc.gr. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ Λύνεται το συμβόλαιο με Δώνη, παίζει και του Ιβάν Archived 1 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Υπέγραψε ο Δώνης (in Greek). APOEL FC. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ ΕΡΜΗΣ ΑΡΑΔΙΠΠΟΥ 0-2 ΑΠΟΕΛ (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "APOEL vs. Ermis 2-0". Soccerway. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Sheridan strike hands APOEL Cypriot title". UEFA. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "AEL vs. APOEL 0-1". Soccerway. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Έβαλε υπογραφή ο Γιώργος Δώνης". sport-fm.com.cy. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "APOEL ease past AaB and into group stage". UEFA. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Holders Real Madrid draw Liverpool in group stage". UEFA. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Ajax thrash APOEL to finish third in Group F". UEFA. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "Κοινή συναινέσει λύση της συνεργασίας με Γιώργο Δώνη". APOEL FC. 6 January 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Bliksemontslag Been bij APOEL Nicosia - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- ^ Ο Δώνης τη στιγμή των υπογραφών στον ΑΠΟΕΛ
- ^ Τελειώνει από τον ΑΠΟΕΛ ο Δώνης
- ^ Παρελθόν και επίσημα ο Δώνης από τον ΑΠΟΕΛ
- ^ Δώνης τριετίας στον Παναθηναικό
- ^ "Αποχωρεί από τον Παναθηναϊκό ο Δώνης στο τέλος τη σεζόν". alphanews.live (in Greek). 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Israeli champion Maccabi Tel Aviv fire Greek head coach Giorgos Donis". Xinhuanet. 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Έκλεισε στην Αλ Ουάχντα ο Γιώργος Δώνης". metrosport.gr (in Greek). 22 March 2021.
- ^ "بعد «ذهب» و«هبوط».. دونيس يعود مدربا للفتح".
- ^ "نادي الوحدة يعلن التعاقد مع المدرب اليوناني دونيس".
External links
- Georgios Donis at National-Football-Teams.com