Nikos Nioplias
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nikolaos Nioplias | ||
Date of birth | 17 January 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Galatini, Kozani, Greece | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1981–1982 | Neoi Galatinis | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1993 | OFI | 257 | (31) |
1993–1996 | Panathinaikos | 73 | (4) |
1996–2002 | OFI | 159 | (30) |
2002–2004 | Chalkidona | 44 | (4) |
Total | 533 | (69) | |
International career | |||
1988–1995 | Greece | 44 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2005–2007 | Greece U19 | ||
2007–2009 | Greece U21 | ||
2009–2010 | Panathinaikos | ||
2011–2013 | Cyprus | ||
2015 | Atromitos | ||
2016–2017 | OFI | ||
2021–2022 | OFI | ||
2023 | Levadiakos | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nikos Nioplias (Greek: Νίκος Νιόπλιας; born 17 January 1965) is a Greek professional football manager and former player.
Playing career
Club
His career began with
In 1996, he returned to OFI and remained for six seasons until 2002, when he moved to Chalkidona FC.[1] He played for the newly promoted side until summer 2004 when he ended his career, having racked up 509 Greek top-flight appearances.[1]
International career
He played for
In total, he made 44 appearances and scored 1 goal for Greece.[4]
Managerial career
Greece under-19
After getting his coaching diploma, in January 2005 he was appointed as the coach of the
Two years later, he led Greece to the final of the
Greece under-21
Nioplias was named coach of the Greece national under-21 football team in September 2007 after his success with Greece under-19 in Austria.[11][12]
Panathinaikos
Nioplias was appointed as the
He left Panathinaikos on 15 November 2010 by mutual consent due to a disappointing run of results domestically and abroad.[16]
Cyprus
In June 2011, Nioplias agreed with the Cyprus Football Association to be the manager of the Cyprus national football team until the end of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers and for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.[17] He made his official debut in a EURO 2012 qualifier against Portugal,[18] where his team suffered a 0–4 defeat at home.[19] After Cyprus' 0–2 loss to Slovenia on 12 September 2013, Nioplias resigned in the wake of Cyprus's poor showing in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.[20][21]
OFI Crete
In January 2016, Nioplias replaced Nikos Goulis and had achieved the promotion of the club from
In March 2021, after Georgios Simos's sacking, Nioplias returned to OFI and has since then resulted in a negative win/loss ratio. Nioplias was sacked in October 2022, after losing 1–0 to Super League 2 club Kifisia during the 5th round of the 2022-23 Greek Football Cup.
Managerial statistics
- As of 10 December 2023
Team | From | To | Record | |||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Greece U19 | 2005 | 2007 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 52.38 | |
Greece U21 | 2007 | 2009 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 47.37 | |
Panathinaikos | 2009 | 2010 | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 61.90 | |
Cyprus | 2011 | 2013 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11.11 | |
Atromitos | 2015 | 2015 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 50.00 | |
OFI Crete | 2016 | 2017 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 52.94 | |
2021 | 2022 | 53 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 30.19 | ||
Levadiakos | 2023 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 78.57 | ||
Total | 202 | 93 | 46 | 63 | 46.04 |
Honours
Player
- Greek Cup: 1987
- Balkans Cup: 1989
- Greek Cup: Runner-Up 1989–90
- Super League: Runners-up: 1985–86
Manager
- U19 European Championship: 2007(runners-up)
- 2009–10
- 2009–10
- Gamma Ethniki: 2015–16 (Group 4)
References
- ^ a b c d e Giannopoulos, Nikos (8 December 2009). "Ο πολλά υποσχόμενος Νίκος Νιόπλιας (The very promising Nikos Nioplias)". contra.gr (in Greek).
- ^ a b Moschos, Sokratis (8 December 2009). "Το προφίλ του Νίκου Νιόπλια (Nikos Nioplias profile)" (in Greek). Sport24.gr.
- ^ FIFA.com. Archived from the originalon 27 April 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (1 May 2009). "Greece – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ uefa.com.
- uefa.com. 24 July 2005.
- ^ "EURO U-19: Στους "4" οι Νέοι! (Greece U19 through to the semi-finals!)" (in Greek). epo.gr. 21 July 2007.[permanent dead link]
- uefa.com. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ "EURO U-19: Η Εθνική Νέων στον τελικό! (Greece U19 to the final!)" (in Greek). epo.gr. 24 July 2007.[permanent dead link]
- uefa.com. Archived from the originalon 15 October 2007.
- ^ "Στην Ελπίδων ο Νιόπλιας (Nioplias the U21 coach)" (in Greek). Contra.gr. 3 September 2007.
- ^ "Πρεμιέρα για τον Ν. Νιόπλια στην Ελπίδων (Nikos Nioplias debuting for Greece U21)" (in Greek). epo.gr. 3 September 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Εφυγε ο Τεν Κάτε, ήρθαν Νιόπλιας, Βαζέχα! (Ten Cate left, Nioplias-Warzycha came!)". Ta Nea (in Greek). 8 December 2009.
- ^ uefa.com. 8 December 2009.
- ^ "Νιόπλιας: "Μην με απαξιώνετε, δεν ξέρω αν θα μείνω!" (Nioplias: "Don't de-value me, I don't know if I'll stay!")". Eleftherotypia (in Greek). 25 April 2010.
- uefa.com. 15 November 2010.
- uefa.com.
- uefa.com. 31 July 2011.
- ^ Burgess, Harvey (2 September 2011). "Cyprus 0–4 Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo double inspires Iberians to easy victory". Goal.com.
- ^ "Αποχωρεί από την Εθνική ο Νίκος Νιόπλιας". CFA. 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Cyprus accept coach Nioplias's resignation". UEFA. 12 September 2013.
External links
- Nikos Nioplias at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nikos Nioplias coach profile at Soccerway