Nikos Kostenoglou
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Nikolaos "Nikos" Kostenoglou (born 3 October 1970) is a former Greek
football
player and current football manager of Greek club AEK Athens F.C..
Kostenoglou started his career as a football player at Xanthi FC the year 1989, and was transferred in 1994 at AEK.
He was an exceptional center back with a good pace. He finished his career at AEK Athens, in the season 2004–05.
He was given the youth coach job, and 2 years later he became the assistant manager under Lorenzo Serra Ferrer.
When Ferrer was sacked in early 2008, Kostenoglou took over until the end of the 2007–08 season. AEK was the best team that season, clinched 1st position in the league, but lost the championship because of a law case. Kostenoglou stepped down as coach on 16 May 2008 following the hiring of Giorgos Donis.
On 20 November 2008, he was announced as the new manager of Asteras Tripolis, in January 2011, he succeeded Jørn Andersen
as manager of AE Larisa. On 6 October 2011, he returned to AEK Athens for a second spell as manager. AEK named him as their new manager, replacing Manolo Jiménez.. He signed 2 years contract with the team.
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player and current football manager of Greek club AEK Athens F.C..
Kostenoglou started his career as a football player at Xanthi FC the year 1989, and was transferred in 1994 at AEK.
He was an exceptional center back with a good pace. He finished his career at AEK Athens, in the season 2004–05.
He was given the youth coach job, and 2 years later he became the assistant manager under Lorenzo Serra Ferrer.
When Ferrer was sacked in early 2008, Kostenoglou took over until the end of the 2007–08 season. AEK was the best team that season, clinched 1st position in the league, but lost the championship because of a law case. Kostenoglou stepped down as coach on 16 May 2008 following the hiring of Giorgos Donis.
On 20 November 2008, he was announced as the new manager of Asteras Tripolis, in January 2011, he succeeded Jørn Andersen
Jørn Andersen
Jørn Andersen is a Norwegian former professional footballer, currently in charge of German 2nd division club Karlsruher SC.-Norway:...
as manager of AE Larisa. On 6 October 2011, he returned to AEK Athens for a second spell as manager. AEK named him as their new manager, replacing Manolo Jiménez.. He signed 2 years contract with the team.
Honours
AEK Athens- Greek CupGreek football CupThe Greek Football Cup , commonly known as the Greek Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Football Cup OPAP, is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation....
: 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002 - Greek Super CupGreek Super Cup-Official edition:-External links:*...
: 1996