Spiros Livathinos
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Spiros Livathinos is a former football
player, coach and current scout of Panathinaikos
. Livathinos was born on 8 January 1955 in Patras
and started his football career in the Panathinaikos youth system. In 1975, he made it to the greens' first team where he played a total of 267 league games until 1986. Livathinos then moved on to Cyprus
where he became player/coach of Pezoporikos. In 1988 he led the Larnaca
club to the championship of Cyprus and retired as a player. He continued his coaching career guiding Ethnikos Asteras to the championship of the Greek B Division. He continued to coach the Kaisariani
club in the A Division from 1999 until 2001. In 2002, he coached Panachaiki for the early part of the season and Ethnikos Asteras in the latter part, replacing Nikos Alefantos
. In his football career he was capped 27 times by the National Football Team of Greece
with one goal to his credit. Livathinos currently is scout of Panathinaikos.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player, coach and current scout of Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos FC
Panathinaikos Football Club is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Greek football history. They have won 20 Greek Championships and 17 Greek Cups.Panathinaikos is the most...
. Livathinos was born on 8 January 1955 in Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
and started his football career in the Panathinaikos youth system. In 1975, he made it to the greens' first team where he played a total of 267 league games until 1986. Livathinos then moved on to Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
where he became player/coach of Pezoporikos. In 1988 he led the Larnaca
Larnaca
Larnaca, is the third largest city on the southern coast of Cyprus after Nicosia and Limassol. It has a population of 72,000 and is the island's second largest commercial port and an important tourist resort...
club to the championship of Cyprus and retired as a player. He continued his coaching career guiding Ethnikos Asteras to the championship of the Greek B Division. He continued to coach the Kaisariani
Kaisariani
Kaisariani , also Kessariani, is a suburb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. Kaisariani is located about 7 km from downtown Athens, about 4 km SW of Katechaki Avenue 4 km from the Hymettus Ring , which forms part of the Attiki Odos private superhighway network, and 6 km S...
club in the A Division from 1999 until 2001. In 2002, he coached Panachaiki for the early part of the season and Ethnikos Asteras in the latter part, replacing Nikos Alefantos
Nikos Alefantos
Nikolaos Alefantos also known with the nickname "Kyr-Nikos", is a Greek football coach. He is well-known in Greece as a cult figure, due to his temperamental style, frequent use of harsh language and controversial views on coaching...
. In his football career he was capped 27 times by the National Football Team of Greece
Greece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
with one goal to his credit. Livathinos currently is scout of Panathinaikos.