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Giorgos Simos (Greek: Γιώργος Σίμος; born 29 March 1978) is a Greek professional football manager and former player.

Playing career

Born in Ioannina, Simos came through the ranks at Panathinaikos, before being promoted to the senior team in 1999. He later played for Agios Nikolaos, OFI, Chalkidona, AEL, AEK Larnaca, Ionikos, Panetolikos, Ethnikos Piraeus, Kallithea and Rouf.

Managerial career

Simos holds a holds the UEFA Pro Licence.

Early career

In August 2012, Simos returned to Panathinaikos to begin his coaching career, quickly rising through the academy to lead the Under-15, Under-17, and Under-20 teams in successive seasons from 2013/14 through 2015/16. After spending a part of the 2016/17 season as an assistant coach at Cypriot top flight club Omonia, Simos took on the AEK Athens Under-20 team for one-and-a-half seasons to February 2019.

OFI

On 12 July 2019, Simos was named manager of OFI Crete following the departure of Jaime Vera. In his debut season, Simos would guide OFI to a sixth-place finish in Super League 1 and their first qualification for the UEFA Europa League in 20 years. In the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, OFI would be eliminated by Apollon Limassol in the second qualifying round. Simos would resign from his position as manager prior to the end of the 2020/21 season with OFI in 11th place.

Greece Under-21 national team

On 26 May 2021, Simos was appointed manager of the Greece Under-21 national team, with whom he would finish third behind Portugal and Iceland in qualification for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Kallithea

On 30 November 2022, Simos was appointed manager of Kallithea.

Managerial statistics

As of match updated 22 December 2023

Honours

Player

Chalkidona

• Football League
  • Champion: 2002-03

Kallithea

• Gamma Ethniki
  • Champion: 2009-10

References

1. "Νέος προπονητής στον ΟΦΗ ο Σίμος". Sport FM (in Greek). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
2. "Σίμος: "Υπέβαλα την παραίτηση μου, ήταν τιμή μου η συνεργασία με τον ΟΦΗ"". Sport 24 (in Greek). 6 March 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
3. "ΟΦΗ: Ανακοίνωσε τη λύση συνεργασίας με τον Σίμο". Sport 24 (in Greek). 6 March 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
4. "Ο Σίμος ανέλαβε την Εθνική Ελπίδων". Sport 24 (in Greek). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
5. "Athens Kallithea FC appoint Georgios Simos as manager". Athens Kallithea FC. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
6. "OFI Crete F.C. fixtures and results". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
7. "OFI Crete F.C. fixtures and results". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2019.

External links

• Georgios Simos at The Guardian Football (archived 26 September 2012)

• 1978 births
• Living people
• Greek men's footballers
• Panathinaikos F.C. players
• A.O. Agios Nikolaos F.C. players
• OFI Crete F.C. players
• Chalkidona F.C. players
• Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players
• AEK Larnaca FC players
• Ionikos F.C. players
• Panetolikos F.C. players
• Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players
• Athens Kallithea F.C. players
• Super League Greece players
• Cypriot First Division players
• Greek expatriate men's footballers
• Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
• Greek expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
• Men's association football defenders
• Greek football managers
• Panathinaikos F.C. non-playing staff
• AEK Athens F.C. non-playing staff
• OFI Crete F.C. managers
• Ionikos F.C. managers
• Super League Greece managers
• People from Ioannina
• Greek expatriate football managers