Alexandros Katikaridis (Greek: Aλέξανδρος Κατηκαρίδης; born 3 June 1971 in Polichni Thessalonikis) is a Greek football manager and former footballer who played in amateur and professional level.[1] He is the head coach of the Greece women's national football team.[3]

Katikaridis was born, grew up and lives in Polichni, a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area.[2] He is originally from Agios Vartholomaios, Florina. He has played professionally for Anagennisi Neapolis and ILTEX Lykoi.[1]

Managerial career

Alexandros Katikaridis worked in the academies of Iraklis from 2005 to 2010 and Proteas from 2010 to 2016. In September 2019, he became the head coach of PAOK's women's team. He helped them win 2 league titles and 3 cup titles. In 2015/16, they reached the round of 32 of the UEFA Women's Champions League.[1]

On 28 October 2016, he joined APE Langadas in the Greek third division.[4] They finished 3rd in their group and reached the quarterfinals of the Third Division Cup.[5] In 2017/18, he joined his hometown club Foinikas Polichnis and helped them win the Macedonia FCA A Division.[2] On 20 March 2018, he returned to APE Langadas, but only managed the last two games of the season before leaving in the summer. On 5 November 2018, he signed for Kilkisiakos.[6] He helped them win the Kilkis FCA A1 Division and get promoted to the third division.[7] On 8 October 2019, he returned to Foinikas Polichnis.[8] They finished 11th in the Macedonia FCA A1 Division.

On 8 September 2020, Alexandros Katikaridis became the assistant coach of the Greek women's national team.[9] Together with Georgios Kyriazis, they managed the national team in the 2022 Euro qualifying and the 2023 World Cup qualifying. On 17 January 2023, he replaced Kyriazis as the new head coach of the national team.[3] He has led Greece in the 2023/24 Nations League and the 2025 Euro qualifying.

Managerial statistics

As of 2 August 2024
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Greece PAOK WFC September 2013 14 July 2016 71 59 7 5 083.10
Greece APE Langadas 28 October 2016 28 November 2017 35 20 4 11 057.14
Greece Foinikas Polichnis 2017 2018
Greece APE Langadas 20 March 2018 30 June 2018 2 2 0 0 100.00
Greece Kilkisiakos 5 November 2018 2019 24 17 6 1 070.83
Greece Foinikas Polichnis 8 October 2019 2020 18 8 2 8 044.44
 Greece 17 January 2023 Present 18 9 3 6 050.00
Total 168 115 22 31 068.45

Honours

Manager

PAOK WFC
Foinikas Polichnis
Kilkisiakos
  • Kilkis FCA A1 Division (1): 2018/19

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΚΑΤΗΚΑΡΙΔΗΣ". athletestories.gr. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Αλέξανδρος Κατηκαρίδης: "Να Διατηρήσουμε Το Καλό Κλίμα, Θα Δουλεύουμε Με Όρεξη Και Προσήλωση"". greeknews24.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Ποδόσφαιρο Γυναικών: Ο Αλέξανδρος Κατηκαρίδης νέος προπονητής της Εθνικής Γυναικών". kingsport.gr. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Στην ΑΠΕ Λαγκαδά ο Κατηκαρίδης!". paokvoice.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Στον τελικό του κυπέλου η ΑΠΕ Λαγκαδά με αντίπαλο τον Απόλλωνα Καλαμαριάς". lagadas24.gr. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Ο Α.Ο. Κιλκισιακός ανακοινώνει την συμφωνία με τον προπονητή Αλεξανδρο Κατικαριδη". facebook.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. ^ ""Θέλει αναβάθμιση ο Κιλκισιακός μετά την άνοδο"". liganews.gr. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Αναλαμβάνει τον Φοίνικα Πολίχνης ο Αλέξανδρος Κατηκαρίδης". pamebala.gr. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Ο Γιώργος Κυριαζής νέος προπονητής της Εθνικής Ελλάδας Γυναικών". kingsport.gr. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandros_Katikaridis
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