Antonis Minou (Greek: Αντώνης Μήνου, born 4 May 1958) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Minou began his career with Almopos Aridea, signing for Kastoria in 1980, and two years later, he moved to Panathinaikos, where he became known to the general public and was called to the national team.[2][3] At Panathinaikos, he won two league titles and three cups. However, the difficult competition for a first-team place with Nikos Sarganis forced him to look for another team, and in the summer of 1988 he was transferred to AEK Athens.[2] In his first season with AEK, he was a second choice behind Spyros Ikonomopoulos, but from the following season he became a regular and then never lost his place again, until the end of his spell at AEK.[1] The decision by the club's management to release him in the summer of 1993 was said to be surprising, since he was the first-choice goalkeeper in his last two seasons in which the team won the league, while also playing in the national team. With AEK he won three championships, one Greek Super Cup and one Greek League Cup.[1] After leaving AEK, Minou joined Apollon Athens, where he played for three seasons before ending his playing career.[2]

International career

Minou played in a total of 16 matches with Greece. He played for the first time on 8 October 1986, in an away friendly match against Italy, when under the instructions of Miltos Papapostolou, he replaced Theologis Papadopoulos in the second half.[4] He was part of the squad that traveled to the USA for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where he played in the opening match against Argentina. He also competed with the Olympic team in 1983.[5]

Managerial career

After the end of his career he became involved in coaching, in the period 1997–98, he was initially the assistant coach of Dumitru Dumitriu at AEK Athens and after the later was sacked, he his replacement until the end of the season. Later he became assistant of Fernando Santos at AEK and later in Greece.[1][2]

Honours

Panathinaikos[2]

AEK Athens[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Αντώνης Μήνου". football.aek.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "ΑΝΤΩΝΗΣ ΜΗΝΟΥ". athletestories.gr.
  3. ^ "4/5/1958 Γεννήθηκε ο Αντώνης Μήνου". aektoday.com.
  4. ^ "Greece matches 1986–1990" (PDF). epo.gr.
  5. ^ "Greece matches 1990–1995" (PDF). epo.gr.
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