Nikos Christidis
Nikos Christidis (Greek: Νίκος Χρηστίδης; born 18 September 1944) is a former Greek footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolaos Christidis | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1976 | Aris | 264 | (0) |
| 1974 | Toronto Homer | ||
| 1976–1982 | AEK Athens | 63 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1964–1978 | Greece | 26 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| –1987 | AEK Athens (assistant) | ||
| 1987 | AEK Athens (interim) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Greece (assistant) | ||
| 2001 | Greece (interim) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Christidis started his football career in the youth divisions of Aris Thessaloniki. In 1976, Loukas Barlos decided to sign him to join AEK Athens F.C. AEK Athens. The 2 penalty saves against QPR on March 16, 1977 sent AEK to the UEFA semifinals. In the summer of 1974, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Homer.[1]
Nikos Christidis ended his career in AEK and worked for many years as assistant coach of AEK and as the goalkeepig coach. He assumed the position of coach initially as an interim on April 26, 1987 when a two-month exclusion sentence was imposed on Nikos Alefantos, who was the coach of AEK at that time. But when Alefantos was fired and Christidis took over until the end of the season. [2]
References
- "Fifth shutout for Christidis". The Globe and Mail. May 9, 1974. p. 51.
- https://football.aek.com/coach/24?period_id=63