Andreas Niniadis (Greek: Aνδρέας Nινιάδης; born 18 February 1971) is a Pontic-Greek former professional footballer.

Andreas Niniadis
Personal information
Full name Andreas Niniadis
Date of birth (1971-02-18) 18 February 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Soviet Union (now Georgia)
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–1980–1988 FC Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Dinamo Batumi 20 (13)
1991–1994 Pontioi Veria 80 (20)
1994–1996 Ethnikos Piraeus 49 (15)
1996–2004 Olympiacos 243 (40)
2004–2005 Kerkyra 28 (5)
International career
1995–2001 Greece 17 (2)
Managerial career
2005–2011 Olympiacos (assistant coach, chief scout)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

He was one of the dominant players in one of Olympiacos gold eras (1997–2003) and he helped his team to reach seven Greek superleague championships successively and one Greek cup as well.[1] He also played for Pontioi Veria, Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. and Kerkira FC.

He played 23 Champions League matches with Olympiakos, scoring five goals, and three UEFA Cup matches, scoring one goal.

International career edit

Niniadis earned 17 appearances for Greece, scoring two goals.[2]

Managerial career edit

Since his retirement, Niniadis has been employed by his former club Olympiacos as a chief scout and an assistant manager. In the 2006–07 and 2009–10 seasons he was the assistant coach of Takis Lemonis and Bozidar Bandovic.[3]

Honours edit

Olympiacos

References edit

  1. ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (21 March 2004). "Greece 2002/03". RSSSF.
  2. ^ ΕΘΝΙΚΕΣ ΟΜΑΔΕΣ > Εθνική Ομάδα Ανδρών (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Ανδρέας Νινιάδης". SPORT.GR ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΟ. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2010.