Pavlos Dimitriou (Greek: Παύλος Δημητρίου; born 24 March 1957) is a Greek football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Pavlos Dimitriou
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-03-24) 24 March 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Serres, Greece
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Panserraikos U19
Youth career
1969–1974 Panserraikos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1985 Panserraikos
1985–1987 AEK Athens 20 (1)
1987–1989 Panserraikos 14 (1)
1989–1990 Nigrita
Managerial career
1997 Panserraikos
1999 Panserraikos (caretaker)
2000 Panserraikos
2000–2001 Panserraikos
2004 Panserraikos
2011 Panserraikos
2011–2012 Panserraikos
2015–2016 Panserraikos
2016–2020 Apollon Paralimnio
2020– Panserraikos U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Dimitriou started at the age of 12 as a left back from the academies of Panserraikos and in 1975 he was promoted to the first team. A year later he became already the captain of the team, while his virtues with the ball at his feet "forced" his coaches to place him in as a midfielder. Dimitriou had amazing seasons and his left foot was the envied by many. He served the "Lions" for 16 consecutive years, when in December 1985 he was called by AEK Athens of Jacek Gmoch. Dimitriou, away from his environment, found it difficult to perform, while AEK of that time was also in a very strange situation, a fact that is exacerbated by the Chrysovitsianou case against his former club.[1] He ended his spell at AEK in 1987 and returned to Panserraikos at the age of 30. Two years later and due to an injury that left him out of action for 4 months, he moved to Nigrita where he ended his career in 1990.[2]

Managerial career

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Almost immediately after retiring as a footballer, Dimitriou became a coach with important terms in Panserraikos both in the infrastructure departments and in the first team.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Μια ταινία παλιά που τέλος δεν έχει". sdna.gr. 16 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Παύλος Δημητρίου". kitrinomavro.gr.
  3. ^ "Το "μηχανάκι" του Πανσερραϊκού, ο Παύλος Δημητρίου!". 1 October 2020.
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