Coaches, board and press office: the team that keeps the academy running every single day.
MBA, University of SheffieldStrikers’ founder and chairman of the board is Mr Ioannis Maleoglou. Born in 1974, he is an economist with an MBA from the University of Sheffield. He has worked in the stock-market and banking sectors and now works as a business consultant. At the academy he contributes his management expertise, and he has completed a series of seminars in sports management and in managing people in football.
Background in educationAlexia is with us for her second season, in the demanding role of club administrator. Everything in our office passes through her hands, and her knowledge and experience in working with children are a real asset for us. She previously worked at the “Toys House” play centre and at our partner nursery, “Akadimia Bouboukakia”.
Journalist, ESIEMTH memberAs the academy grows, so do its needs. One of them is covered by Mr Vasilis Panagiotidis, head of the Strikers press office. He is an experienced journalist, a member of ESIEMTH (the journalists’ union of Macedonia and Thrace), with a background in football. He has worked for leading Thessaloniki media including Spor tou Vorra, Proto Thema and Typos tis Thessalonikis; on radio at FM100, Radio 1D and Alpha 96.5; and on television with Vergina TV, Epsilon TV and OPEN TV.
UEFA BMichalis holds a UEFA B licence. Besides Strikers, he has coached at the academies of Iraklis, A.O. Retziki, Ifaistos and, until recently, Pavlos Melas. He is one of the club’s founding staff and helped us get started like few others.
UEFA C · Sports ScienceChristos holds a degree in Physical Education and Sport Science and a UEFA C licence, and is completing a master’s in educational psychology. From 2010 he worked in PAOD’s youth academy, coaching every youth age group as well as the men’s team.
UEFA A (in progress)Born in Thessaloniki in 1993, Dimitris graduated in Physical Education and Sport Science and holds a master’s in Human Performance and Health, having taken part in several research studies on goalkeeping. He is working towards his UEFA A licence and holds a goalkeeping coach diploma from the Scottish FA. For the past five years he has travelled to the USA to work with US Youth Soccer. He has been goalkeeping coach at Aris U19, Apollon Pontou, AE Larissa, PO Triglia and Iraklis U19.
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