George Syrianos (born 17 October 1989) is a German-Greek Football official and

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. He is the current global

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Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founde ...

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

and

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, and the former Head of Recruitment at

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...

Career

George Syrianos completed his post-graduate from

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in 2016, having previously worked in private equity and management consultancy. In 2016, he joined

as chief analyst and assistant to the board of directors. Later he was promoted to Head of Recruitment at VfB Stuttgart. He was credited with signing notable players such as

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, Nico González and Orel Mangala. In 2021, George Syrianos joined

as Head of Recruitment and advisor to the board of

and

. In April 2024, he was promoted to global

for

and

. During his tenure at Nottingham Forest, the club achieved promotion to the Premier League after 23 years in the English second and third division. According to Sports intelligence advisory business Twenty First Group, Nottingham Forest have been the most efficient team in England’s top division in relation to their wage bill, with Syrianos being credited with notable signings such as

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, Elliot Anderson and

Nikola Milenković Nikola Milenković ( sr-cyr, Никола Миленковић, ; born 12 October 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Nottingham Forest and the Serbia national team. Club career Early career Milenko ...

. In May 2024, Olympiacos became the only Greek football club to have won a major UEFA competition, after their

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triumph.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Syrianos, George 1989 births 21st-century German sportsmen German expatriate sportspeople in Greece Germany national football team managers Expatriate football managers in Germany German football managers Living people