Makis Chavos (; born 5 September 1969) is a Greek professional

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and former player. Chavos is best remembered for his four-and-a-half-year spell with

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

. During the later stages of his career, he played with several clubs in the lower divisions. As a manager, he has coached several clubs in

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and

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Playing career

Club

After playing as an amateur for Achilleas Triandria, Chavos transferred to

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, ...

in 1987. After making three appearances for the Reds during the first half of the 1987–88 season, he moved on loan to

Apollon Kalamarias Apollon Kalamarias (Greek: Απόλλων Καλαμαριάς) is a Greek sports club from Kalamaria, a suburb of Thessaloniki. It was founded in 1926. The club is named after Apollo, the mythical Greek god. Its colors are red and black. Histor ...

for the remainder of the season. He then transferred to

Trikala Trikala () is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece, and the capital of the Trikala (regional unit), Trikala regional unit. The city straddles the Lithaios river, which is a tributary of Pineios (Thessaly), Pineios. According to the Greek Natio ...

and enjoyed a fairly successful season, appearing in 28 games and scoring 2 goals. He then transferred to Panserraikos for the next 3 years, appearing in a total of 82 games and scoring 8 goals. This earned him a move to

in 1992 where he spent the next four and a half seasons with the Thessaloniki-based club. Whilst playing for PAOK, he received his one and only cap with the Greece national team, appearing in a friendly against Cyprus on 2 September 1992.

International

His sole cap for the Greece national team came in a friendly game against

on 2 September 1992, at the

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. In the second half, he came on as a substitute in place of

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Managerial career

Chavos started his managerial career in 2009 for

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. His greatest success came in December 2010 with

when they qualified for Round 32 of

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, after an away victory against

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References

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