Makis Katsavakis (; born 26 December 1953) is a Greek professional

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and former player.

Playing career

Born in Peponia,

Serres Serres ( ) is a city in Macedonia, Greece, capital of the Serres regional unit and second largest city in the region of Central Macedonia, after Thessaloniki. Serres is one of the administrative and economic centers of Northern Greece. The c ...

, Katsavakis began playing football as a defender for local

Alpha Ethniki The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repla ...

side

Panserraikos F.C. Panserraikos Football Club (), the ''All-Serres Football Club'', is a Greece, Greek Association football, football club based in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos is one of the most important and well-supported clubs in northern G ...

He joined Alpha Ethniki rivals

Olympiacos F.C. Olympiacos Football Club ( ), known simply as Olympiacos or Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Piraeus. Part of the major Sports club, multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP (''Olympiakós Sýnde ...

in 1977. He finished his career with

Korinthos F.C. Pagkorinthiakos Athlitikos Syllogos Korinthos (, lit. 'Pan-corinthian Athletic Club'), commonly known as P.A.S. Korinthos or simply Korinthos (), is a Greek football club based in the city of Corinth, Greece. Pagkorinthiakos can literally be tr ...

in 1982.

Managerial career

After he retired from playing, Katsavakis became a football coach. He was appointed manager by Edessaikos F.C. in 1992. He managed several Greek clubs over the following years, including Veria F.C.,

PAS Giannina F.C. PAS Giannina Football Club (), or with its full name Panipirotikós Athlitikós Síllogos Giánnina (, ''Panepirotic Athletic Club Giannina'') is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Ioannina, the capital of Epirus region. P ...

Panionios F.C. Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

Paniliakos F.C. Paniliakos Football Club () is a Greek association football club based in Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. It plays its home matches at the Pyrgos Stadium. Paniliakos was the team of Serbia and Montenegro international Predrag Đorđević, before moving to ...

, Olympiakos Volos F.C.,

Aris Thessaloniki F.C. Aris FC () , commonly known as Aris Thessaloniki or simply Aris, is a Greek professional football club and the most successful and prestigious of the city Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. The team competes in the top-tier Super League Greece an ...

Levadiakos F.C. Levadiakos Football Club (officially romanized: ''Levadeiakos'' ) is a Greek professional Association football, football club that plays in the Super League Greece. Based in Livadeia, Greece, the club was promoted to the Super League Greece, Alp ...

Apollon Kalamarias F.C. Apollon Kalamarias F.C. () is a Greek football club based in Kalamaria, a suburb of Thessaloniki. It was founded in 1926. History Formation and early years 1926–1960 Apollon Kalamarias was founded on 24 January 1926, in Kalamaria, by Pontic G ...

, Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. and Doxa Drama. He also managed Cypriot side

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC (, "Athletic Union Kition (ancient state), Kition of Larnaca") is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional association football, football club based in Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two historical Larnaca clubs, EP ...

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