Panagiotis Kordonouris (; born 8 November 1975) is a

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former

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. He spent the majority of his career in

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, representing clubs at various competition levels spanning the

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's amateur regional competitions.

Playing career

Born in

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, Kordonouris began playing football with his local side Asteras Amaliada, before being spotted by

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club

Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...

in 1996. He played for

for five seasons, between 1996 and 2001, registering over 150 appearances across all competitions. He then moved to fellow

side

Skoda Xanthi Xanthi Football Club () is a Greek Association football, football club based in Xanthi, Western Thrace. They play their home matches at Skoda Xanthi Arena Founded in 1967, Xanthi is well set up in terms of their financial support and youth set ...

, where he stayed for four years but made only 36 league appearances. He moved on loan to

Beta Ethniki The Football League () was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super League 2 as the new second tier ...

side

Ergotelis Ergotelis Football Club () is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Heraklion, Crete, which competes in the Heraklion Football Clubs Association, FCA Heraklion A1, the fourth tier of the Greek football league system, ...

in July 2005, and helped his club earn promotion to the

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as champions.

renewed his contract for the 2006−07 season, after Kordonouris was released by

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. He stayed with the

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until 2010, when he was offered a post in the managerial team at age 35 which Kordonouris refused. He returned to his former club

for six months and eventually signed with

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side

Levadiakos Levadiakos Football Club (officially romanized: ''Levadeiakos'' ) is a Greek professional football club that plays in the Super League Greece. Based in Livadeia, Greece, the club was promoted to the Alpha Ethniki, forerunner of the Super League, ...

for the rest of the season. Kordonouris returned to

after his brief stint at

, having celebrated another promotion. He signed with

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side AO Chania and left the club after six months to join fellow

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third-tier competitors

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until the end of the season. He then signed his final professional contract with P.A.O. Krousonas, also in the

, before dropping down to play in the amateur regional competitions of the

Heraklion Football Clubs Association The Heraklion Football Clubs Association ( or Ε.Π.Σ.Η.) is an association responsible for administering football in the region of Heraklion. It is based in the city of Heraklion and is a member of the Hellenic Football Federation. The associ ...

Career statistics

Managerial career

Kordonouris holds the UEFA C Licence. He began his managerial career as a coach at the

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while he still played for Heraklion FCA A1 Division club ''Tylissos'', and was promoted to head coach of the ''Martinengo'' Heraklion FCA C Division

football department in 2018. He was promoted to the head coach position for the unofficial U−17

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of the club, ''Kanaria Ergoteli'' in 2019.

Honours

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References

External links

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Guardian FootballProfile
at Onsports.gr {{DEFAULTSORT:Kordonouris, Panagiotis 1975 births Living people Greek men's footballers Panachaiki F.C. players Xanthi F.C. players Ergotelis F.C. players Levadiakos F.C. players Men's association football defenders People from Amaliada Footballers from Western Greece