Timos Kavakas (; born 13 December 1972) is a Greek professional
football
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manager
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and former player.
Career
Born in
Thessaloniki
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, Kavakas began playing football as a defender for local side
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 ...
in the Beta Ethniki. In 1996, he signed with
Kavala F.C., where he would make 43
Alpha Ethniki
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appearances in three seasons with the club.
Kavakas spent the remainder of his playing career in the Greek second and third divisions, playing for
Leonidio F.C.,
Patraikos F.C. and
Veria F.C.
After he retired from playing, Kavakas became a football coach. In January 2010, he was appointed manager of third-tier Veria, which he guided to promotion to the second-tier Football League. Six months later, he joined third-tier Platanias and was able to lead the club to promotion to the Football League. In July 2011,
AEL 1964 FC
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signed him as an assistant to manager
Chris Coleman.
However, he returned to Platanias as manager before the 2011–12 season began. There he managed to make a stunning first round course that led to the promotion of the Cretan club in the Super League for the first time in its history. The second half of the season 2011–12 finds him in
Kerkyra FC
Athlitikos Omilos Kerkyra (; ) was a Greek football club based on the island of Corfu (Kerkyra), Greece.
History
It was formed in 1967 as "Kerkyraikos F.C." following a merge of three Corfu clubs ("Aris Kerkyras" est 1924, " Helespontos" est 1 ...
, who by that time was struggling to remain in the top league. He will also succeed this difficult mission. In the season 2012-13 Kavakas started coaching second division club
Kalloni F.C., but in January 2013, he returned to the bench of AEL 1964 this time as a head coach until the end of the season. The financial problems and the failure to promote the team in the Super League, led to his withdrawal in June 2013. Days later he signed with
Greek Football League club
Panachaiki F.C.
Panachaiki F.C. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή ΓΕ ΠΑΕ ) is a Greek professional football club based in Patras, Greece, that competes in Super League Greece 2, the second tier of Greek football. Founded in 14 June 1891, they have reached the Greek ...
.
Managerial statistics
References
External links
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Profileat Onsports.gr
AEL 1964 Official
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1972 births
Living people
Greek men's footballers
Footballers from Thessaloniki
Apollon Kalamarias F.C. players
Kavala F.C. players
Leonidio F.C. players
Patraikos F.C. players
Veria F.C. players
Men's association football defenders
Super League Greece players
Super League Greece 2 players
Greek football managers
Veria F.C. managers
Platanias F.C. managers
A.O. Kerkyra managers
AEL Kalloni F.C. managers
Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. managers
Panachaiki F.C. managers
Trikala F.C. managers
PAS Lamia 1964 managers
Panargiakos F.C. managers
AO Chania F.C. managers
Iraklis Psachna F.C. managers
Panelefsiniakos F.C. managers
Acharnaikos F.C. managers
Chalkida F.C. managers
Olympiacos Volos F.C. managers
A.S. Rodos managers
Anagennisi Giannitsa F.C. managers
O.F. Ierapetra F.C. managers
Kavala F.C. managers
Anagennisi Karditsa F.C. managers
Super League Greece managers