Timos Kavakas (; born 13 December 1972) is a Greek professional

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and former player.

Career

Born in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital cit ...

, 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 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 ...

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 Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. (), often known as AEL or Larissa, is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in the city of Larissa, capital of Greece's Thessaly region. AEL is one of the biggest Greek football teams and ...

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 ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kavakas, Timos 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