| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Apostolos Mantzios | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-10-21)21 October 1969 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cyprus (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1998 | Panionios | 116 | (3) |
| 1998–2000 | Aris | 40 | (4) |
| 2000–2001 | Ionikos | 21 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Panionios | 43 | (4) |
| Total | 218 | (11) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Haidari | ||
| 2010 | Panionios (caretaker) | ||
| 2011 | Thrasyvoulos | ||
| 2011–2012 | Panionios | ||
| 2012–2013 | Kerkyra | ||
| 2013–2014 | Panthrakikos | ||
| 2015–2016 | Levadiakos | ||
| 2016–2017 | Apollon Smyrnis | ||
| 2018 | Levadiakos | ||
| 2018–2019 | Panionios | ||
| 2019–2020 | Lamia | ||
| 2020–2022 | Aris | ||
| 2023 | Asteras Tripolis | ||
| 2023–2024 | Aris | ||
| 2025– | Cyprus | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Apostolos "Akis" Mantzios (Greek:Απόστολος «Άκης» Μάντζιος; born 21 October 1969) is a Greek professionalfootball manager and formerplayer who is currently in charge of theCyprus national team.
When he was 22 years, Mantzios went toPanionios from AO Kifissia. Soon he won a place in the starting lineup of his new club, where he remained for eight consecutive years. Having become clubcaptain underGiannis Kyrastas, Mantzios captained Panionios to victory in theGreek Football Cup in1998, defeatingPanathinaikos in the final. In the summer of 1998, he moved toAris, and two years later he moved toIonikos. In the summer of 2001, he returned to Panionios where he ended his career two years later.
He started his managerial career from the youth teams ofPanionios. At the season 2008–09, he became the manager ofAO Haidari. The following year, he returned toPanionios, as a member of the coaching team. In January 2011, he became the coach ofThrasyvoulos.[2] During the season 2011–12, he was the coach ofPanionios[3] and the next season the coach ofKerkyra.[4]
| Seasons | Club | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| until 1991 | AO Kifissia | Delta Ethniki | |
| 1991–92 | Panionios | 21 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | Panionios | Beta Ethniki | |
| 1993–94 | Panionios | 27 | 0 |
| 1994–95 | Panionios | 22 | 1 |
| 1995–96 | Panionios | 23 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | Panionios | Beta Ethniki | |
| 1997–98 | Panionios | 23 | 2 |
| 1998–99 | Aris Thessaloniki | 26 | 2 |
| 1999–2000 | Aris | 13 | 2 |
| 2000–01 | Ionikos | 21 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Panionios | 20 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | Panionios | 23 | 2 |
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Haidari | 1 July 2008 | 2 March 2009 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 032.14 |
| Panionios (caretaker) | 26 January 2010 | 2 February 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Panionios (caretaker) | 28 October 2010 | 7 November 2010 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 050.00 |
| Panionios (caretaker) | 16 November 2010 | 9 December 2010 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 066.67 |
| Thrsyvoulos | 27 January 2011 | 12 May 2011 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 014.29 |
| Panionios | 24 November 2011 | 30 April 2012 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 039.13 |
| Kerkyra | 1 July 2012 | 6 February 2013 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 012.50 |
| Panthrakikos | 9 May 2013 | 5 November 2014 | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 026.09 |
| Levadiakos | 9 February 2015 | 8 April 2016 | 44 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 038.64 |
| Apollon Smyrnis | 29 December 2016 | 25 September 2017 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 17 | +35 | 060.61 |
| Levadiakos | 12 May 2018 | 22 October 2018 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 012.50 |
| Panionios | 4 December 2018 | 2 September 2019 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 036.00 |
| Lamia | 25 October 2019 | 25 June 2020 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 28 | +0 | 032.14 |
| Aris Thessaloniki | 21 September 2020 | 14 February 2022 | 66 | 30 | 17 | 19 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 045.45 |
| Asteras Tripolis | 4 January 2023 | 10 April 2023 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 021.43 |
| Aris Thessaloniki | 29 August 2023 | 7 December 2024 | 58 | 27 | 14 | 17 | 81 | 64 | +17 | 046.55 |
| Total | 417 | 154 | 105 | 158 | 432 | 457 | −25 | 036.93 | ||