| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolaos Kechagias | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-04-21)21 April 1969 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Volos, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nestos Chrysoupoli (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1983 | Keravnos Eretria | ||
| 1984–1988 | Achilleas Farsala | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–2004 | Skoda Xanthi | 327 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | AEL | 25 | (6) |
| Total | 352 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991 | Greece U23 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Skoda Xanthi | ||
| 2008–2009 | Panetolikos | ||
| 2010 | Thrasyvoulos | ||
| 2010 | Skoda Xanthi | ||
| 2010 | Anagennisi Karditsa | ||
| 2012 | AEL | ||
| 2014 | Skoda Xanthi | ||
| 2018–2019 | Greece U17 | ||
| 2019–2021 | Greece U19 | ||
| 2021–2022 | Xanthi | ||
| 2023– | Nestos Chrysoupoli | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nikos Kechagias (Greek:Νίκος Κεχαγιάς; born 21 April 1969) is a Greek professionalfootballmanager and former player. He is the current manager ofSuper League 2 clubNestos Chrysoupoli.
Kechagias played as acentre back and spent the majority of his playing career withSkoda Xanthi, whom he currently is the record holder for appearances with 327 games. He was part of theGreece U23 team that won the gold medal for the1991 Mediterranean Games inAthens.[1]
After retiring as a player in 2005, Kechagias became the assistant coach ofSkoda Xanthi. On 26 February 2007, he became first-team manager. He was replaced byEmilio Ferrera, but on 22 October 2007 he was brought back to the bench and completed the season in the 8th place. Since then, he has worked occasionally in teams of lower leagues such asPanetolikos,Thrasyvoulos Fylis andAnagennisi Karditsas. On 31 January 2012 he signed a new contract withAEL, the last team of his club career, till the end of the season, but after only 6 games in the club's bench he was replaced byMichalis Ziogas.
