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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolaos Kostenoglou | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-10-03)3 October 1970 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Kavala, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1988 | Nea Karvali | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1994 | Skoda Xanthi | 131 | (2) |
| 1994–2005 | AEK Athens | 222 | (5) |
| Total | 353 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Greece | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2007 | AEK Athens U20 | ||
| 2007–2008 | AEK Athens (assistant) | ||
| 2008 | AEK Athens | ||
| 2008–2009 | Asteras Tripolis | ||
| 2011 | AEL | ||
| 2011–2012 | AEK Athens | ||
| 2012 | Skoda Xanthi | ||
| 2014 | Anorthosis Famagusta | ||
| 2014 | Apollon Smyrnis | ||
| 2015–2016 | Greece (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Aris | ||
| 2018 | Doxa Drama | ||
| 2019 | AEK Athens U19 | ||
| 2019 | AEK Athens | ||
| 2021–2022 | Cyprus | ||
| 2023 | Chicago Fire (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | AEK Athens B | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nikos Kostenoglou (Greek:Νίκος Κωστένογλου; born 3 October 1970) is aGreekfootballmanager and former professional footballer who played as adefender. His nickname was "Father"(Greek:"Πάτερ"), because of his strong devotion to religion.
Kostenoglou started his career as a football player in 1989 atSkoda Xanthi, and was transferred in 1994 atAEK Athens for 100 million drachmas.[1]He became a regular in the following season, alongsideStelios Manolas. Kostenoglou played mainly in the position of centre-back, but he was also used as a right-back and was distinguished for his speed, his correct placements, his clean play but also for his seriousness and morals. He was never the star player of AEK, but he was a player with a lot of participations, usually as a starter and with a stable performances, while he was at times one of the leaders of the "yellow-blacks".[2] With AEK he won 4Greek cups and 1 Super Cup.He finished his career at AEK Athens, in the season the summer 2005 after 11 years of presence at the club.[3]
Kostenoglou played once withGreece in a 2–1 friendly win overIsrael inChalcis in 24 January 1996.[4]
After finishing his playing career Kostenoglou joined the coaching staff atAEK Athens Academy. Two years later he was promoted to assistant toLorenzo Serra Ferrer in the men's team. When Ferrer was sacked in early 2008, Kostenoglou took over until the end of the 2007–08 season. AEK Athens was the best team that season, clinched first position in the league, but lost the championship due to legal action. Kostenoglou stepped down as coach on 16 May 2008 following the hiring ofGiorgos Donis.On 20 November 2008, he was announced as the new manager ofAsteras Tripolis, in January 2011, he succeededJørn Andersen as manager ofAEL. On 6 October 2011, he returned to AEK Athens for a second spell as manager, replacingManolo Jiménez.[5] His contract came to an end in 25 June 2012.
In following periods he had brief spells atSkoda Xanthi in 2012 andAnorthosis Famagusta in 2014.[6] while in July of the same year he was hired byApollon Smyrnis in thesecond division,[7] from which he left in December.[8]
On 12 February 2015 he assumed the duties of assistant to the also newly hiredSergio Markarián in the Greece.[9] The latter cited the tense relations between them as one of the reasons for his resignation the following July,[10] with the dismissal of Kostenoglou contained in the same announcement where theHFF announced the departure of the first coach.[11] On 28 February 2017,Aris announced Kostenoglou as their new coach, to finish the season.[12] On 23 January 2018 it was announced byDoxa Drama, however, their cooperation was terminatedon 23 April. On 4 February 2019, Kostenoglou was hired by AEK Athens as the technical manager of their academy. He would also temporarily be the coach of the U19 squad.[13]
He became head coach ofCyprus on 18 February 2021.[14]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| AEK Athens |  | 12 February 2008 | 16 May 2008 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 055.56 | [15] |
| Asteras Tripolis | | 20 November 2008 | 18 May 2009 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 036.00 | [16] |
| AEL | | 9 January 2011 | 26 May 2011 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 023.08 | [17] |
| AEK Athens | | 6 October 2011 | 25 June 2012 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 039.47 | [15] |
| Skoda Xanthi | | 30 September 2012 | 2 December 2012 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 012.50 | [18] |
| Anorthosis Famagusta |  | 5 February 2014 | 31 May 2014 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 006.25 | [19] |
| Apollon Smyrnis | | 1 July 2014 | 8 December 2014 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 054.55 | [20] |
| Aris | | 28 February 2017 | 21 June 2017 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 075.00 | [21] |
| Doxa Drama | | 22 January 2018 | 23 April 2018 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 053.33 | [22] |
| AEK Athens | | 26 August 2019 | 8 December 2019 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 053.85 | [15] |
| Cyprus | | 18 February 2021 | 27 June 2022 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 011.11 | |
| AEK Athens B | | 5 December 2024 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 016.67 | ||
| Career Total | 197 | 75 | 50 | 72 | 038.07 | — | |||
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