Savvas Kofidis (Greek:Σάββας Κωφίδης; born 5 February 1961) is a Greek professionalfootballmanager and former player. He is regarded as one of the best football players of his generation in Greece, and is most famous for his successful partnership withVasilis Hatzipanagis atIraklis and his flamboyant haircuts which he has kept to this day. He also appeared 67 times for theGreece national team, scoring once and being a vital part of the team's qualification to the1994 World Cup in the United States.

Born in modern-dayKazakhstan toPonticGreek parents, he started his career in Iraklis, debuting on 18 January 1981 when Iraklis was participating in theBeta Ethniki. In Iraklis's team he played seven seasons before heading toOlympiacos. In 1992, he joinedAris, the city rivals of Iraklis, where he played until rejoining Iraklis in the 1996–97 season.^[1]

His three appearances at the1994 World Cup rounded off hisnational team career, which lasted from 1982 to 1994, giving him 67 caps and 1 international goal (9 January 1985, againstIsrael). He retired from professional football in 1999.

During the 2002–2003 period he was the assistant coach ofIvan Jovanovic in Iraklis, as well as the next period, assisting head coachSergio Markarián. After Markarián resigned, Kofidis took in charge as the head coach. The next year, with Kofidis taking the reins, was hugely successful as "The Old One", against all expectations, finished 4th in the2005–2006Alpha Ethniki championship, and qualified for theUEFA Cup. During the summer, however, many key players were sold as the team was in heavy debt, and the following year was anything but successful. After a string of 10 league matches without a win, and an early exit from the UEFA Cup against Polish teamWisła Kraków, Kofidis resigned. In January 2007 he became head coach inSkoda Xanthi followingTakis Lemonis's resignation, but soon left the job. On 30 October 2009Iraklis F.C. club officials have sacked coachOleg Protasov to replace him with Kofidis.^{[citation needed]}

Season	Club	Country	Matches	Goals
1981–82	Iraklis	Greece	31	1
1982–83	Iraklis	Greece	34	1
1983–84	Iraklis	Greece	29	4
1984–85	Iraklis	Greece	29	5
1985–86	Iraklis	Greece	28	1
1986–87	Iraklis	Greece	26	4
1987–88	Iraklis	Greece	29	2
1988–89	Olympiacos	Greece	16	2
1989–90	Olympiacos	Greece	26	3
1990–91	Olympiacos	Greece	33	4
1991–92	Olympiacos	Greece	18	0
1992–93	Aris Thessaloniki F.C.	Greece	19	0
1993–94	Aris Thessaloniki F.C.	Greece	33	0
1994–95	Aris Thessaloniki F.C.	Greece	30	6
1995–96	Aris Thessaloniki F.C.	Greece	31	1
1996–97	Aris Thessaloniki F.C.	Greece	13	0
1996–97	Iraklis	Greece	18	1
1997–98	Iraklis	Greece	20	1
1998–99	Iraklis	Greece	31	1

• Savvas Kofidis –FIFA competition record (archived)
• Savvas Kofidis at National-Football-Teams.com

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