Nikos Kehagias
Nikos Kehagias (Greek: Νίκος Κεχαγιάς; born 21 April 1969) is a Greek football manager and former player. Kehagias played as a centre back and spent the majority of his playing career with Skoda Xanthi, whom he currently is the record holder for appearances with 327 games. He was part of the Greece national under-23 football team squad that won the golden medal in the 1991 Mediterranean Games in Athens.[1] He is the current manager of Greece U19.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolaos Kehagias | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Volos, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Greece U19 (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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991 | Greece U23 | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2008 | Skoda Xanthi | ||
| 2008–2009 | Panetolikos | ||
| 2009 | Skoda Xanthi | ||
| 2009–2010 | Thrasyvoulos | ||
| 2010–2011 | Anagennisi Karditsa | ||
| 2011–2012 | Skoda Xanthi | ||
| 2012 | AEL | ||
| 2013 | Niki Volos | ||
| 2014 | Skoda Xanthi | ||
| 2018–2019 | Greece U17 | ||
| 2019– | Greece U19 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Coaching career
After retiring as a player in 2005, Kehagias became the assistant coach of Skoda Xanthi. On 26 February 2007, he became first team manager. He was replaced by Emilio 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 as Panetolikos, Thrasyvoulos Fylis and Anagennisi Karditsas. On 31 January 2012 he signed a new contract with AEL 1964 FC, 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 by Michalis Ziogas.
References
- "Mediterranean Games 1991 (Athinai, Greece)". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 November 2013.