Yannis Anastasiou
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Yannis Anastasiou is a Greek
football coach and former player who is currently Manager at Dutch club Ajax 2.
As a player, Anastasiou played as a striker, and was active professionally in Greece, Belgium and the Netherlands; he also represented the Greek national side at senior international level.
, Anastasiou played for PAS Preveza, Ethnikos Piraeus and OFI Crete
in Greece, Anderlecht in Belgium and Roda JC, Ajax, Sparta Rotterdam
and FC Omniworld
in the Netherlands.
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In January 2011 he was hired by former club Ajax as Manager and coach of the second team.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
football coach and former player who is currently Manager at Dutch club Ajax 2.
As a player, Anastasiou played as a striker, and was active professionally in Greece, Belgium and the Netherlands; he also represented the Greek national side at senior international level.
Playing career
Born in in ArtaArta, Greece
Arta is a city with a rich history in northwestern Greece, capital of the peripheral unit of Arta, which is part of Epirus region. The city was known in ancient times as Ambracia . Arta is famous for its old bridge located over the Arachthos River, situated west of downtown...
, Anastasiou played for PAS Preveza, Ethnikos Piraeus and OFI Crete
OFI Crete
OFI , the Sportfriends Association Heraklion, is a Greek association football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. Outside Greece, the club is generally known as OFI Crete F.C., however, the name Crete is not actually part of the club's official title.OFI is the club with most...
in Greece, Anderlecht in Belgium and Roda JC, Ajax, Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
and FC Omniworld
FC Omniworld
Almere City Football Club is a Dutch football club. The club was founded in 2001, and is an expression of the ambitions of the city council of Almere to play an active role in top sports. To that end, a sports club was formed, which now comprises a volleyball branch, a basketball branch and a...
in the Netherlands.
Coaching career
In July 2008 he took a position with top Greek club Panathinaikos as an Assistant to Dutch coach Henk Ten CateHenk ten Cate
Henk ten Cate is a Dutch football manager and a former professional player.In the 2005–06 season, he was the assistant of Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona that guided the team to a Champions League Trophy and La Liga title...
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In January 2011 he was hired by former club Ajax as Manager and coach of the second team.