AEK Athens backroom staff
We hold the names of 39 people on AEK Athens's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Marko Nikolić manages the first team, with Radoje Smiljanić as assistant manager. AEK Athens's is the 3rd longest staff list of the 15 Superleague Greece clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 17 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marko Nikolić | Manager | First team | 45 | Serbia |  |
| Vasilis Vouzas | Manager | Under-19s | 59 | Greece |  |
| Radoje Smiljanić | Assistant manager | First team | 46 | Serbia | |
| Petros Kontovrakis | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 42 | Greece |  |
| Aleksandar Rogić | Coach | First team | 43 | Serbia |  |
| Ilias Kyriakidis | Coach | First team | 39 | Greece |  |
| Ivan Nedeljković | Coach | Under-19s | 47 | Serbia | - |
| Stavros Tziortziopoulos | Coach | Under-19s | 46 | Greece |  |
| Vasilis Papadimitriou | Coach | Under-19s | 36 | Greece | - |
| Marco Garofalo | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 42 | Italy | |
| Dimitris Stergiopoulos | Fitness coach | First team | 44 | Greece | |
| Goran Basarić | Fitness coach | First team | 48 | Serbia | |
| Ignatios Sakellaridis | Fitness coach | First team | 33 | Greece | - |
| Kostas Konstantopoulos | Fitness coach | First team | 34 | Greece |  |
| Sotiris Mavros | Fitness coach | First team | 43 | Greece | - |
| Iasonas Psarras | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 26 | Greece | - |
| Nikos Balis | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 31 | Greece | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakis Nikolaou | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 75 | Greece | - |
| Nikos Tzouroudis | Club doctor | First team | 69 | Greece |  |
| Christos Dedousis | Head physio | Club-wide | 40 | Greece | |
| Dimitris Dimas | Physio | First team | 30 | Greece | - |
| Konstantinos Pavlidis | Physio | First team | 37 | Greece | - |
| Taxiarchis Kagiaros | Physio | First team | 24 | Greece | - |
| Vasilis Laosoglou | Physio | First team | 30 | Greece | - |
| Dionysis Egarchos | Physio | Under-19s | 55 | Greece | - |
| Lefteris Gaitanos | Physio | Under-19s | 43 | Greece | |
| Lefteris Tamvakis | Physio | Under-19s | 45 | Greece | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Malfitano | Chief scout | Club-wide | 45 | Italy | - |
| Francesco Panfili | Scout | Club-wide | 43 | Italy |  |
| Alessio Ecca | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 34 | Italy | - |
| Vasilis Armatas | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 43 | Greece | |
| Christos Tsiobikos | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 42 | Greece | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giorgos Georgiadis | Head of youth development | 53 | Greece |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns AEK Athens and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marios Iliopoulos | Chair | 55 | Greece | - |
| Minas Lysandrou | Managing director | 45 | Cyprus |  |
| Dimitris Nalitzis | Director | 49 | Greece |  |
| Javier Ribalta | Director | 44 | Spain |  |
| Kostas Stavrothanasopoulos | Director | 33 | Greece | - |
| Nikos Georgeas | Director | 48 | Greece | - |
Backroom staff at every Superleague Greece club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
AEK Athens's list is the 3rd longest of the 15, against a median of 19 across the division. AS PAOK Salonika names the most, 43. APO Levadeiakos names the fewest, 13.
AEK Athens against the Superleague Greece, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | AEK ATHENS | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 17 | 10 | 18 | |
| Medical and sports science | 10 | 5 | 10 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
Backrooms the size of AEK Athens's, in every league
AEK Athens's 39 names make the joint 189th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 174 |  | Super Liga | 40 |
| 174 | Club Football Estrela da Amadora | Primeira Liga | 40 |
| 174 |  | Danish Superliga | 40 |
| 174 |  | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 40 |
| 174 |  | Belgian Pro League | 40 |
| 174 |  | J1 League | 40 |
| 174 |  | Russian Premier League | 40 |
| 174 | SK Slavia Praha | Czech First League | 40 |
| 174 |  | Bundesliga | 40 |
| 174 |  | La Liga 2 | 40 |
| 189 | | Superleague Greece | 39 |
| 189 |  | Scottish Premiership | 39 |
| 189 |  | La Liga | 39 |
| 189 |  | Süper Lig | 39 |
| 189 | KVC Westerlo | Belgian Pro League | 39 |
| 189 |  | Belgian Pro League | 39 |
| 189 |  | Danish Superliga | 39 |
| 189 |  | Championship | 39 |
| 189 |  | J1 League | 39 |
| 189 |  | - | 39 |
| 189 |  | Championship | 39 |
Where AEK Athens's staff come from
5 nationalities across the 39 staff whose nationality we hold
Greece supplies 28 of the 39, 72%. The median age is 43. The oldest is Lakis Nikolaou, chief doctor, at 75, and the youngest Taxiarchis Kagiaros, physio, at 24. 20 members of staff came from another club, most often APS Atromitos Athens (3).
Where AEK Athens's former staff work now
On AEK Athens's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 26 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is AEK Athens's manager?
Marko Nikolić is the AEK Athens first-team manager, aged 45. Radoje Smiljanić is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at AEK Athens?
Marco Garofalo coaches the AEK Athens first-team goalkeepers.
Who is AEK Athens's head physio?
Christos Dedousis is head physio at AEK Athens.
Who is AEK Athens's chief scout?
Roberto Malfitano is chief scout at AEK Athens.
How many backroom staff do AEK Athens have?
We hold the names of 39 people on AEK Athens's staff for 2025/26: 17 in coaching, 10 in medical and sports science, 5 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the 3rd longest list of the 15 Superleague Greece clubs we hold, against a median of 19. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 189th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what AEK Athens pays its squad, see AEK Athens player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Marko Nikolić. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Superleague Greece wages.