AS Aris Salonika backroom staff
We hold the names of 18 people on AS Aris Salonika's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Michalis Grigoriou manages the first team, with Dmytro Chygrynskyi as assistant manager. AS Aris Salonika's is the joint 9th 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, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michalis Grigoriou | Manager | First team | 51 | Greece |  |
| Grigoris Papadopoulos | Manager | Under-19s | 29 | Greece | - |
| Dmytro Chygrynskyi | Assistant manager | First team | 38 | Ukraine | - |
| Sifis Venakis | Coach | First team | 40 | Greece | - |
| Merkouris Karaliopoulos | Coach | Under-19s | 47 | Greece | - |
| Giorgos Skiathitis | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 42 | Greece |  |
| Giannis Georgiadis | Fitness coach | First team | 54 | Greece | |
| Nikiforos Belagiannis | Fitness coach | First team | 36 | Greece | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giannis Christou | Chief doctor | 64 | Greece |
| Dimitris Kakarikidis | Head physio | 45 | Greece |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giorgos Kikeridis | Chief scout | Club-wide | 65 | Greece |
| Kleanthis Efstathiadis | Performance analyst | First team | 34 | Greece |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giorgos Koltsidas | Head of youth development | 54 | Greece |
Owners and directors
Who owns AS Aris Salonika and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thodoros Karypidis | Chair | 46 | Greece | - |
| Agisilaos Toumazatos | Director | 69 | Greece | - |
| Dimitris Niarchakos | Director | 51 | Greece | |
| Giorgos Gougoulias | Director | 42 | Greece | - |
| Rubén Reyes | Director | 46 | Spain |  |
Backroom staff at every Superleague Greece club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
AS Aris Salonika's list is the joint 9th 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.
AS Aris Salonika against the Superleague Greece, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | AS ARIS SALONIKA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 8 | 10 | 18 | |
| Medical and sports science | 2 | 5 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 2 | 3 | 10 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
Backrooms the size of AS Aris Salonika's, in every league
AS Aris Salonika's 18 names make the joint 619th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 597 | MFK Karviná | Czech First League | 19 |
| 597 |  | Major League Soccer | 19 |
| 597 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 19 |
| 597 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 19 |
| 597 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 19 |
| 597 | Yunnan Yukun | Chinese Super League | 19 |
| 619 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 18 |
| 619 |  | Superleague Greece | 18 |
| 619 | Akron Togliatti | Russian Premier League | 18 |
| 619 | Al-Hazem Saudi Club | Saudi Pro League | 18 |
| 619 | | Superleague Greece | 18 |
| 619 |  | Major League Soccer | 18 |
| 619 |  | Liga MX | 18 |
| 619 |  | Indian Super League | 18 |
| 619 | Club Deportivo Riestra | Super Liga | 18 |
| 619 | Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa | La Liga 2 | 18 |
| 619 |  | Scottish Premiership | 18 |
| 619 | FC Zlín | Czech First League | 18 |
| 619 | FK Dukla Praha | Czech First League | 18 |
| 619 | GS Iraklis Salonika | Superleague Greece | 18 |
| 619 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | Croatian First League | 18 |
Where AS Aris Salonika's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 18 staff whose nationality we hold
Greece supplies 16 of the 18, 89%. The median age is 46. The oldest is Agisilaos Toumazatos, director, at 69, and the youngest Grigoris Papadopoulos, manager, at 29. 5 members of staff came from another club, most often PAS Giannina (3).
Where AS Aris Salonika's former staff work now
On AS Aris Salonika's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Savvas Pantelidis | Manager |  |
| Giannis Plavoukos | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Lazaros Vardakis | Fitness coach | GS Iraklis Salonika |
| Loukas Loulos | Fitness coach | APO Levadeiakos |
| Predrag Šobotović | Performance analyst | |
| Angelos Charisteas | Director | AE Kifisias |
Frequently asked questions
Who is AS Aris Salonika's manager?
Michalis Grigoriou is the AS Aris Salonika first-team manager, aged 51. Dmytro Chygrynskyi is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at AS Aris Salonika?
Giorgos Skiathitis coaches the AS Aris Salonika first-team goalkeepers.
Who is AS Aris Salonika's head physio?
Dimitris Kakarikidis is head physio at AS Aris Salonika.
Who is AS Aris Salonika's chief scout?
Giorgos Kikeridis is chief scout at AS Aris Salonika.
How many backroom staff do AS Aris Salonika have?
We hold the names of 18 people on AS Aris Salonika's staff for 2025/26: 8 in coaching, 2 in medical and sports science, 2 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the joint 9th 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 619th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what AS Aris Salonika pays its squad, see AS Aris Salonika player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Michalis Grigoriou. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Superleague Greece wages.