OFI Crete backroom staff
We hold the names of 21 people on OFI Crete's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Christos Kontis manages the first team, with Alexandros Tziolis as assistant manager. OFI Crete's is the 6th 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, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christos Kontis | Manager | First team | 50 | Greece |  |
| Manolis Patemtzis | Manager | Under-19s | 61 | Greece | - |
| Alexandros Tziolis | Assistant manager | First team | 40 | Greece | - |
| Panagiotis Petras | Coach | Under-19s | 41 | Greece | - |
| Tasos Lazarou | Coach | Under-19s | 44 | Greece |  |
| Dionysis Chiotis | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 48 | Greece |  |
| Giorgos Gavgiotakis | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 45 | Greece | - |
| Efthymios Kyprianou | Fitness coach | First team | 42 | Cyprus | - |
| Manolis Karyotakis | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | Greece | - |
| Nikos Koundourakis | Fitness coach | First team | 51 | Greece | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giorgos Kouvidis | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 60 | Greece |
| Konstantinos Papas | Head physio | Club-wide | 44 | Greece |
| Markos Miglis | Physio | First team | 37 | Greece |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christos Papantonopoulos | Chief scout | Club-wide | 43 | Greece | - |
| Dimitris Markos | Scout | Club-wide | 54 | Greece | AE Kifisias before that Panathinaikos AO |
| Charis Tselebonis | Performance analyst | First team | 39 | Greece | APO Levadeiakos |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stelios Venetidis | Head of youth development | 48 | Greece | AE Kifisias |
Owners and directors
Who owns OFI Crete and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michalis Bousis | Chair | 51 | Greece | - |
| Ilias Poursanidis | Director | 53 | Greece | - |
| Pavlos Adamos | Director | 52 | Greece | - |
| Savvas Tsabouris | Director | 38 | Greece |  |
Backroom staff at every Superleague Greece club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
OFI Crete's list is the 6th 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.
OFI Crete against the Superleague Greece, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | OFI CRETE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 10 | 10 | 18 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
Backrooms the size of OFI Crete's, in every league
OFI Crete's 21 names make the joint 538th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 538 |  | Liga MX | 21 |
| 538 |  | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 | Córdoba | La Liga 2 | 21 |
| 538 | FK Mladá Boleslav | Czech First League | 21 |
| 538 |  | - | 21 |
| 538 | Kocaelispor | Süper Lig | 21 |
| 538 |  | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 | London City Lionesses Women | Women's Super League | 21 |
| 538 |  | Primeira Liga | 21 |
| 538 |  | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 | | Superleague Greece | 21 |
| 538 |  | League One | 21 |
| 538 | San Diego Football Club | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 |  | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 | Sandefjord Fotball | Eliteserien | 21 |
| 538 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | Eliteserien | 21 |
| 538 |  | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 | Shenzhen Peng City | Chinese Super League | 21 |
| 538 |  | League Two | 21 |
| 538 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 21 |
| 538 |  | Major League Soccer | 21 |
Where OFI Crete's former staff work now
On OFI Crete's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Nikos Papadopoulos | Manager | APO Levadeiakos |
| Giorgos Simos | Manager | |
| Nikos Karabetakis | Assistant manager | APO Levadeiakos |
| Tasos Pritsas | Assistant manager | |
| Kostas Paganias | Goalkeeping coach | AE Kifisias |
| Vangelis Lappas | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Thodoros Eleftheriadis | Head of youth development | |
| Minas Lysandrou | Managing director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is OFI Crete's manager?
Christos Kontis is the OFI Crete first-team manager, aged 50. Alexandros Tziolis is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at OFI Crete?
Dionysis Chiotis coaches the OFI Crete first-team goalkeepers.
Who is OFI Crete's head physio?
Konstantinos Papas is head physio at OFI Crete.
Who is OFI Crete's chief scout?
Christos Papantonopoulos is chief scout at OFI Crete.
How many backroom staff do OFI Crete have?
We hold the names of 21 people on OFI Crete's staff for 2025/26: 10 in coaching, 3 in medical and sports science, 3 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the 6th 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 538th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what OFI Crete pays its squad, see OFI Crete player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Christos Kontis. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Superleague Greece wages.