Panathinaikos AO backroom staff
We hold the names of 38 people on Panathinaikos AO's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Rafa Benítez manages the first team, with Antonio Gómez as assistant manager. Panathinaikos AO's is the 4th 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, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafa Benítez | Manager | First team | 65 | Spain |  |
| Dimitris Koropoulis | Manager | Under-19s | 46 | Greece |  |
| Antonio Gómez | Assistant manager | First team | 51 | Spain | |
| Stavros Amanatidis | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 39 | Greece | - |
| Angelos Zazopoulos | Coach | Under-19s | 51 | Greece | - |
| Dimitris Tsatsopoulos | Coach | Under-19s | 29 | Greece | - |
| Giourkas Seitaridis | Coach | Under-19s | 44 | Greece | - |
| Panagiotis Grosios | Coach | Under-19s | 28 | Greece |  |
| Giorgos Mountakis | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 45 | Greece |  |
| Joaquín Valerio | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 52 | Spain | |
| Kostas Karatasakis | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 37 | Greece |  |
| Panagiotis Oikonomou | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 52 | Greece |  |
| Angelos Kontarinis | Fitness coach | First team | 31 | Greece |  |
| Paco De Miguel | Fitness coach | First team | 52 | Spain | |
| Panagiotis Geroulis | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 32 | Greece | - |
| Vasilis Alexiou | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 60 | Greece |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dionysis Chissas | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 60 | Greece |
| Charis Lalos | Club doctor | First team | 44 | Greece |
| Odysseas Pagias | Head physio | Club-wide | 38 | Greece |
| Fotis Sotiriou | Physio | First team | 35 | Greece |
| Panagiotis Petropoulos | Physio | First team | 44 | Greece |
| Christos Zervopoulos | Physio | Under-19s | 26 | Greece |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makis Livathinos | Chief scout | Club-wide | 46 | Greece | - |
| Alexandros Zafeiriou | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Greece | - |
| Dimos Baxevanidis | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Greece | - |
| Lucas Favalli | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Argentina | - |
| Zeca | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | Greece | - |
| Giannis Antonopoulos | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 47 | Greece | |
| Alexandros Maniatoglou | Performance analyst | First team | 41 | Greece |  |
| Iraklis Tsarouchis | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | Greece | - |
| Jesús García | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | Spain | |
| Predrag Šobotović | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 49 | Serbia |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thodoros Eleftheriadis | Head of youth development | 55 | Greece |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Panathinaikos AO and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giannis Alafouzos | Chair | 67 | Greece | - |
| Giorgos Tzavellas | Director | 37 | Greece | - |
| Miguel Ángel Corona | Director | 44 | Spain |  |
| Stefanos Kotsolis | Director | 46 | Greece | AE Kifisias |
| Takis Fyssas | Director | 52 | Greece | - |
Backroom staff at every Superleague Greece club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Panathinaikos AO's list is the 4th 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.
Panathinaikos AO against the Superleague Greece, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | PANATHINAIKOS AO | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 16 | 10 | 18 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 10 | 3 | 10 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
Backrooms the size of Panathinaikos AO's, in every league
Panathinaikos AO's 38 names make the joint 200th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 |  | Championship | 39 |
| 189 |  | J1 League | 39 |
| 189 |  | - | 39 |
| 189 |  | Championship | 39 |
| 200 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 38 |
| 200 |  | Saudi Pro League | 38 |
| 200 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 38 |
| 200 |  | Süper Lig | 38 |
| 200 |  | Championship | 38 |
| 200 | Molde FK | Eliteserien | 38 |
| 200 | | Superleague Greece | 38 |
| 200 |  | Ligue 1 | 38 |
| 200 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 38 |
| 200 |  | - | 38 |
| 200 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 38 |
| 200 |  | Belgian Pro League | 38 |
| 212 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 | FC Orenburg | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 37 |
| 212 | Go Ahead Eagles | Eredivisie | 37 |
Where Panathinaikos AO's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 38 staff whose nationality we hold
Greece supplies 30 of the 38, 79%. The median age is 44. The oldest is Giannis Alafouzos, chair, at 67, and the youngest Christos Zervopoulos, physio, at 26. 18 members of staff came from another club, most often Celta Vigo (5).
Where Panathinaikos AO's former staff work now
On Panathinaikos AO's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 23 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Christos Kontis | Manager | |
| Giorgos Donis | Manager | Al-Khaleej FC |
| Sotiris Sylaidopoulos | Manager |  |
| Makis Angelinas | Assistant manager | Al-Khaleej FC |
| Vangelis Samios | Assistant manager | |
| Stavros Tziortziopoulos | Coach | |
| Kostas Paganias | Goalkeeping coach | AE Kifisias |
| Panagiotis Bartzokas | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Panagiotis Malliaritsis | Goalkeeping coach | Al-Khaleej FC |
| Giannis Stavrinos | Fitness coach | Al-Khaleej FC |
| Grigoris Georgitsas | Fitness coach | Al-Khaleej FC |
| Ilias Abatzidis | Fitness coach | |
| Vangelis Bekas | Fitness coach | AE Kifisias |
| Vasilis Kalapotharakos | Fitness coach |  |
| Panagiotis Alexandropoulos | Chief doctor | PS Kalamata |
| Christos Dedousis | Head physio | |
| Dimitris Markos | Scout | |
| Vasilis Armatas | Head performance analyst | |
| Dimitris Goumas | Performance analyst | |
| Giorgos Georgiadis | Performance analyst | Al-Khaleej FC |
| Miodrag Medan | Performance analyst | Al-Khaleej FC |
| Kostas Tarasis | Head of youth development | AE Kifisias |
| Pierre Dréossi | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Panathinaikos AO's manager?
Rafa Benítez is the Panathinaikos AO first-team manager, aged 65. Antonio Gómez is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Panathinaikos AO?
Giorgos Mountakis and Joaquín Valerio coach the Panathinaikos AO first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Panathinaikos AO's head physio?
Odysseas Pagias is head physio at Panathinaikos AO.
Who is Panathinaikos AO's chief scout?
Makis Livathinos is chief scout at Panathinaikos AO.
How many backroom staff do Panathinaikos AO have?
We hold the names of 38 people on Panathinaikos AO's staff for 2025/26: 16 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 10 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the 4th 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 200th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Panathinaikos AO pays its squad, see Panathinaikos AO player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Rafa Benítez. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Superleague Greece wages.