AS PAOK Salonika backroom staff
We hold the names of 43 people on AS PAOK Salonika's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Răzvan Lucescu manages the first team, with Gianpaolo Castorina and Nicolae Constantin as assistant managers. AS PAOK Salonika's is the 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, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Răzvan Lucescu | Manager | First team | 56 | Romania |  |
| Gianpaolo Castorina | Assistant manager | First team | 48 | Italy |  |
| Nicolae Constantin | Assistant manager | First team | 51 | Romania | Al-Hazem Saudi Club |
| Vasilis Mittas | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 45 | Greece | - |
| Pantelis Konstantinidis | Coach | First team | 49 | Greece | |
| Antonis Krinitsas | Coach | Under-19s | 31 | Greece | - |
| Dimitris Orfanos | Coach | Under-19s | 42 | Greece | - |
| Ebenezer Hagan | Coach | Under-19s | 49 | Ghana | - |
| Giorgos Gourtsas | Coach | Under-19s | 36 | Greece | - |
| Lefteris Kanatas | Coach | Under-19s | 34 | Greece | - |
| Paschalis Elkas | Coach | Under-19s | 39 | Greece | GS Iraklis Salonika |
| Vangelis Lappas | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 50 | Greece |  |
| Michalis Psomiadis | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 41 | Greece | - |
| Anestis Aslanidis | Fitness coach | First team | 38 | Greece | - |
| Giorgos Tsonakas | Fitness coach | First team | 33 | Greece | |
| Matteo Spatafora | Fitness coach | First team | 49 | Italy | |
| Vangelis Alexopoulos | Fitness coach | First team | 41 | Greece | - |
| Vasilis Kanaras | Fitness coach | First team | 38 | Greece | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giannis Rallis | Club doctor | First team | 52 | Greece | - |
| Giannis Ousantzopoulos | Club doctor | Under-19s | 55 | Greece | - |
| Nikos Tsirelas | Head physio | Club-wide | 63 | Greece | - |
| Giorgos Giannikos | Physio | First team | 27 | Greece | GS Iraklis Salonika |
| Nikos Mouratidis | Physio | First team | 36 | Greece | - |
| Petros Nikolakoudis | Physio | First team | 37 | Greece | - |
| Thanasis Kapoulas | Physio | First team | 43 | Greece | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matteo Serra | Chief scout | Club-wide | 45 | Italy |  |
| Kostas Malioufas | Scout | Club-wide | 61 | Greece | - |
| Giannis Thomaidis | Performance analyst | First team | 53 | Greece | - |
| Giannis Tsaniklidis | Performance analyst | First team | 40 | Greece | - |
| Kyriakos Tsitiridis | Performance analyst | First team | 38 | Greece | |
| Makis Kosmidis | Performance analyst | First team | 41 | Greece | - |
| Ilias Galanopoulos | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 46 | Greece | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vangelis Pourliotopoulos | Head of youth development | 55 | Greece |
Owners and directors
Who owns AS PAOK Salonika and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Savvidis | Chair | 66 | Russia |
| Angelos Anastasiadis | Director | 72 | Greece |
| Christos Karypidis | Director | 42 | Greece |
| Giannis Dimogiannis | Director | 44 | Greece |
| Giorgos Koudas | Director | 78 | Greece |
| Giorgos Toursounidis | Director | 54 | Greece |
| Maria Goncharova | Director | 49 | - |
| Panagiotis Tsiknas | Director | 31 | Greece |
| Vangelis Chrysochoos | Director | 65 | Greece |
| Vieirinha | Director | 39 | Portugal |
Backroom staff at every Superleague Greece club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
AS PAOK Salonika's list is the longest of the 15, against a median of 19 across the division. APO Levadeiakos names the fewest, 13.
AS PAOK 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 PAOK SALONIKA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 18 | 10 | 18 | |
| Medical and sports science | 7 | 5 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 7 | 3 | 10 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 10 | 5 | 11 | |
Backrooms the size of AS PAOK Salonika's, in every league
AS PAOK Salonika's 43 names make the joint 138th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 |  | Ligue 1 | 45 |
| 121 |  | Bundesliga | 45 |
| 131 |  | La Liga | 44 |
| 131 |  | Bundesliga | 44 |
| 131 |  | Super Liga | 44 |
| 131 | Club Atlético Tigre | Super Liga | 44 |
| 131 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 44 |
| 131 |  | Belgian Pro League | 44 |
| 131 |  | Eredivisie | 44 |
| 138 |  | Serie B | 43 |
| 138 | | Superleague Greece | 43 |
| 138 |  | La Liga 2 | 43 |
| 138 |  | Super Liga | 43 |
| 138 |  | Super Liga | 43 |
| 138 |  | Russian Premier League | 43 |
| 138 |  | Bundesliga | 43 |
| 138 |  | Eredivisie | 43 |
| 138 |  | Bundesliga | 43 |
| 138 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 43 |
| 138 |  | Premier League | 43 |
| 138 |  | Ekstraklasa | 43 |
Where AS PAOK Salonika's staff come from
6 nationalities across the 42 staff whose nationality we hold
Greece supplies 34 of the 42, 81%. The median age is 45. The oldest is Giorgos Koudas, director, at 78, and the youngest Giorgos Giannikos, physio, at 27. 11 members of staff came from another club, most often Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club (5).
Where AS PAOK Salonika's former staff work now
On AS PAOK Salonika's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 17 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Abel Ferreira | Manager |  |
| Cristiano Bacci | Manager |  |
| João Martins | Assistant manager | |
| Carlos Martinho | Coach | |
| Vítor Castanheira | Coach | |
| Giorgio Bianchi | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Giorgos Skiathitis | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| José Moreira | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Giorgos Ziogas | Sports scientist | Al-Khaleej FC |
| Andriy Fedchenkov | Chief scout | |
| Fernando Matos | Chief scout |  |
| Tiago Costa | Scout | |
| Alexandros Maniatoglou | Performance analyst | |
| Giorgos Georgiadis | Head of youth development | |
| José Boto | Director | |
| Mário Branco | Director |  |
| Olaf Rebbe | Director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is AS PAOK Salonika's manager?
Răzvan Lucescu is the AS PAOK Salonika first-team manager, aged 56. Gianpaolo Castorina and Nicolae Constantin are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at AS PAOK Salonika?
Vangelis Lappas coaches the AS PAOK Salonika first-team goalkeepers.
Who is AS PAOK Salonika's head physio?
Nikos Tsirelas is head physio at AS PAOK Salonika.
Who is AS PAOK Salonika's chief scout?
Matteo Serra is chief scout at AS PAOK Salonika.
How many backroom staff do AS PAOK Salonika have?
We hold the names of 43 people on AS PAOK Salonika's staff for 2025/26: 18 in coaching, 7 in medical and sports science, 7 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 10 owners and directors. That is the 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 138th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what AS PAOK Salonika pays its squad, see AS PAOK Salonika player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Răzvan Lucescu. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Superleague Greece wages.