Alexandros Katikaridis | |
Birth Date: | 1971 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Polichni, Thessaloniki, Greece[1] |
Currentclub: | Greece women (manager) |
Clubs1: | Anagennisi Neapolis |
Clubs2: | ILTEX Lykoi |
Manageryears1: | 2005–2010 |
Managerclubs1: | Iraklis (academy manager) |
Manageryears2: | 2010–2016 |
Managerclubs2: | Proteas (academy manager) |
Manageryears3: | 2013–2016 |
Managerclubs3: | PAOK WFC |
Manageryears4: | 2016–2017 |
Managerclubs4: | APE Langadas |
Manageryears5: | 2017–2018 |
Managerclubs5: | Foinikas Polichnis |
Manageryears6: | 2018 |
Managerclubs6: | APE Langadas |
Manageryears7: | 2018–2019 |
Managerclubs7: | Kilkisiakos |
Manageryears8: | 2019–2020 |
Managerclubs8: | Foinikas Polichnis |
Manageryears9: | 2020–2022 |
Managerclubs9: | Greece women (assistant) |
Manageryears10: | 2023– |
Pcupdate: | 2 August 2024[2] |
Alexandros Katikaridis (Greek: Aλέξανδρος Κατηκαρίδης; born 3 June 1971 in Polichni Thessalonikis) is a Greek football manager and former footballer who played in amateur and professional level. He is the head coach of the Greece women's national football team.[3]
Katikaridis was born, grew up and lives in Polichni, a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area. He is originally from Agios Vartholomaios, Florina. He has played professionally for Anagennisi Neapolis and ILTEX Lykoi.
Alexandros Katikaridis worked in the academies of Iraklis from 2005 to 2010 and Proteas from 2010 to 2016. In September 2019, he became the head coach of PAOK's women's team. He helped them win 2 league titles and 3 cup titles. In 2015/16, they reached the round of 32 of the UEFA Women's Champions League.
On 28 October 2016, he joined APE Langadas in the Greek third division.[4] They finished 3rd in their group and reached the quarterfinals of the Third Division Cup.[5] In 2017/18, he joined his hometown club Foinikas Polichnis and helped them win the Macedonia FCA A Division. On 20 March 2018, he returned to APE Langadas, but only managed the last two games of the season before leaving in the summer. On 5 November 2018, he signed for Kilkisiakos.[6] He helped them win the Kilkis FCA A1 Division and get promoted to the third division.[7] On 8 October 2019, he returned to Foinikas Polichnis.[8] They finished 11th in the Macedonia FCA A1 Division.
On 8 September 2020, Alexandros Katikaridis became the assistant coach of the Greek women's national team.[9] Together with Georgios Kyriazis, they managed the national team in the 2022 Euro qualifying and the 2023 World Cup qualifying. On 17 January 2023, he replaced Kyriazis as the new head coach of the national team. He has lead Greece in the 2023/24 Nations League and the 2025 Euro qualifying.
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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PAOK WFC | September 2013 | 14 July 2016 | ||||||||
APE Langadas | 28 October 2016 | 28 November 2017 | ||||||||
Foinikas Polichnis | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||
APE Langadas | 20 March 2018 | 30 June 2018 | ||||||||
Kilkisiakos | 5 November 2018 | 2019 | ||||||||
Foinikas Polichnis | 8 October 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||
17 January 2023 | Present | |||||||||
Total |