List of PAOK FC managers

## List of managers

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The complete list of PAOK managers is shown in the following table:[1]

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Konstantinos Andreadis  |  | 1926  | 1931  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  |
Rudolf Gassner  |  | 1931  | 1932  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  |
Aristotelis Armaris  |  | 1932  | 1933  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  |
Nikos Sankionis  |  | 1933  | 1934  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  |
—  | —  | 1940  | 1945  | World War II
Charilaos Papadopoulos  |  | 1945  | 1946  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  |
Aristotelis Armaris  |  | 1946  | 1947  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  |
Nikolaos Angelakis |  | 1947  | 1948  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  |
Kostas Deligiorgis  |  | 1948  | 1949  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  |
Nikos Pangalos  |  | 1949  | 1950  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  | [A]
Wilhelm (Willi) Sefzik  |  | 1950  | 1952  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  |
Nikos Pangalos  |  | 1952  | 1953  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  | [A]
Ermao Hoffman  |  | 1955  | 1956  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  |
Niko Polti  |  | 1956  | 1957  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  |
Kleanthis Vikelidis |  | 1957  | 1957  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  |
Walter Pfeiffer |  | 1957  | 1957  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  |
Kostas Zogas  |  | 1957  | 1958  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  |
Dionysis Minardos  |  | 1958  | 1959  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  |

The 1st National Division (A’ Ethniki)

Žarko Mihajlović |  | 1959  | 1961  | 71 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 107 | 74 | 035.21 |  | [F]
Karl Durspekt |  | 1961  | 1963  | 72 | 32 | 18 | 22 | 104 | 86 | 044.44 |  |
György Babolcsay |  | 1963  | 1965  | 64 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 56 | 71 | 032.81 |  |
Mile Kos |  | 1965  | 04.1966  | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 036.36 |  |
Lefteris Papadakis (c)  |  | 04.1966  | 06.1966  | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 027.27 |  | [A]
Nikos Pangalos  |  | 1966  | 11.1967  | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 33 | 042.11 |  | [A]
Dimitris Kalogiannis (c)  |  | 11.1967  | 02.1968  | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 050.00 |  | [A]
Ivor Powell |  | 02.1968  | 07.1968  | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 13 | 042.11 |  |
Jane Janevski |  | 1968  | 1969  | 37 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 71 | 44 | 048.65 |  |
Jenő Csaknády |  | 1969  | 1970  | 39 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 63 | 27 | 041.03 |  |
Ivica Horvat |  | 1970  | 01.1971  | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 037.50 |  |
Giorgos Chasiotis (c)  |  | 01.1971  | 02.1971  | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 020.00 |  | [A]
Les Shannon |  | 02.1971  | 10.1974  | 152 | 90 | 35 | 27 | 291 | 137 | 059.21 | 2 Greek Cups | [B]
Apostolos Progios (c)  |  | 10.1974  | 12.1974  | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 075.00 |  | [A]
Gyula Lóránt |  | 12.1974  | 1976  | 63 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 119 | 46 | 063.49 | 1 Greek Championship |
Branko Stanković |  | 1976  | 05.04.1977  | 33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 32 | 066.67 |  |
Billy Bingham |  | 1977  | 11.1977  | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 045.00 |  |
Dimitris Kalogiannis (c)  |  | 11.1977  | 12.1977  | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 050.00 |  | [A]
Lakis Petropoulos |  | 12.1977  | 05.1978  | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 058.33 |  |
Egon Piechaczek |  | 09.1978  | 27.04.1980  | 73 | 39 | 16 | 18 | 139 | 62 | 053.42 |  |
Gyula Lóránt |  | 28.04.1980  | 31.05.1981  | 44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 67 | 38 | 047.73 |  | [E]
Aristarchos Fountoukidis (c)  |  | 01.06.1981  | 21.06.1981  | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 060.00 |  | [A]
Heinz Höher |  | 06.09.1981  | 26.06.1983  | 91 | 52 | 17 | 22 | 151 | 69 | 057.14 |  |
Pál Csernai |  | 04.09.1983  | 06.05.1984  | 41 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 50 | 38 | 039.02 |  |
Walter Skocik |  | 23.09.1984  | 02.03.1986  | 66 | 32 | 15 | 19 | 111 | 74 | 048.48 | 1 Greek Championship |
Michalis Bellis |  | 03.03.1986  | 15.05.1986  | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 050.00 |  | [A]
Thijs Libregts |  | 07.09.1986  | 06.12.1987  | 44 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 65 | 38 | 047.73 |  |
Michalis Bellis |  | 07.12.1987  | 15.05.1988  | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 19 | 059.09 |  | [A]
Rinus Israël |  | 11.09.1988  | 22.01.1989  | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 050.00 |  |
Nikos Alefantos |  | 23.01.1989  | 09.04.1989  | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 030.77 |  |
Stavros Sarafis (c)  |  | 10.04.1989  | 21.05.1989  | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 000.00 |  | [A]
Rob Jacobs |  | 17.09.1989  | 23.12.1990  | 60 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 86 | 50 | 053.33 |  |
Christos Terzanidis |  | 24.12.1990  | 02.06.1991  | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 29 | 048.28 |  | [A]
Ćiro Blažević |  | 01.09.1991  | 22.03.1992  | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 56 | 44 | 044.74 |  |
Giannis Gounaris |  | 23.03.1992  | 07.06.1992  | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 028.57 |  | [A]
Ljupko Petrović |  | 06.09.1992  | 24.01.1993  | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 33 | 038.46 |  |
Nikos Zalikas (c)  |  | 25.01.1993  | 30.01.1993  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 |  |
Oleg Blokhin |  | 07.02.1993  | 27.02.1994  | 48 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 70 | 51 | 045.83 |  |
Stavros Sarafis (c)  |  | 28.02.1994  | 28.04.1994  | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 037.50 |  | [A]
Arie Haan |  | 24.08.1994  | 01.10.1995  | 45 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 37 | 057.78 |  |
Stavros Sarafis (c)  |  | 02.10.1995  | 26.11.1995  | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 044.44 |  | [A]
Dragan Kokotovic |  | 27.11.1995  | 04.02.1996  | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 046.15 |  |
Michalis Bellis |  | 05.02.1996  | 05.05.1996  | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 035.71 |  | [A]
Gunder Bengtsson |  | 06.05.1996  | 01.12.1996  | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 041.18 |  |
Christos Archontidis |  | 02.12.1996  | 02.02.1997  | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 030.00 |  |
Angelos Anastasiadis |  | 03.02.1997  | 17.05.1998  | 63 | 41 | 11 | 11 | 135 | 70 | 065.08 |  | [A][C]
Oleg Blokhin |  | 11.08.1998  | 29.08.1998  | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 000.00 |  |
Angelos Anastasiadis |  | 30.08.1998  | 07.02.1999  | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 068.42 |  | [A][C]
Arie Haan |  | 08.02.1999  | 28.11.1999  | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 66 | 32 | 055.88 |  |
Stavros Sarafis (c)  |  | 29.11.1999  | 29.12.1999  | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 075.00 |  | [A]
Dušan Bajević |  | 01.01.2000  | 08.05.2002  | 117 | 63 | 28 | 26 | 259 | 168 | 053.85 | 1 Greek Cup |
Angelos Anastasiadis |  | 25.08.2002  | 26.09.2004  | 94 | 48 | 23 | 23 | 145 | 93 | 051.06 | 1 Greek Cup | [A][C]
Rolf Fringer |  | 27.09.2004  | 13.02.2005  | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 031.58 |  |
Nikos Karageorgiou |  | 17.02.2005  | 16.09.2005  | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 040.00 |  | [A]
Giorgos Kostikos |  | 17.09.2005  | 20.02.2006  | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 037.50 |  | [A]
Ilie Dumitrescu |  | 21.02.2006  | 03.10.2006  | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 043.75 |  |
Stavros Sarafis (c)  |  | 03.10.2006  | 12.10.2006  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  | [A]
Momčilo Vukotić |  | 13.10.2006  | 22.01.2007  | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 053.33 |  |
Giorgos Paraschos |  | 22.01.2007  | 02.09.2007  | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 042.86 |  | [A]
Fernando Santos |  | 03.09.2007  | 19.05.2010  | 114 | 58 | 24 | 32 | 132 | 92 | 050.88 |  |
Mario Beretta |  | 14.06.2010  | 22.07.2010  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !—  |  | [D]
Pavlos Dermitzakis |  | 23.07.2010  | 17.10.2010  | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 025.00 |  | [A]
Makis Chavos |  | 18.10.2010  | 25.05.2011  | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 38 | 052.38 |  | [A]
László Bölöni |  | 09.06.2011  | 20.05.2012  | 51 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 72 | 45 | 047.06 |  |
Giorgos Donis |  | 02.06.2012  | 29.04.2013  | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 69 | 31 | 061.90 |  |
Giorgos Georgiadis (c)  |  | 30.04.2013  | 02.06.2013  | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 050.00 |  | [A]
Huub Stevens |  | 25.06.2013  | 02.03.2014  | 45 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 84 | 45 | 057.78 |  |
Giorgos Georgiadis (c)  |  | 03.03.2014  | 17.05.2014  | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 050.00 |  | [A]
Angelos Anastasiadis |  | 11.06.2014  | 16.03.2015  | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 65 | 47 | 050.00 |  | [A][C]
Giorgos Georgiadis (c)  |  | 16.03.2015  | 30.06.2015  | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 030.77 |  | [A]
Igor Tudor |  | 01.07.2015  | 09.03.2016  | 44 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 68 | 42 | 038.64 |  |
Vladimir Ivic |  | 09.03.2016  | 09.06.2017  | 70 | 41 | 12 | 17 | 114 | 52 | 058.57 | 1 Greek Cup | [A]
Aleksandar Stanojević |  | 16.06.2017  | 11.08.2017  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 050.00 |  |
Răzvan Lucescu |  | 11.08.2017  | 01.07.2019  | 93 | 69 | 12 | 12 | 195 | 64 | 074.19 | 1 Greek Championship, 2 Greek Cups |
Abel Ferreira |  | 01.07.2019  | 31.10.2020  | 57 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 92 | 51 | 054.39 |  |
Pablo García |  | 31.10.2020  | 26.05.2021  | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 79 | 44 | 054.76 | 1 Greek Cup | [A]
Răzvan Lucescu |  | 26.05.2021  | Present  | 207 | 115 | 42 | 50 | 378 | 204 | 055.56 | 1 Greek Championship |

As of 23 February 2025

## Notes

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A. a (a2 a3) b c (c2) d e f g (g2 g3) h (h2 h3 h4 h5) i j k (k2 k3 k4) l m n o p q (q2 q3) r Formerly played for the club

B.  Les Shannon is the longest-serving manager (3 years an 8 months).

C.  Angelos Anastasiadis is the overall longest serving manager (4 years and 2 months), in four distinct terms. Also has the most games in four distinct terms (211).

D.  Mario Beretta is the shortest-serving manager (38 days).

E.  On 31 May 1981, while still working as coach (Gyula Lóránt), he suffered a heart attack, watching PAOK play Olympiacos and died at the game, aged 58.

F.  The 1st National Division (A’ Ethniki) was established in 1959-60. PAOK had the Žarko Mihajlović as head coach.

(c) = Caretaker manager

## References

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1. ^ "History Coaches". PAOK FC. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

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