Nikos Alefantos

Nikos Alefantos was a much-travelled Greek football player who turned into a much-travelled football coach.

Alefantos is known by his trademark short-sleeved shirts and his knack of speaking his mind even if it gets him into trouble - which it often does.

Alefantos played as a forward for Chalandri, Atromitos Piraeus, Olympiakos (1 appearance in 1958), Olympiakos Chalkida (1964), Panaigialios (1965, 1966) and Vyzas Megara 1969.

As a coach, he had stints with:

• Doxa Drama - 1983
• Olympiakos - 1984, 1994, 2004
• Panionios - 1985
• Iraklis - 1986, 1988
• AEK - 1987
• PAOK - 1989
• Apollon Kalamaria - 1990
• APOEL (Cyprus) - 1997
• Ethnikos Piraeus - 1998
• Proodeftiki - 1999
• Panachaiki - 2000
• Ethnikos Asteras - 2002