Nikos Alefantos

Nikos Alefantos

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

Alefantos was born on January 3, 1939 in Athens and was known by his trademark short-sleeved shirts and his knack of speaking his mind even if it got him into trouble - which it often did.

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

As a coach, he had stints with:

• PAO Rouf (early 1970s)
• Doxa Drama - 1983
• Olympiakos - 1984, 1994, 2004
• Panionios - 1985
• Iraklis - 1986, 1988
• AEK - 1987
• PAOK - 1989
• Apollon Kalamaria - 1990
• Ionikos - 1993
• APOEL (Cyprus) - 1997
• Ethnikos Piraeus - 1998
• Proodeftiki - 1999
• Panachaiki - 2000
• Panargiakos - 2001
• Ethnikos Asteras - 2002
• Fostiras - 2003 (all of 3 hours!)

Alefantos died on June 23, 2020 at the age of 81.