Nikos Alefantos facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolaos Alefantos | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Date of death | 23 June 2020 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.83 m | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1949–1952 | Asteras Exarchion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1952–1956 | Rouf | ||
| 1956 | Panathinaikos | 1 | |
| 1956–1958 | Chalandri | ||
| 1958–1959 | Olympiacos | 30 | (0) |
| 1959–1963 | Atromitos Piraeus | 22 | (1) |
| 1963–1964 | Olympiacos Chalkida | 25 | (3) |
| 1964–1967 | Panegialios | 54 | (13) |
| 1967–1968 | Panelefsiniakos | 6 | (1) |
| 1968–1969 | Vyzas | 12 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1969–1970 | Asteras Exarchion | ||
| 1970–1973 | Rouf | ||
| 1973–1974 | PAS Giannina | ||
| 1974–1976 | Pierikos | ||
| 1976–1977 | OFI | ||
| 1978 | Kastoria | ||
| 1979 | Pierikos | ||
| 1979–1980 | PAS Giannina | ||
| 1980 | Korinthos | ||
| 1981 | OFI | ||
| 1982–1983 | Doxa Drama | ||
| 1983–1984 | Olympiacos | ||
| 1984–1985 | Panionios | ||
| 1985 | Greece military national football team | ||
| 1985–1986 | Iraklis | ||
| 1986–1987 | AEK Athens | ||
| 1987–1988 | Iraklis | ||
| 1989 | PAOK | ||
| 1989–1990 | Doxa Drama | ||
| 1990 | Apollon Kalamarias | ||
| 1990–1991 | AEL | ||
| 1991–1993 | Ionikos | ||
| 1993 | Anorthosis | ||
| 1993–1994 | Kalamata | ||
| 1994 | Skoda Xanthi | ||
| 1994–1995 | Olympiacos | ||
| 1995–1996 | Panionios | ||
| 1996–1997 | APOEL | ||
| 1997 | Apollon Kalamarias | ||
| 1997 | Lykoi | ||
| 1997 | Ethnikos Piraeus | ||
| 1998–1999 | Proodeftiki | ||
| 1999–2000 | Panachaiki | ||
| 2000–2001 | Panargiakos | ||
| 2001–2002 | Ethnikos Asteras | ||
| 2002 | Fostiras | ||
| 2004 | Olympiacos | ||
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Nikos Alefantos (Greek: Νίκος Αλέφαντος, 3 January 1939 – 23 June 2020) was a Greek professional footballer and football coach. He is regarded as one of the most innovative managers of the 20th century, known in Greece for his phlegmatic personality, short temper, famous quips, various moments and experiences from his days in the football pitches and is regarded as the greatest Greek manager never to have won one of the two major titles (Alpha Ethniki/Greek Superleague and Greek Football Cup) in his home country. In his 35-year managerial career he managed 28 different teams, most notably his three spells at Olympiacos (1983-84, 1993-94, 2003-04) and at Iraklis, where he led a team with 1 point in 6 matches to a 4th place in 1985-86, after what was dubbed the "Play-off of Shame" in Greece.
Career
Alefantos managed several clubs in the Greek Super League, including Olympiacos during 2004. He also had brief spells leading AEL in 1975 and 1990.
Alefantos gained notoriety for his unusually short tenure as the manager of Fostiras in 2002. He was appointed manager of the club, replacing Vlachos in September 2002. One of Fostira's players, Dimitrios Moutas, immediately refused to train with Alefantos, and then Alefantos resigned later that day after failed contract negotiations. Eventually Alefantos appeared in ART channel of Greece, participating in a sport TV program called "Dokari Kai mesa" presented by Giannis Karatzaferis.
He died from a heart attack on 23 June 2020, aged 81.
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Asteras Exarchion | 28 July 1969 | 6 June 1970 | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 52.50 |
| P.A.O. Rouf | 6 June 1970 | 8 June 1973 | 114 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 44.74 |
| PAS Giannina | 29 July 1973 | 25 June 1974 | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 69.05 |
| Pierikos | 4 July 1974 | 30 June 1976 | 72 | 32 | 22 | 18 | 44.44 |
| OFI Crete | 8 August 1976 | 18 November 1977 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 40.00 |
| Kastoria | 14 Μarch 1978 | 27 March 1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Pierikos | 2 January 1979 | 26 June 1979 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 72.73 |
- NOTE: Matches during Alefantos' second tenure at Pierikos are counted by pitch performances and not by the court ruling which relegated Pierikos in the 1978-79 season.
Olympiacos managerial Statistics
| Club | From | To | Competition | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Olympiacos (first tenure) | 30 November 1983 | 12 March 1984 | Alpha Ethniki | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 58.33 |
| European Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||
| Greek Football Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| Olympiacos total (first tenure) | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 64.29 | |||
| Olympiacos (second tenure) | 27 January 1994 | 16 September 1994 | Alpha Ethniki | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 60.00 |
| Greek Football Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 | |||
| European Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||
| UEFA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |||
| European Cup Winners' Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||
| Olympiacos total (second tenure) | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 57.89 | |||
| Olympiacos (third tenure, caretaker) | 19 March 2004 | 15 June 2004 | Alpha Ethniki | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Greek Football Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33 | |||
| UEFA Champions League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||
| Olympiacos (caretaker) total (third tenure) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 70.00 | |||
| Totals | | 43 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 62.79 | |||
Honours
- Cypriot Cup: 1996–97
PAS Giannina
- Promotion title: 1973-74
Pierikos
- Promotion title: 1974-75
Ionikos
- Promotion: 1991-92
