Andreas Niniadis

Andreas Niniadis (Greek: Aνδρέας Nινιάδης; born 18 February 1971) is a Pontic-Greek former professional footballer.

Andreas Niniadis

Personal information
Full name	Andreas Niniadis
Date of birth	(1971-02-18) 18 February 1971 (age 54)
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Soviet Union (now Georgia)
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
–1980–1988	FC Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1991	Dinamo Batumi	20	(13)
1991–1994	Pontioi Veria	80	(20)
1994–1996	Ethnikos Piraeus	49	(15)
1996–2004	Olympiacos	243	(40)
2004–2005	Kerkyra	28	(5)
International career
1995–2001	Greece	17	(2)
Managerial career
2005–2011	Olympiacos (assistant coach, chief scout)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He was one of the dominant players in one of Olympiacos gold eras (1997–2003) and he helped his team to reach seven Greek superleague championships successively and one Greek cup as well.^[1] He also played for Pontioi Veria, Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. and Kerkira FC.

He played 23 Champions League matches with Olympiakos, scoring five goals, and three UEFA Cup matches, scoring one goal.

International career

Niniadis earned 17 appearances for Greece, scoring two goals.^[2]

Managerial career

Since his retirement, Niniadis has been employed by his former club Olympiacos as a chief scout and an assistant manager. In the 2006–07 and 2009–10 seasons he was the assistant coach of Takis Lemonis and Bozidar Bandovic.^[3]

Honours

Olympiacos

• Alpha Ethniki: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03
• Greek Cup: 1998–99