Antonis Manikas

Antonis Manikas (Greek: Αντώνης Μανίκας, born 9 February 1959) is a Greek retired international professional association football player, who played as goalkeeper, and coach. He is the current scouting director of Super League Greece 2 club Iraklis.^[1]

Antonis Manikas

Personal information
Full name	Antonios Manikas
Date of birth	(1959-02-09) 9 February 1959 (age 66)
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Iraklis (scouting director)
Youth career
1974–1977	Panionios Smyrni
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1990	Panionios Smyrni	156	(0)
1990–1991	Levadiakos	25	(0)
1991–1992	Ethnikos Piraeus	0	(0)
1992–1993	P.A.S. Giannina	17	(0)
1993–1994	Ethnikos Piraeus	18	(0)
1994–1995	Ethnikos Asteras Kaesariani	29	(0)
1995–1998	Kallithea	40	(0)
1998–1999	Ethnikos Piraeus	0	(0)
Total		285	(0)
International career‡
1987–1988	Greece U23	5	(0)
1987–1988	Greece	2	(0)
Managerial career
1997–1998	Kallithea (caretaker)
1999–2001	Kallithea
2002–2003	Atromitos Athens
2003	Ethnikos Asteras Kaesariani
2004–2005	Rodos
2005	Agios Dimitrios
2005–2006	Vyzas Megara
2006	Kallithea
2006–2007	Ethnikos Asteras Kaesariani
2008	Ethnikos Piraeus
2008–2010	Ethnikos Asteras Kaesariani
2010–2011	Thrasyvoulos Fyli
2011–2016	Panionios Smyrni (sporting director)
2016–2019	Panionios Smyrni (scouting director)
2019–2023	Apollon Smyrni (sporting director)
2023–2024	Aegaleo (sporting director)
2025–	Iraklis (scouting director)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of February 23, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of February 23, 2025

Playing career

As a player, Manikas was a goalkeeper. He spent the majority of his career with Panionios, but also played for Levadiakos, PAS Giannina, Ethnikos Piraeus, and Kallithea.

During his career Manikas earned 2 caps for Greece. He made his debut in a friendly against Romania on 11 March 1987.^[2]

Managerial career

As a manager, Manikas was announced as Ethnikos Piraeus manager on 6 June 2008, but he officially resigned on 10 October 2008, after just four weeks of the Beta Ethniki 2008–09 season.