a major change in the Greek national squad. Managerial career After retirement, Nikopolidis became the assistant manager of Olympiacos in 2012. He was promoted to manager in January 2013 on an interim basis following the dismissal of Leonardo Jardim. After the arrival of Míchel, he remained in the team as his assistant. After the end of 2012–13 season, Nikopolidis left Olympiacos in order to start his career as a head coach. On 1 October 2015, he was named as manager of the Greece national under-21 football team. Style of play Despite not being particularly tall or agile, his excellent positional sense made him an effective shot-stopper and his ability to read and understand the game helped him rush quickly off his line in order to face one on one situations or act as a sweeper-keeper. Career statistics Club International Managerial statistics Honours Player Panathinaikos Super League Greece: 1989–90, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2003–04 Greek Cup: 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2003–04 Greek Super Cup: 1993, 1994 Olympiacos Super League Greece: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11 Greek Cup: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09 Greek Super Cup: 2007 Greece UEFA European Football Championship: 2004 Individual Greek Best Goalkeeper (8): 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09 (Record) UEFA European Football Championship Team of the Tournament Member: 2004 Managerial As assistant coach Greek Championship: 2013 Greek Cup: 2013 References External links 1971 births Living people Footballers from Arta, Greece Association football goalkeepers Anagennisi Arta F.C. players Greek footballers Olympiacos F.C. players Panathinaikos F.C. players UEFA Euro 2004 players 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players UEFA Euro 2008 players UEFA European Championship-winning players Greece international footballers Super League Greece players