Angelos Anastasiadis (; born 8 March 1953) is a Greek football manager and former international footballer. He previously coached numerous clubs in Greece including PAOK, Panathinaikos, Platanias and PAS Giannina as well as the Greece and Cyprus national teams. Playing career Club Anastasiadis began his playing career in his hometown with PAOK. After eight years at the Thessalonian club, he moved to Athens to play for Panathinaikos in 1981. In 1984, he transferred to Korinthos before finishing his playing career at Diagoras F.C. in 1987. International Between 1975 and 1980, Anastasiadis earned 12 caps for the Greece national team. Coaching career Early management Anastasiadis began his managerial career in July 1994 at Kavala F.C. but left after three months following a seven-game run that included one draw and six losses. In 1995, he was appointed as manager of Edessaikos F.C., leading the club to a ninth-place finish in the 1995–96 Alpha Ethniki. After a poor run midway through the 1996–97 season that included two wins and four draws in 14 matches, Anastasiadis left the club in January 1997. PAOK and Iraklis Within a month of leaving Edessaikos, Anastasiadis took over PAOK for the remainder of the 1996–97 season, leading the club to a fourth-place finish in the league with 13 victories in 15 matches, along with a spot in the second qualification round for the 1997–98 UEFA Cup. Under his leadership the following season, PAOK finished in fourth place in the 1997–98 Alpha Ethniki while overcoming Arsenal F.C. before losing to Atlético Madrid in the first two rounds of the UEFA Cup. After being briefly succeeded by Oleg Blokhin for the 1998–99 Alpha Ethniki season, Anastasiadis returned to PAOK in September 1999 before leaving the following February. During his second tenure, he managed 10 victories and one draw in 13 matches. Anastasiadis moved to Iraklis in 1999 leading the club to a sixth-place finish and an opportunity to qualify for the 2000–01 UEFA Cup. Iraklis qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup, overcoming Aris and Panionios in the league playoffs. Panathinaikos Following his success at Iraklis, the Thessaloniki native moved to Athens to manage Panathinaikos in 2000. Managing in his first UEFA Champions League, the club finished second after facing Deportivo La Coruña, Hamburger SV, and Juventus in the first group stage. In the second group stage, Panathinaikos lost the first two matches to Sturm Graz, prompting Anastasiadis