 His second season with the club came to an abrupt end however, as he was fired after the third game of the 2016−17 season

In May 2018, Papavasiliou was appointed manager of Greek Football League side Ergotelis.He managed to lead the club to its first Greek Cup Quarter-finals since 1986 during his first season as club manager.His work did not go unnoticed and in September 2019 he was offered the head coach position of struggling Super League side Panionios.