▁host ▁nation ▁Austria . ▁Greece ▁than ▁beat ▁Germany ▁ 3 – 2 ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final ▁with ▁a ▁ 9 0 th - min ute ▁header ▁after ▁Greece ▁had ▁a ▁player ▁sent ▁off ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 1 st ▁minute . ▁The ▁final ▁between ▁Spain ▁( who ▁beat ▁France ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁semi - final ) ▁and ▁Greece ▁was ▁played ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁and ▁Greece ▁lost ▁ 1 – 0 , ▁despite ▁a ▁convin cing ▁second ▁half ▁display . ▁ ▁Greece ▁under - 2 1 ▁ ▁Ni op lias ▁was ▁named ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Greece ▁national ▁under - 2 1 ▁football ▁team ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁after ▁his ▁success ▁with ▁Greece ▁under - 1 9 ▁in ▁Austria . ▁ ▁Pan ath ina ik os ▁Ni op lias ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Pan ath ina ik os ▁head ▁coach , ▁alongside ▁Kr z ysz to f ▁War zy cha ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁immediately ▁after ▁the ▁former ▁manager , ▁Hen k ▁ten ▁C ate , ▁was ▁released . ▁Ni op lias ▁stated : ▁" It ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁honour ▁for ▁me ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁Pan ath ina ik os . ▁Starting ▁from ▁today , ▁we ▁are ▁getting ▁to ▁work . ▁My ▁aim ▁is ▁to ▁achieve ▁as ▁a ▁coach ▁what ▁I ▁have ▁achieved ▁as ▁a ▁player : ▁to ▁win ▁titles ". ▁He ▁managed ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁double ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁winning ▁both ▁the ▁Greek ▁Super le ague