Takis Lemonis
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Takis Lemonis (Greek: Τάκης Λεμονής; born January 13, 1960) is a former Greek football player and current coach.
[edit] Playing career
Lemonis played for local club Attikos before playing for Olympiakos from 1979 until 1987. He also played for Levadiakos (1988 - 1991). During his playing career Lemonis was capped twice by the Greek National Football Team.
[edit] Coaching career
Having stopped football as a player, Lemonis studied coaching in England and, in 1996, became head coach at Asteras Zografou. In 2000, he returned to Olympiakos as the assistant coach and, after the dismissal of Ioannis Matzourakis, as head coach. Lemonis had domestic success at Olympiakos but internationally fell short of the fans' expectations and was dismissed in October 2002. He has since coached APOEL FC in Cyprus (2003), Kallithea FC (2005) and Levadiakos upon their return to the Alpha Ethniki for the 2006 season.
In September 2006, Lemonis once again replaced Ioannis Matzourakis, this time as coach of Xanthi FC. He resigned in December 2006 and, later that month, replaced Trond Sollied as the head coach of Olympiakos. The duration of the contract is two and a half years long, which keeps him in the club until summer 2009.
Despite the fact that Takis Lemonis is a genuine supporter of Olympiakos, many of the club's fans are uneasy regarding to the quality he will bring to the team due to his inexperience regarding international games.
[edit] Current Olympiakos Squad
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