| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Athanasios Tsiolis | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Karditsa, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder (retired) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | - | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1977-1982 | Anagennisi Karditsa | ||
| 1982-1989 | Larissa | ||
| 1989-1993 | Ionikos | ||
| 1993-1996 | Paniliakos | ||
| 1996-1997 | Asteras Amaliada | ||
| National team | |||
| 1988 | Greece | 4 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1996-1997 | Anagennisi Karditsa | ||
| 1997-1998 | Nafpaktiakos Asteras | ||
| 1998-1999 | Preveza | ||
| 2000-2001 | Anagennisi Karditsa | ||
| 2000-2001 | Panelefsiniakos | ||
| 2000-2001 | Nafpaktiakos Asteras | ||
| 2001-2004 | Paniliakos | ||
| 2004-2005 | Kalamata | ||
| 2005-2006 | Ionikos | ||
| 2006-2007 | Levadiakos | ||
| 2007-2009 | Thrasyvoulos | ||
| 2009-2010 | Olympiakos Volou | ||
| 2011 | Aris Thessaloniki | ||
| 2011 - | Asteras Tripolis | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Athanasios (Sakis) Tsiolis (Greek: Θανάσης Tσιώλης; born 30 June 1959 in Karditsa, Greece), is a former football player and currently a manager of Asteras Tripolis[1] .
As a professional footballer, he played for Anagennisi Karditsa, Larissa, Ionikos and Paniliakos. In the 1996-97 season, he was a member of the semi-professional team Asteras Amaliada, as a player-manager.
From 1996 to 2001 he worked as a semi-professional manager for Anagennisi Karditsa (twice), Nafpaktiakos Asteras (twice), Preveza and Panelefsiniakos. He is a professional manager since 2001, when he started his career at Paniliakos. In the following years he managed Kalamata, Ionikos, Levadiakos, Thrasyvoulos, Olympiakos Volou and Aris Thessaloniki.[2]
Tsiolis, a great player at his prime years, was a Greek Football Cup winner in 1985 and an Alpha Ethniki champion in 1988 with Larissa.[3] He also made four appearances for Greece national football team in 1988, scoring once.[4]