{{Short description|Greek executive, coach and retired association football player (born 1959)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Antonis Manikas | image = Antonis Manikas.JPG | image_size = 140 | caption = | fullname = Antonios Manikas | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|02|09|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Athens]], Greece | height = {{Height|m=1.83}} | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | currentclub = [[Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki)|Iraklis]] (scouting director) | youthyears1 = 1974–1977 | youthclubs1 = [[Panionios F.C.|Panionios]] | years1 = 1977–1990 | clubs1 = [[Panionios F.C.|Panionios]] | caps1 = 156 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1990–1991 | clubs2 = [[Levadiakos F.C.|Levadiakos]] | caps2 = 25 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1991–1992 | clubs3 = [[Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.|Ethnikos Piraeus]] | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1992–1993 | clubs4 = [[PAS Giannina F.C.|PAS Giannina]] | caps4 = 17 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 1993–1994 | clubs5 = [[Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.|Ethnikos Piraeus]] | caps5 = 18 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 1994–1995 | clubs6 = [[Ethnikos Asteras F.C.|Ethnikos Asteras]] | caps6 = 29 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 1995–1998 | clubs7 = [[Athens Kallithea F.C.|Kallithea]] | caps7 = 40 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 1998–1999 | clubs8 = [[Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.|Ethnikos Piraeus]] | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | totalcaps = 285 | totalgoals = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1987–1988 | nationalteam1 = [[Greece national under-23 football team|Greece U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 1987–1988 | nationalteam2 = [[Greece national football team|Greece]] | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1997–1998 | managerclubs1 = [[Athens Kallithea F.C.|Kallithea]] (caretaker) | manageryears2 = 1999–2001 | managerclubs2 = [[Athens Kallithea F.C.|Kallithea]] | manageryears3 = 2002–2003 | managerclubs3 = [[Atromitos F.C.|Atromitos]] | manageryears4 = 2003 | managerclubs4 = [[Ethnikos Asteras F.C.|Ethnikos Asteras]] | manageryears5 = 2004–2005 | managerclubs5 = [[A.S. Rodos|Rodos]] | manageryears6 = 2005 | managerclubs6 = [[Agios Dimitrios F.C.|Agios Dimitrios]] | manageryears7 = 2005–2006 | managerclubs7 = [[Vyzas F.C.|Vyzas Megara]] | manageryears8 = 2006 | managerclubs8 = [[Athens Kallithea F.C.|Kallithea]] | manageryears9 = 2006–2007 | managerclubs9 = [[Ethnikos Asteras F.C.|Ethnikos Asteras]] | manageryears10 = 2008 | managerclubs10 = [[Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.|Ethnikos Piraeus]] | manageryears11 = 2008–2010 | managerclubs11 = [[Ethnikos Asteras F.C.|Ethnikos Asteras]] | manageryears12 = 2010–2011 | managerclubs12 = [[Thrasyvoulos F.C.|Thrasyvoulos]] | manageryears13 = 2011–2016 | managerclubs13 = [[Panionios F.C.|Panionios]] (sporting director) | manageryears14 = 2016–2019 | managerclubs14 = [[Panionios F.C.|Panionios]] (scouting director) | manageryears15 = 2019–2023 | managerclubs15 = [[Apollon Smyrnis F.C.|Apollon Smyrnis]] (sporting director) | manageryears16 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs16 = [[Egaleo F.C.|Egaleo]] (sporting director) | manageryears17 = 2025– | managerclubs17 = [[Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki)|Iraklis]] (scouting director) | pcupdate = {{Date table sorting|2025|2|23}} | ntupdate = {{Date table sorting|2025|2|23}} }}
'''Antonis Manikas''' ({{Langx|el|Αντώνης Μανίκας}}, born 9 February 1959) is a [[Greeks|Greek]] retired international professional [[Association football|association football player]], who played as [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]], and [[Manager (association football)|coach]]. He is the current scouting director of [[Super League Greece 2]] club [[Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki)|Iraklis]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-15 |title=Ανακοίνωση έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Αντώνη Μανίκα |url=https://iraklis-fc.com/anakoinosi-enarxi-synergasias-me-ton-antoni-manika |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=FC Iraklis |language=el}}</ref>
==Playing career== ===Club=== Manikas was a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He spent the majority of his career with [[Panionios F.C.|Panionios]], but also played for [[Levadiakos F.C.|Levadiakos]], [[PAS Giannina F.C.|PAS Giannina]], [[Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.|Ethnikos Piraeus]], and [[Athens Kallithea F.C.|Kallithea]].
===International=== Manikas earned 2 [[cap (sport)|cap]]s for [[Greece national football team|Greece]]. He made his debut in a friendly against Romania on 11 March 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsssf.org/intldetails/1987e.html|title=International Matches 1987 - Europe|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>
==Managerial career== As a manager, Manikas was announced as the manager of [[Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.|Ethnikos Piraeus]] on 6 June 2008, but he officially resigned on 10 October 2008, after just four weeks of the [[Super League Greece 2|Beta Ethniki]] [[2008–09 Beta Ethniki|2008–09 season]].
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Sports links}}
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