Akis Vavalis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Serres, Greece | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dila (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2009 | Vihren | ||
| Visaltiakos | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Panserraikos (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Lokomotiv (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Aris Akropotamos (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Panetolikos (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Iraklis (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Asteras (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Aris (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Atromitos (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Atromitos (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Vasalund | ||
| 2022 | Krumovgrad | ||
| 2022–2023 | Lamia (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Drita | ||
| 2024–2025 | Zhenis | ||
| 2025–2026 | Montana | ||
| 2026– | Dila Gori | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Akis Vavalis (Greek: Άκης Βάβαλης; born 21 September 1985) is a Greek professional football manager and former footballer, currently in charge of Erovnuli Liga club Dila.
Playing career
[edit]In 2003, Vavalis signed for Bulgarian side Vihren, helping the club achieve promotion from the second tier to the top flight. Six years later, he signed for Greek side Visaltiakos. However, he retired from playing professional football due to injury.[1] Afterwards, he studied in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[2]
Managerial career
[edit]During January 2022, Vavalis was appointed manager of Swedish side Vasalund. The same year, he was appointed manager of Krumovgrad Bulgarian side Krumovgrad before being appointed as an assistant manager of Greek side Lamia.
Subsequently, he was appointed manager of Kosovan side Drita, helping the club achieve second place in the league. Following his stint there, he was appointed manager of Kazakhstani side Zhenis, helping the club reach the final of the 2024 Kazakhstan League Cup.[3]
In June 2026, Vavalis took charge of the reigning Georgian Cup holders Dila.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Огромен успех! Бивш треньор в Локо направи почти невъзможното в казахстанския футбол" [Huge success! A former trainer at Loko did almost the impossible in Kazakhstani football] (in Bulgarian). Plovdiv24.bg. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ↑ "Бившият треньор на Крумовград Акис Вавалис успя да спаси отбора си от изпадане в казахстанското първенство четири кръга преди края" [Former Krumovgrad coach Akis Vavalis managed to save his team from relegation to the Kazakhstan championship four rounds before the end] (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian News Agency. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ↑ "Βάβαλης στο SDNA: «Περήφανος για όσα καταφέρνω στο εξωτερικό – Στόχος μου η Super League»" [Vavalis at SDNA: "Proud of what I achieve abroad – My goal is the Super League"] (in Greek). SDNA. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ↑ ""დილას" სათავეში ბერძენი ჩაუდგა" [Greek coach in charge of Dila]. atiani.ge (in Georgian). 21 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Greek football managers
- Greek men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Drita managers
- FC Zhenis managers
- Vasalunds IF managers
- FC Dila Gori managers
- OFC Vihren Sandanski players
- Visaltiakos Nigrita F.C. players
- Kazakhstan Premier League managers
- Greek expatriate football managers
- Greek expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate football managers in Bulgaria
- Expatriate football managers in Kazakhstan
- Expatriate football managers in Kosovo
- Expatriate football managers in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Greek expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Greek expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Greek expatriate sportspeople in Sweden