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Andreas Niniadis (Greek: Aνδρέας Nινιάδης; born 18 February 1971) is a Pontic Greek former professional footballer.
Olympiacos
Since his retirement, Niniadis has been employed by his former club Olympiacos as a chief scout and an assistant manager, a position he holds today.
Playing career[1]
He was one of the dominant players in one of Olympiacos FC gold eras (1997–2003) and he helped his team to reach 7 Greek superleague championships successively and 1 Greek cup as well. He also played for Pontioi Veroia, Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. and Kerkira FC.
He played 23 Champions League matches with Olympiakos scoring 5 goals and 3 UEFA Cup matches scoring 1 goal.
Niniadis earned 17 caps for the Greek national team scoring two goals.
Manager career
In the 2006–07and 2009–10 season he was the assistant coach of Olympiacos FC manager Takis Lemonis and Bozidar Bandovic.
Honours
Club
Olympiacos
- Greek Championship:1996–1997, 1997–1998, 1998–1999, 1999–2000, 2000–2001, 2001–2002, 2002–2003
- Greek Cup: 1998–1999