Apostolos "Akis" Mantzios (Greek: Απόστολος «Άκης» Μάντζιος; born 21 October 1969) is a Greek professional footballmanager and former player who was most recently manager of Super League club Aris.
Playing career
When he was 22 years, he went to Panionios from AO Kifissia. Soon he won a place in the starting lineup of his new club, where he remained for 8 consecutive years. Having become club captain under Giannis Kyrastas, Mantzios captained Panionios to victory in the Greek Football Cup in 1998, defeating Panathinaikos in the final. In the summer of 1998, he moved to Aris and two years later he moved to Ionikos. In the summer of 2001, he returned to Panionios, where he ended his career two years later.
He started his managerial career from the youth teams of Panionios. At the season 2008–09, he became the manager of AO Haidari. The following year, he returned to Panionios, as a member of the coaching team. In January 2011, he became the coach of Thrasyvoulos.[2] During the season 2011–12, he was the coach of Panionios[3] and the next season the coach of Kerkyra.[4]