Continuing its reference to the talents outside Greece, the Talent scouting Greece website praises AEP Kozani and of course PP Agencies.

The occasion this time, the transfer of Michalis Voriazidis, from AEP Kozani to Slavia Prague, 3 years ago.

He writes specifically.¨The contribution of Pontia to Greek Football is well known, before their (unfortunately) disbandment and Michalis benefited from the talent promotion tactic embraced by the club, making 7 appearances (in a league of 18 games) at the age of just 16.

Clearly, the people who spent a lot of money and a lot of time, for 3 consecutive years in Kozani, abandoned by Gods and … Demons, are satisfied by such publications.

As the recognition from experts comes in hindsight, while the local…lords are celebrating the dissolution of AEP Kozani, after getting rid of an Association that wanted a…different football, spoiling their Nirvana…

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An unsurpassed record was created in this year’s summer transfers by the AEP Kozani team, which was managed by PPA.WORLD.

A provincial, practically non-existent team (60 tickets per month), which participated in the degraded championship of the C National Team of Greece, was a springboard not for 1 or 2 children but for…almost a whole 11, to make incredible transfers.

Starting with Michalis Voriazidis, who at the age of 16!!!!, moved to Slavia Praga, he was followed this year by Manolis Koulousias (18), also in the Czech team Taborsko.

Yiannis Karagiannidis, whom the people of AEP Kozani dared to put in the eleven at the age of 16, forced the officials to call him to the Greek National U-17 team (the only footballer who did NOT come from a major PAE).

The development is normal and two weeks ago he signed a professional contract with PAOK Thessaloniki.

Also at the age of 16, Nikos Adamopoulos, played countless games with AEP Kozani, in a tough league like that of the 3rd National Team, a key defender in all the Western Mixed Leagues. Macedonia, it was normal to gather many eyes on him. He has been wearing the Panaitolikos K-17 shirt for a month now and his future looks bright.

With him is the likeable Dimitris Tzimolakas, also in Panaitolikos.

At the age of 17, Christos Kaliambakas was certainly the youngest goalkeeper to get all the appearances in the league, it is normal for the Orestiada team to trust him, where he was recently transferred.

In the neighboring team of Veria, the very young Michaelidis, while the main center forward of AEP Kozani, Giorgos Vasiltsis, will continue his upward path with the colors of Panaitolikos.

Riddy, Fred, Liakos, Kirkilianidis, have been in demand and have already found their next station which will surely be temporary to make their big leap.

The people of PPA.WORLD feel proud of the excellent development of all its children.

With an unprecedented philosophy for Greek standards, they created the youngest team that participated in an official Championship (18.2!!!!!), they gave countless opportunities to the talents of the region, since this was their goal.

Despite the toxic climate that exists in Greek Football, the obstacles encountered by all the authorities of Kozani, since they never entered into transactions, concessions and kept to the end the philosophy of pure football, were vindicated in the end by the results.

 

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A proposal from a European club was accepted at the beginning of the week by the Polish club Warta Poznan, for the concession of Stefan Savic.

The team of the Austrian midfielder, however, did not accept to give him away, despite the lure of a high price, for his release.

The left-footed ace, started this season amazingly, is essential and irreplaceable and he is also a key contributor to Warta’s good progress in the Polish league.

As the footballer himself feels very good about the whole environment, he did not particularly push for a transfer, despite the fact that there is a release clause in his contract if a certain amount is paid.

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In the context of PPA.WORLD’s collaboration with Apollo Smyrnis, it continues the effort to strengthen the team’s soul material.

Yiannis Prionas was also acquired yesterday, who plays in the position of right back and is expected to be a valuable solution for the right defensive side.

The 24-year-old defender from Agrinio played until recently in Aegaleos, while he has also worn the jerseys of Panionios, Tilykratis, having taken his first footballing steps at the Academies of Panaitolikos.

With stoppers Panourgias, Retzo and Liakos, having on the left side Kirkilianidis (injured in this phase) and Sergio Lamai, Prionas completes the defensive part of Apollon in this phase.

One will only be acquired if it is something exceptional for the defensive lines.

The strengthening effort continues and is mainly focused on the attacking sector, where there are indeed gaps.

Contacts and evaluations of various players are being made and developments are expected in the coming days.

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Start of the C National Championship on Sunday, with Apollon starting its difficult road, with the match against Episkopi, in Crete.

An Apollon, who is doing a terrible road race to stand on his feet, having only started training on August 14th, can be considered anything but ready.

Management and PPA.WORLD, give a daily fight against time, to fill the big gaps. As in the beginning there was NOTHING.

Not ONE football card, not a ball, not jerseys, not even pitches for training.

No training ground, no balls and jerseys, since all these belonged to the owner of PAE who left nothing behind.

The coaching staff, in just 27 days in total at their disposal, are trying as best they can to prepare the team with the players they currently have.

The team will travel on Saturday night to Crete and the only thing that is certain is that all the children, no matter how unprepared they are (while all their opponents have been training for…months), will give their best, to get the best they can.

Φωτογραφία: ΠΑΕ Επισκοπή Ρεθύμνου

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PPA.WORLD wishes a wholehearted HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Walter Skotsik, a long-time partner of our company.

Coach Walter Skotsik wrote history in his coaching career, with the highlight of winning the Championship with PAOK in the 1984-85 season.

It was an unprecedented feat for PAOK at the time and Skotsik remained in the memories of all Dikefalos fans to this day.

With a long career as a football player mainly in Rapid Vienna, he continued very successfully as a coach with a stint in Austria Vienna, Rapid, Saudi Arabia, Las Palmas, Larissa, while he also sat on the bench of Omonia in Cyprus.

For his 83rd birthday we wish him all the best.

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Herodotos Christodoulou, who this year will play for FC Krasava ENY Digeni Ypsona, has been called up to the Cyprus National Team.

On Thursday, September 7, the U-21 of Cyprus will face the corresponding team of Austria in the premiere of the qualifying phase of the European Championship.

Cyprus participates in the 8th group, together with Austria, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Slovenia and France.

On Tuesday and Wednesday (September 5 and 6), the team will train at the Achna stadium where the match will take place.

Herodotos, returned to Cyprus after 4 years of fighting in Austria and the Czech Republic to serve his Military service.

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With a goal by Manolis Koulousias, the B’ team of Tamborsko won away from home with a score of 1-2.

The young midfielder has been in the Czech Republic for just a month, where he was transferred from AEP Kozani, hoping to make the leap in his career.

He signed a professional contract with Tamborsko, a B-national team in the Czech Republic, with leading goals.

For the moment and until he is fully adapted, Koulousias is playing with the B team, having already made his presence felt, since he is also the top scorer with 3 goals, so far.

 

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SLASK Wroclaw, Alex Petkov’s team, is in third place in the Polish league table.

With a clean victory with a score of 0-2, they won away from home against Pogon Szeczcin, a team where both Greeks, Koutris and Koulouris, compete.

The Bulgarian international defender performed very well again and with a rating of 7.3 he is listed as the second best performing player in his team.

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Debut for Manolis Koulousia, in the Czech championship.

The young midfielder, who plays for the Taborsko team, played yesterday for the first time and even the 90 minutes and with a good performance, wearing the colors of the Taborsko B team.

Despite the fact that his team was defeated by Sparta B with a score of 4-2, he himself was very pleased, and he was also disallowed for an offside goal with a header.

The very talented midfielder, former player of AEP Kozani, is adapting day by day in the Czech Republic and declares that he is happy that he succeeded and took the first step in his career.

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