PAOK Academy and the harvest from June tournaments
Give a child a ball, confidence and the joy of the journey. And these are enough in themselves to make the experience of participating in a tournament unforgettable. PAOK Academy has a rich calendar every year and especially this year. In summary, this is our most recent …harvest.
The U-17 side coached by Dimitris Orfanou and Antonis Krinitsas participated in the ONUK Sports Festival in the German city of Worms, taking fifth place.
The U-14 team coached by Panagiotis Dimitriadis and Giorgos Proskynitopoulos went to Frankfurt (06-09.09) and to the Mannheim Masters, taking ninth place among 24 teams. Alexandros Papageorgiou was named MVP of the tournament, as was also the MVP of the Lungby Trophy in Copenhagen, Christos Kakalis, a PAOK player. The U-14 team is leaving for another tournament, this time in Sofia (12.06), the Youth International VivaCom Cup, organized by Ludogorets.
Dimitris Vasilakou’s U-13 team ranked 17th out of 34 teams in the Dalmantiko Cup tournament in Croatia (29.05-01.06).
Dimitris Bosklavitis and Grigoris Tzelis’ U-12 team were in the Netherlands from 6 to 9 June for the Olympia Talent Cup, in which they took sixth place in the golden group, above Anderlecht and Sparta Prague. On 13 June, the U-12 team will be in Katerini for the Elite Youth Cup, in which Getafe, Leeds, Panathinaikos and AEK will participate, among others.
In Düsseldorf, the U-11 team coached by Giannis Detsikas and Rafael Fellopoulos participated in the Pfingst Cup (06-09.06) and after eight wins, one draw and four losses took 34th place among 128 teams. The U-11 team will also go to Montpellier, France from June 13 to 16 for the Grinta Cup.
The U-10 team coached by Pantelis Alexandridis and Pavlos Kotsakis were also in the Pfingst Cup in Düsseldorf, taking 5th place in the silver group (37th out of 64 teams). The U-10 team will also be in Hanover, at the Raddatz Cup from June 20 to 23.
Magda Tsoukala’s U-9 team went to the Pfingst Cup in Cologne (06-09.06) and took 28th place among 130 teams. Our youngsters will also be in Serbia for the Dragan Mance Cup from June 13 to 16.
We extend our thanks to the families who hosted our kids in Germany, as they do every year. They are families of children who are coached in academies in Germany and who participate in tournaments.










