PAOK U20s off to Madrid
Characters are forged in tough situations. PAOK U20s always go for the toughest road. They proved it last season, when they fielded the youngest squad in the Super League. That helped them gain invaluable experience and being now in a position to contend for the title. The U20s of the “Double-Headed Eagle” want to know how they fare against foreign opposition and are on their way to Madrid for two demanding friendly encounters. You can read all the details on paokfc.gr.
The expedition of PAOK traveled on Monday from Sofia to Madrid. They will work out in the training centre of Rayo Vallecano and face the local team on Wednesday (11 April) at 17:00. Rayo lead the standings in one of two Primera División U20 groups, αhead of the respective sides of Real Madrid and Club Atlético de Madrid. On Friday (13 April), the “Double-Headed Eagle” will play against their counterparts of Leganés (kick off at 12:15).
Meanwhile, the young players of PAOK will also have the opportunity to visit the installations of Real Madrid, former club of their coach Pablo García. They will visit the Valdebebas training centre on Tuesday (10 April) and, on the following day, they have a scheduled visit at the Estádio Santiago Bernabéu.
The official website of PAOK paokfc.gr and PAOK FC Social Media will accompany the U20s in Madrid and will keep you updated on their activities with exclusive news and photographic material. Stay tuned!
PAOK U20 squad consists of: Aidonidis, Balogiannis, Chatzistravos, Diamantis, Doumtsis, Gaitanidis, Gargalatzidis, Kozak, Lyratzis, Maniotis, Markovski, Meletidis, Michailidis, Mišković, Papadopoulos, Papathanasiou, Syllektis, Voutsas, Tsaousis, Tzovaras, Siampanis.
The squad is accompanied by head coach Pablo García, first assistant coach Mirosław Sznaucner, fitness coach Dimitris Daniilidis, second assistant coach Dimitris Taxidis, goalkeeping coach Vasilis Petropoulos, physiotherapist Stavros Terzanidis, kitman Vangelis Babatsis, along with squad manager Κostas Iosifidis.
