Makis Chavos

Makis Chavos (Greek: Μάκης Χάβος; born 5 September 1969) is a Greek professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of Super League 2 club Kalamata.

Makis Chavos

Personal information
Full name	Ioakim Chavos
Date of birth	(1969-09-05) 5 September 1969
Place of birth	Nea Madytos, Greece
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Kalamata (manager)
Youth career
–1987	Achilleas Triandria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1988	Olympiacos	3	(0)
1988	Apollon Kalamarias	3	(0)
1988–1989	Trikala	28	(2)
1989–1992	Panserraikos	82	(8)
1992–1996	PAOK	118	(5)
1996–2000	Xanthi	102	(4)
2000–2002	Akratitos	61	(1)
2003	Panserraikos	13	(0)
2003	Ethnikos Asteras	3	(0)
2003–2005	Thrasyvoulos	51	(2)
Total		464	(22)
International career
1992	Greece	1	(0)
Managerial career
2008–2009	Asteras Tripolis (assistant)
2009–2010	Agrotikos Asteras
2010	PAOK (assistant)
2010–2011	PAOK
2012	Veria
2013–2015	Panetolikos
2015–2016	AEL Limassol
2016	Asteras Tripolis
2017–2018	Panetolikos
2018–2019	Lamia
2019–2020	Panetolikos
2021	Apollon Smyrnis
2023–2024	Kalamata
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chavos is best remembered for his four-and-a-half-year spell with PAOK. During the later stages of his career, he played with several clubs in the lower divisions. As a manager, he has coached several clubs in Greece and Cyprus.

Playing career

Club

After playing as an amateur for Achilleas Triandria, Chavos transferred to Olympiacos in 1987. After making three appearances for the Reds during the first half of the 1987–88 season, he moved on loan to Apollon Kalamarias for the remainder of the season. He then transferred to Trikala and enjoyed a fairly successful season, appearing in 28 games and scoring 2 goals. He then transferred to Panserraikos for the next 3 years, appearing in a total of 82 games and scoring 8 goals. This earned him a move to PAOK in 1992 where he spent the next four and a half seasons with the Thessaloniki-based club. Whilst playing for PAOK, he received his one and only cap with the Greece national team, appearing in a friendly against Cyprus on 2 September 1992.

International

His sole cap for the Greece national team came in a friendly game against Cyprus on 2 September 1992, at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium. In the second half, he came on as a substitute in place of Stratos Apostolakis.

Managerial career

Chavos started his managerial career in 2009 for Agrotikos Asteras. His greatest success came in December 2010 with PAOK when they qualified for Round 32 of UEFA Europa League, after an away victory against Dinamo Zagreb.