Alexandros Katikaridis (Greek: Aλέξανδρος Κατηκαρίδης; born 3 June 1971 in Polichni Thessalonikis) is a Greek football manager and former footballer who played in amateur and professional level. He is the head coach of Asteras Tripolis in the Greek A Division.
Katikaridis was born, grew up and lives in Polichni, a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area. He is originally from Agios Vartholomaios, Florina. He has played professionally for Anagennisi Neapolis and ILTEX Lykoi.He was the head coach of the Greece women's national football team.
Managerial career Alexandros Katikaridis worked in the academies of Iraklis from 2005 to 2010 and Proteas from 2010 to 2016. In September 2013, he became the head coach of PAOK's women's team. He helped them win two league titles and three cup titles. In the 2015–16 season, they reached the round of 32 of the UEFA Women's Champions League.
On 28 October 2016, he joined APE Langadas in the Greek third division. They finished third in their group and reached the quarterfinals of the Third Division Cup. In the 2017–18 season, he joined his hometown club Foinikas Polichnis and helped them win the Macedonia FCA A Division. On 20 March 2018, he returned to APE Langadas, but only managed the last two games of the season before leaving in the summer. On 5 November 2018, he signed for Kilkisiakos. He helped them win the Kilkis FCA A1 Division and get promoted to the third division. On 8 October 2019, he returned to Foinikas Polichnis. They finished 11th in the Macedonia FCA A1 Division.
On 8 September 2020, Alexandros Katikaridis became the assistant coach of the Greek women's national team. Together with Georgios Kyriazis, they managed the national team in the 2022 Euro qualifying and the 2023 World Cup qualifying. On 17 January 2023, he replaced Kyriazis as the new head coach of the national team. He has led Greece in the 2023–24 Nations League and the 2025 Euro qualifying.
On 7 November 2025, he returned to coaching women’s club football, taking over OFI. He stayed in Heraklion for five months, during which he kept the club in fourth place in the league, before resigning in April due to personal reasons.. On 8 July 2026, he signed for Asteras Tripolis.
Managerial statistics
TeamFromToRecord PAOK WFCSeptember 201314 July 2016 APE Langadas28 October 201628 November 2017 Foinikas Polichnis20172018 APE Langadas20 March 201830 June 2018 Kilkisiakos5 November 20182019 Foinikas Polichnis8 October 20192020 17 January 20236 August 2025 OFI WFC7 November 202520 April 2026 Asteras Tripolis WFC8 July 2026presentTotal
Honours Manager PAOK WFC Greek A Division (2): 2014/15, 2015/16 Greek Cup (3): 2014, 2015, 2016
Foinikas Polichnis Macedonia FCA A Division (1): 2017/18
Kilkisiakos Kilkis FCA A1 Division (1): 2018/19
References
External links Alexandros Katikaridis at EPO.GR Alexandros Katikaridis at AthleteStories