He was born on October 29, 1969 in Frankfurt. His first football steps were made though at Doxa Nikopolis and later at Pavlos Melas Thessalonikis in 1986. Next year he played for the youth team of Panathinaikos and was sent on loan at Athinaikos and Panargiakos until 1990. Two years at PAS Giannina followed before he returned at Panathinaikos in 1992.
There he played as forward with great success. He won two championships in a row and three Greek cups in four seasons and he was a key man in 1995-96 season's Champions League when Panathinaikos reached the finalist of the tournament Ajax. His remarkable runs on the right side were the ones which gave him the nickname "Train" and one of those provoked the assist with which Warzycha scored the winner in "Amsterdam Arena".
His success caused the interest of foreign clubs, so he signed for Blackburn in 1996 with a record transfer fee for a Greek player at the time (1.1bln drachmas). He stayed at Premier League for one and a halg year before returning in Greece for AEK in 1998. Two years later he tried his luck abroad once more for Sheffield United and Hudersfield Town, but returned for AEK in 2000-2001 where he finished his career.
As a manager started working for Ilisiakos in 2002, with which achieved promotion successively from fourth to second division. Then he took charge of Larisa, which helped promote at Greek Super League. In 2006 Larisa reached the Intertoto Cup, next year won the Greek Cup and in 2007-2008 Donis eliminated his previous club, Blackburn, at UEFA Cup tournament.
In summer of 2008 he moved at AEK, which left a few months later. In May 2008 he took charge of Atromitos FC.
FIRST ASSISTANT COACH: MAKIS AGGELINAS
He was born on August 18, 1967 and linked his name and career as a player with Ilisiakos.
He also played for Proodeftiki, Xanthi with which he reached the first division, as well as Keratsini. He's a the assistant of Giorgos Donis from Larisa days.
He's married and father of two.
SECOND ASSISTANT COACH: MIODRAG MENDAN
He was born on April 27, 1970 in Mostar and is a graduate of the ex-yugoslavian school of managers.
He started playing football at Lokomotiva and followed spells at Backa, Rad, Sloboda Uzice.
Then he moved at Paniliakos in 1995 and two years later Giannis Kyrastas signed him for Panionios and in 1998 he won the Greek cup.
He played as well for PAS Giannina, Ethnikos, Panelefsiniakos and Ilisiakos, where he was under Giorgos Donis' commands. He became his assistant since Larisa days.
He's married with a child.
GYMNAST: GRIGORIS GEORGITSAS
Born on January 21, 1968, in Nemea and he was a distinct track and field athlete.
He's a Physical Education graduate and in football he has worked for Aris Petroupolis, Ionikos and Ilisiakos.
He's working with Giorgos Donis since Larisa days.
GYMNAST: SOTIRIS KAKARGIAS
He was born in Agia Teriada Karditsas and graduated Physical Education University with specialty in football.
He has his master classes in McGill university of Canada and he worked for Panionios from 1999 until 2004.
He moved next season at Kallithea and then at Agios Dimitrios and Ethnikos Asteras. From December 2008 he works for Atromitos FC.
He's married with two sons.
GOALKEEPER COACH: PANAGIOTIS MALIARITSIS
He was born on April 13, 1970 and he's in Mostar and he has a UEFA football manager license.
He was a professional goalkeeper from 1994 to 2004, when he was retired. He played for Atromitos from January 1999 to June 2000 and has played as well for Haidari, Doxa Virona, Fostiras and Agios Dimitrios.
As a goalkeeper coach he has worked in 2009-2010 for PAS Giannina and in the past he was staff member of Aharnaikos, Nea Ionia, Ilioupoli and Fostiras.
He's married with Stella and has two children, Nikolas and Grigoris.
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: GIANNIS AGGELOPOULOS
He was born in Nikaia and started his football career as youth member of Proodeftiki.
He became professional in 1985 and played for the same team until the end of his career in 2004, in all professional divisions of Greece.
He moved as team manager of Proodeftiki and in summer of 2007 he took charge of the same position at Atromitos FC.
The summer of 2007 he became Techical Director of the club.
