Theo Tsiounis
Theo Tsiounis (born 15 December 1982) is a former semi-professional soccer player who currently coaches Para Hills Knights, and previously coached Adelaide Comets from 2016 until 2019.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Theodoros Tsiounis | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1982[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Adelaide Olympic | 7 | (0) |
| 2002 | Western Strikers | 23 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Adelaide Cobras | 42 | (5) |
| 2005 | Enfield City | 16 | (2) |
| 2006 | White City Woodville | 14 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Adelaide Comets | 31 | (15) |
| 2009 | Adelaide Cobras | 17 | (1) |
| 2010 | Adelaide Comets | 17 | (0) |
| 2012 | Adelaide Hills Hawks | 25 | (0) |
| 2013 | Adelaide Comets | 25 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2019 | Adelaide Comets | ||
| 2019– | Para Hills Knights | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Throughout his playing career, he played for various South Australian clubs, winning the 2000 SASF State League with Adelaide Olympic at the age of 17,[2] winning the 2007 FFSA State League, scoring 12 goals during the campaign,[3][4] and in 2009, Tsiounis and Adelaide Cobras were FFSA Premier League premiers, losing the Grand Final on a penalty shootout against Cumberland United.[5][6]
During his managerial career, he has been runner-up in the National Premier Leagues South Australia in 2019 with Adelaide Comets[7] and State League One South Australia runner-up in 2022 with Para Hills Knights.[8]
| Club | League | Federation Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Adelaide Cobras | 57 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 59 | 6 | |
| Adelaide Comets | 67 | 13 | 6 | 2 | — | 73 | 15 | |
| Adelaide Hills Hawks | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Enfield City | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
| White City Woodville | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Western Strikers | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 4 | |
| Total | 187 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 210 | 27 |
| Club | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Adelaide Comets | 2016 | 18 March 2019[11] | 89 | 50 | 12 | 27 | 178 | 132 | +46 | 56.18% |
| Para Hills Knights | 17 September 2019[12] | Present | 85 | 34 | 15 | 36 | 119 | 122 | –3 | 40% |
| Total | 174 | 84 | 27 | 63 | 297 | 254 | +43 | 48.28% | ||
- As of 29 April 2023
References
- "Australia – T. Tsiounis". Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- "South Australia State League 2000 – Fixtures and Results". Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- "South Australia State League 2007 – Current Table". Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- "South Australia State League 2007 – Kinds of goals". Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- "South Australia State League 2009 – Current Table". Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- "South Australia State League 2009 – Grand Final". Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- "State League 1 – 2022 Finals". Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- "NPL SA Finals 2019". Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- Peppas, Dimitri. "Player States – T – 1992–2022". Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- Peppas, Dimitri. "Coach Master List 1992–2022". Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- "Adelaide Comets Football Club wishes to advise that Senior Head Coach, Theo Tsiounis, has resigned from his role at the Club, effective immediately". Facebook. Adelaide Comets.
- Greenwood, Rob (17 September 2019). "Former Adelaide Comets NPL SA coach Theo Tsiounis unveiled as new Para Hills mentor". Retrieved 31 October 2022.