Staikos Vergetis

Staikos Vergetis (Greek: Στάικος Βεργέτης; born 11 July 1976) is a Greek professional football manager.

Staikos Vergetis

Vergetis in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-07-11) 11 July 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Tripoli, Greece
Team information
Current team	Asteras Tripolis B (manager)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2013–2016	Asteras Tripolis
2016–2017	Nea Salamina
2017	Asteras Tripolis
2018–2019	Doxa Drama
2019–2021	Niki Volos
2021–2022	O.F. Ierapetra
2022–2024	Punjab
2024–	Asteras Tripolis B

Vergetis mostly managed Asteras Tripolis in the Super League Greece from 2013 to 2016, having taken the club to the UEFA Europa League group stage twice. He won the I-League with Punjab and became the first head coach to achieve promotion to the Indian Super League.

Managerial career

Early career

Vergetis graduated in physical education from the University of Athens in 2000. He later oversaw the youth squad of Panelefsiniakos before moving to Asteras Tripolis in a similar role in 2006. He was then promoted to the club's senior set-up after six months with the youth side. He held multiple coaching roles at Asteras and also worked as a multilingual interpreter and game analyst until 2013.^[1]

Asteras Tripolis

Vergetis was appointed as the manager of Asteras Tripolis in October 2013.^[1] Asteras finished 5th in the 2013–14 Super League Greece, qualifying for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. They won both the second and third qualifying rounds against RoPS and Mainz 05 and qualified for the group stage. Asteras was drawn into Group C with Tottenham Hotspur, Partizan and Beşiktaş. On 2 October 2014, their first ever UEFA Europa League group stage win came against Partizan, as they beat the Serbian club 2–0 at home and briefly topped the group.^[2]

Under Vergetis, Asteras achieved their best finish in the Super League Greece, finishing third in the 2014–15 season and directly qualifying for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage for the first time in the club's history. They finished third in the group stage with one home win against APOEL.^[3]

OF Ierapetra

On 29 June 2021, Greek Football League club OF Ierapetra announced Vergetis as the new manager of the club.^[4]

Punjab

On 8 August 2022, I-League club Punjab FC appointed Vergetis as head coach.^[5] He led the club to the 2022–23 I-League title,^[6] which ensured their promotion to the 2023–24 Indian Super League.^{[7][8][9][10]} Punjab exited the 2023 Super Cup in the group stage with one win and two losses.^[11][12]

On 19 December 2023, he guided Punjab to their historic first match win in the Indian Super League as they defeated Chennaiyin by 1–0 at home.^[13][14] On 12 February 2024, Punjab achieved their first away win, beating Kerala Blasters 3–1.^[15][16]

He was succeeded by fellow Greek manager Panagiotis Dilmperis for the post in Punjab.^[17]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 11 March 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record					Ref.
				P	W	D	L	Win %
Asteras Tripolis		3 September 2013	28 January 2016	125	56	30	39	044.80	[citation needed]
Nea Salamina		20 September 2016	7 March 2017	25	9	5	11	036.00
Asteras Tripolis		9 March 2017	10 September 2017	10	1	6	3	010.00
Doxa Drama		27 July 2018	24 February 2019	19	6	5	8	031.58
Niki Volos		7 November 2019	13 May 2021	27	10	12	5	037.04	[18]
O.F. Ierapetra		1 July 2021	3 May 2022	32	10	7	15	031.25	[citation needed]
Punjab		8 August 2022	12 June 2024	50	22	13	15	044.00	[19][20][21]
Total				288	114	78	96	039.58

Honours

Punjab FC

• I-League: 2022–23^[22]

References

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3. "History: Asteras-APOEL | UEFA Europa League 2015/16 | UEFA.com". UEFA.com. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024.
4. "ΟΦ Ιεράπετρας: Ανέλαβε ο Στάικος Βεργέτης" [OF Ierapetra: Staikos Vergetis took charge]. www.sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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6. Media Team, AIFF (12 March 2023). "Champions RoundGlass Punjab end season in style, hit half-century of points". i-league.org. Panchkula. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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12. Ramakrishnan, Vineet (17 April 2023). "Super Cup: RoundGlass Punjab Beat Sreenidi Deccan to End Tournament on High". news18.com. News18. Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
13. "Indian Super League: Punjab FC gets historic maiden ISL win, beats Chennaiyin FC by solitary goal". sportstar.thehindu.com. New Delhi: Sportstar. 18 December 2023. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
14. "Watch, highlights ISL 2023–24: Madih Talal's strike earns Punjab FC first win of the season". scroll.in. New Delhi: Scroll India News. 19 December 2023. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
15. "ISL: Punjab FC stuns Kerala Blasters at Kochi with a commanding victory". thebridge.in. The Bridge News. 12 February 2024. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
16. "Kerala Blasters vs Punjab FC, ISL 10 Highlights: KBFC 1–3 PFC, Jordan, Majcen score to register win in Indian Super League". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 12 February 2024. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
17. Guha, Sayantan (29 June 2024). "Punjab FC appoints Panagiotis Dilmperis as head coach for ISL 2024–25 season". Sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
18. Staikos Vergetis at Sofascore
19. "Punjab FC » Fixtures & Results 2022/2023". WorldFootball.net.
20. "Durand Cup 2023 Standings - Football/India". flashscore.in.
21. "Punjab FC » Fixtures & Results 2023/2024". WorldFootball.net.
22. Team Sportstar. "RoundGlass Punjab FC wins I-League title, gains ISL promotion". Sportstar The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

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