Antonis Manikas

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Antonis Manikas

| fullname = Antonios Manikas

| image = Antonis Manikas.JPG

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|2|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Athens, Greece

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Iraklis (chief scout)

| youthyears1 = 1974–1977

| youthclubs1 = Panionios

| years1 = 1977–1990

| clubs1 = Panionios

| caps1 = 156

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1990–1991

| clubs2 = Levadiakos

| caps2 = 25

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1991–1992

| clubs3 = Ethnikos Piraeus

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1992–1993

| clubs4 = PAS Giannina

| caps4 = 17

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1993–1994

| clubs5 = Ethnikos Piraeus

| caps5 = 18

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1994–1995

| clubs6 = Ethnikos Asteras

| caps6 = 29

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 1995–1998

| clubs7 = Kallithea

| caps7 = 40

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 1998–1999

| clubs8 = Ethnikos Piraeus

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 285

| totalgoals = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1987–1988

| nationalteam1 = Greece U23

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1987–1988

| nationalteam2 = Greece

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1997–1998

| managerclubs1 = Kallithea (caretaker)

| manageryears2 = 1999–2001

| managerclubs2 = Kallithea

| manageryears3 = 2002–2003

| managerclubs3 = Atromitos

| manageryears4 = 2003

| managerclubs4 = Ethnikos Asteras

| manageryears5 = 2004–2005

| managerclubs5 = Rodos

| manageryears6 = 2005

| managerclubs6 = Agios Dimitrios

| manageryears7 = 2005–2006

| managerclubs7 = Vyzas

| manageryears8 = 2006

| managerclubs8 = Kallithea

| manageryears9 = 2006–2007

| managerclubs9 = Ethnikos Asteras

| manageryears10 = 2008

| managerclubs10 = Ethnikos Piraeus

| manageryears11 = 2008–2010

| managerclubs11 = Ethnikos Asteras

| manageryears12 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs12 = Thrasyvoulos

| manageryears13 = 2011–2016

| managerclubs13 = Panionios (technical director)

| manageryears14 = 2016–2019

| managerclubs14 = Panionios (chief scout)

| manageryears15 = 2019–2023

| managerclubs15 = Apollon Smyrnis (technical director)

| manageryears16 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs16 = Egaleo (technical director)

| manageryears17 = 2025–

| managerclubs17 = Iraklis (chief scout)

| pcupdate = 23 February 2025

| ntupdate = 23 February 2025

}}

Antonis Manikas ({{langx|el|Αντώνης Μανίκας}}, born 9 February 1959) is a Greek former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper and, and is the current scouting director of Super League Greece 2 club Iraklis.{{Cite web |last=iraklisfc |date=2025-01-15 |title=Ανακοίνωση έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Αντώνη Μανίκα |url=https://iraklis-fc.com/anakoinosi-enarxi-synergasias-me-ton-antoni-manika/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=FC Iraklis |language=el}}

Playing career

As a player, Manikas was a goalkeeper. He spent the majority of his career with Panionios, but also played for Levadiakos, PAS Giannina, Ethnikos Piraeus, and Kallithea.

During his career Manikas earned 2 caps for Greece. He made his debut in a friendly against Romania on 11 March 1987.{{cite web|author=Kutschera, Ambrosius|title=International Matches 1987 - Europe|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1987e.html|date=2 February 2005}}

Managerial career

As a manager, Manikas was announced as Ethnikos Piraeus manager on 6 June 2008, but he officially resigned on 10 October 2008, after just four weeks of the Beta Ethniki 2008–09 season.