Ioannis Topalidis

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ioannis Topalidis

| image = Ioannis Topalidis.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Topalidis as Rah Ahan manager in March 2016

| fullname = Ioannis Topalidis

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|11|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Mavrodendri, Greece

| height =

| currentclub =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1971–1975

| youthclubs1 = SpVgg Ludwigsburg

| years1 = 1975–1977

| clubs1 = SpVgg Ludwigsburg

| caps1 = 34

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 1977–1984

| clubs2 = VfR Bürstadt

| caps2 = 95

| goals2 = 22

| years3 = 1984–1987

| clubs3 = Starkenburgia Heppenheim

| caps3 = 71

| goals3 = 13

| totalcaps = 200

| totalgoals = 41

| manageryears1 = 1989–1993

| managerclubs1 = Eintracht Esslingen

| manageryears2 = 1993–1996

| managerclubs2 = SC Geislingen

| manageryears3 = 1996–1998

| managerclubs3 = TSG Backnang

| manageryears4 = 1998–2001

| managerclubs4 = Hertha BSC (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2001–2010

| managerclubs5 = Greece (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs6 = AEP Paphos

| manageryears7 = 2013

| managerclubs7 = Kavala

| manageryears8 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs8 = Rah Ahan (assistant)

| manageryears9 = 2016

| managerclubs9 = Rah Ahan

}}

Ioannis Topalidis ({{langx|el|Ιωάννης Τοπαλίδης}}, born 24 November 1962) is a Greek professional football manager and former player.{{cite web | url = http://www.berlinonline.de/berliner-zeitung/archiv/.bin/dump.fcgi/2010/0622/sport/0029/index.html | title = Bringt eh nichts | language = de | publisher = Berliner Zeitung | access-date = 22 June 2010 | date = 22 June 2010 | archive-date = 24 June 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100624024448/http://www.berlinonline.de/berliner-zeitung/archiv/.bin/dump.fcgi/2010/0622/sport/0029/index.html | url-status = live }}

Playing career

Topalidis spent most of his football career in Germany where he played for clubs such as SpVgg Ludwigsburg, VfR Bürstadt and Starkenburgia Heppenheim in the German third Division.{{cite web | url = https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article323124/Der_Feldherr_und_sein_Adjutant.html | title = Der Feldherr und sein Adjutant | language = de | publisher = Welt Online | access-date = 22 June 2010 | date = 25 June 2004 | archive-date = 12 June 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612124309/http://www.welt.de/print-welt/article323124/Der_Feldherr_und_sein_Adjutant.html | url-status = live }}

Managerial career

Topalidis began his managerial career with Eintracht Esslingen in 1989 and went on to coach SC Geislingen, TSG Backnang and was assistant coach for Hertha BSC. Topalidis became assistant manager of Greece in 2001.{{cite web | url = http://www.epo.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2337&catid=80:2010-02-22-21-11-42&Itemid=299 | script-title = el:Εθνική Ομάδα-παρουσίαση | language = el | access-date = 23 June 2010 | publisher = epo.gr | archive-date = 6 March 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120306085313/http://www.epo.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2337&catid=80:2010-02-22-21-11-42&Itemid=299 | url-status = live }} He was brought in by German Otto Rehhagel{{cite web|title=HONORARY PRIZE AWARD TO THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM|url=http://www.sfei.gr/default.asp?contentID=27|date=14 April 2008|publisher=sfei.gr|access-date=22 June 2010|archive-date=21 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721083030/http://www.sfei.gr/default.asp?contentID=27|url-status=dead}} and won with him the UEFA Euro 2004.{{cite journal | journal = IP-Sports | volume = 41 | date = 2 June 2008| title = Hommage to the Greek team | page = 80}}