Vaggelis Lappas – Greece

Vaggelis was born on the 28th of March 1975 in Athens. Playing the game since he was a little boy, he decided to establish himself as a goalkeeper coach. He holds the UEFA A coaching license, UEFA B Goalkeeping license & AFC-GK Level 1. He has attended many international training seminars and he has participated in the last 8 years as a speaker at seminars and conferences in Greece and abroad. He has personally organized several goalkeeping seminars as well. He started his coaching career with some youth training groups in the Academy of Amfiali FC, in 1998. Afterward, he worked in Aetos Korydallou FC (2001). Five years later he was promoted to the senior team of Sporting Union Perama FC. He continued his career in the teams of Moschato FC, Proodeftiki FC, Panelefsiniakos FC, Chaidari FC and Fostiras FC. In 2010 he joined the Academy of Panathinaikos FC. In the season 2015-16, he was the goalkeeper coach of the senior team of Panathinaikos FC. The seasons 2016-18, he was the goalkeeper coach in Al Dhafra FC in Abu Dhabi. In the season 2018-19, he was the Head Goalkeepers’ Coach in Academy of Olympiacos Fc. From 2019 he is the Head Goalkeeper coach of OFI Crete Fc.