2010–present Olympiacos F.C.

ernesto valverde



kevin mirallas

in 2010, evangelos marinakis, successful shipping magnate, bought team sokratis kokkalis. during first year of presidency, marinakis appointed fans favourite ernesto valverde coach (who came second tenure in club) , signed players international pedigree, such albert riera, ariel ibagaza, kevin mirallas, marko pantelić , françois modesto. result, olympiacos won greek title 38th time in history, 13 points ahead of second-placed panathinaikos.

in 2011–12 season, team s roster strengthened players jean makoun, pablo orbaiz, iván marcano, rafik djebbour , djamel abdoun , ernesto valverde coach second straight season, olympiacos had successful campaign both domestically , internationally. won both greek league , greek cup complete 15th domestic double in club s history. in european competitions, olympiacos had solid champions league campaign, having been drawn in group f against arsenal, borussia dortmund , marseille. despite delivering 9 points in group, 2 emphatic wins against arsenal , dortmund @ home (both 3–1 scoreline) , away win against marseille (0–1), lost qualification knock-out stage after marseille s controversial 2–3 away win in dortmund in game 6, marseille scoring 2 goals in last 5 minutes of match come 2–0 dortmund lead. olympiacos continued in europa league drawn play against rubin kazan. greek champions eliminated russian side 2 wins (1–0 in both kazan , piraeus) , play against metalist kharkiv in last 16 of competition. won first match in ukraine david fuster scoring winning goal (0–1) in second match, despite lead , plethora of missed chances (they hit woodwork twice in first half), conceded 2 goals in last 9 minutes of game , lost qualification quarter-finals.

olof mellberg

at end of season, ernesto valverde announced decision return spain, ending second successful spell @ olympiacos. club announced portuguese leonardo jardim new head coach. team performed in greek league , had decent champions league campaign, gathering 9 points in group b, after wins against arsenal (2–1 @ home) , montpellier (1–2 in montpellier, 3–1 in piraeus). despite relatively results, leonardo jardim replaced spanish coach , real madrid legend míchel. team went on celebrate 16th double in history winning 40th greek championship, 15 points ahead second paok, 26th greek cup after 3–1 win against asteras tripolis in final. 40th greek championship title gave olympiacos fourth star on top of club s emblem, major goal club , fans.

the expectations 2013–14 season high, after signing of players such striker javier saviola, joel campbell, roberto, alejandro domínguez, vladimír weiss, delvin n dinga , leandro salino. olympiacos had great season both domestically , internationally. in europe, drawn in group c of 2013–14 champions league alongside paris saint-germain, benfica , anderlecht. after strong performance in group, olympiacos finished second ten points , qualified last 16 @ expense of benfica (1–0 win in piraeus, 1–1 draw in lisbon) , anderlecht (0–3 win in brussels, 3–1 win in piraeus). in round of 16, drawn play against manchester united. olympiacos, after solid display, won first leg comfortable 2–0 (alejandro domínguez 38 , campbell 55 ), in match dominated totally , missed chances extend lead. despite two-goal advantage put them within touching distance of quarter-final place first time since 1999, olympiacos lost 3–0 in second leg in old trafford, having missed outstanding double chance equalize score in 40th minute. greek champions pushed on in last ten minutes find crucial away goal, no avail. although ticket quarter-finals slipped out of club s hands, olympiacos overall performance , fact club managed qualify knockout phase (round 0f 16) of champions league third time in 6 years (2007–08, 2009–10, 2013–14), marked successful european campaign. domestically, olympiacos won history s 41st greek championship convincingly, 17 points ahead of second-placed paok.

in 2014–15 season, olympiacos entered 2014–15 champions league group stage hopes repeat previous year s performance; drawn alongside atlético madrid, juventus , malmö ff. had solid performance in group, managing beat last year s runners-up atlético 3–2 , eventual finalists juventus 1–0 @ karaiskakis stadium, lost qualification knockout stage in last game: olympiacos beat malmö ff 4–2 @ home @ same time juventus drawing against atlético in italy, securing crucial 1 point needed qualify. had olympiacos , juventus finished same points, olympiacos have qualified due best aggregate score (away goals) of 2 games (1–0 olympiacos win in piraeus, 3–2 juventus win in turin). third place in group gave olympiacos ticket next round of uefa europa league, eliminated eventual runners-up dnipro dnipropetrovsk. domestically, team had successful season, winning 17th double in history. won 42nd greek championship 12 points difference second panathinaikos , 27th greek cup, beating skoda xanthi 3–1 in final.

the 2015–16 season started new manager replacement, marco silva took on management on fellow countryman vitor pereira, while squad strengthened world-class presence of esteban cambiasso , number of other players european competition experience, including kostas fortounis, felipe pardo, sebá, manuel da costa, brown ideye , alfreð finnbogason. in tough champions league group included bayern münchen, arsenal , dinamo zagreb, olympiacos managed record 9 points through 3–2 away win on gunners @ emirates stadium, considered many 1 of club s important european victories, 2 more wins against dinamo (1–0 away , 2–1 @ home). last matchday saw team face arsenal @ karaiskakis stadium, needing 1–0 or 2–1 defeat gunners, worst-case scenario, advance knockout phase of competition based on away goals rule; reds lost 3–0 , continued european journey in uefa europa league, eliminated anderlecht in first knockout stage. despite above, olympiacos broke record european competition victories recorded greek club, 97 on 96 of second-placed panathinaikos of summer of 2016. domestically, olympiacos had perhaps successful season in years, team managed secure 43rd greek championship, , 6th consecutive, on last day of february 2016, considered national record earliest time, within league campaign, when title clinched. team managed finish league campaign 30-point difference on arch rivals panathinaikos, came in second. team s 85 points on course of 30 matchdays, including 28–1–1 overall result breakdown 13 away wins , perfect 15 victories out of 15 home games, considered national record. however, despite club s expectations of doing double, did not manage win greek cup finished runners-up rivals aek after 2–1 loss in final.

the 2016–17 season proved rather tumultuous club, despite signing of such key players Óscar cardozo, tarik elyounoussi, alaixys romao, aly cissokho , marko marin. main issues arose team s shock elimination israeli outfit hapoel er-sheva, after 1–0 aggregate defeat, in third qualifying round of uefa champions league, , highly frequent change of managers, leading club having been coached 5 individuals on same season: marco silva, victor sánchez (responsible elimination hapoel), paulo bento, vasilis vouzas , takis lemonis. team s uefa europa league journey not successful other european campaigns, starting difficult 3–1 aggregate victory (1–1 before time) on arouca in playoffs, continuing team s qualification group stage second-placed apoel (in group included young boys , astana), , ending heavy 5–2 aggregate defeat besiktas in last 16 of knockout stage (with goalkeeper nicola leali being highly responsible 4 out of 5 goals conceded), despite having advanced last 32 3–0 aggregate win on osmanlispor. frequent manager change negatively affected team s stability , rhythm in domestic competitions well. firstly, olympiacos failed qualify greek cup final after being ousted aek, advanced on away goals rule after 2–2 aggregate draw. secondly, despite fact reds clinched 44th greek championship, , 7th consecutive second time in greek football history, managed six-point difference (67 61) on paok.

after prolonged period of deliberation , search manager @ club s helm @ start of 2017–18 season, board decided bring former anderlecht , legia warsaw manager besnik hasi club, president evangelos marinakis in favour of had necessary experience , skills guide olympiacos uefa champions league group stage after year s absence. upon arrival, hasi strengthened squad such first-team players vadis odjidja-ofoe, guillaume gillet, mehdi carcela, jagoš vuković, björn engels, uroš Đurđević, emmanuel emenike , greek international panagiotis tachtsidis. aggregate victories on partizan (5–3) , rijeka (3–1) in 2 final qualifying rounds ensured reds presence in group d of competition, considered perhaps toughest in olympiacos european competition history due barcelona, 2017 champions league runners-up juventus , sporting cp being opponents. disheartening 2–3 defeat, 3 goals conceded in first half, in hands of sporting @ thrylos european season opener, combined unfavourable league results culminating 3–2 loss aek despite being 0–2 up, led hasi s dismissal club , replacement takis lemonis.