Lazaros Vardakis PhD
Exercise physiologist, Football Fitness Coach
Vardakis@live.com
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EDUCATION
PhD degree in Sports Science • 2023 November • Aristotle University Thessaloniki
-PhD thesis: Analysis of different microcycles duration on performance indicators for professional football players
MSc degree in Human Performance and Health • 2019 june • Aristotle University Thessaloniki
-Major subject of studies: coaching
-MSc thesis: Analysis of the running performance of elite soccer players depending on position in the 1-4-3-3 formation
MSc candidate in Functional Rehabilitation of Injuries in Athletes and Trainees • 2026 January • Democritus University Thrace
-Major subject of studies: Injuries rehabilitation
Bachelor's degree in Sports Science • 2007 April • Aristotle University Thessaloniki
-Major subject of studies: Soccer trainer/coach
-Minor subject of studies: Sports, Tourism Management and Environment
Other international educational skills and certifications
Sports data analyst • 2023 - 2024 (Excel, Power Bi, Tableu, SQL, Python, ML for sports)
UEFA coach tutors’ school • 2018 – today • UEFA
UEFA Study Group Scheme • 2019 • UEFA
Soccer Performance Analysis Certificate • 2017 May – June • AUTH
UEFA A’ elite youth license • 2016-23 • UEFA
EPO Football Fitness Specialist • 2015-16 • UEFA/EPO
BLS / AED instructor - Provider • 2012 November • BLS/AED (European Resuscitation Council)
FIFA Goalkeepers Coaching • 2011 May • UEFA/EPO
UEFA A licence • 2011 May • UEFA
Global Cert, computer skills (World, Excel, Power point)
Fitness coach / Head of performance • PAE POT Iraklis (GREECE super LEAGUE 2) • 2026 January – Today
Sports physiologist, fitness coach
Fitness coach / Head of performance • AE Larisa (GREECE super LEAGUE) • 2025 June – 2025 October
Sports physiologist, fitness coach
Head of performance • Sharjah FC (u23-u14) • 2022 July – 2025 May
-Sports physiologist, fitness coaches’ coordinator
Fitness coach / Head of performance • Olympiakos nicosia (cyprus 1st division) • 2021 July – 2022 May
-Sports physiologist, fitness coach (U19 supervisor)
Fitness coach / Head of performance • Apollon Limassol (cyprus 1st division) • 2020 November – 2021 May
-Sports physiologist, fitness coach
Fitness coach / Head of performance • Olympiakos Nicosia (cyprus 1st division) • 2020 July – November
-Sports physiologist, fitness coach (U19 supervisor)
Fitness coach / Head of performance • P.A.E Aris (Greece super league) • 2019 June – 2020 June
-Sports physiologist, rehabilitation & fitness coach, youth squad development supervisor
Technical director • atromitos triadiou (youth academy) • 2019 May – 2020 May
-Technical director – coaches’ tutor
Fitness coach / Head of performance, assistant coach • P.A.E A.O. Chania (Greece football league) • 2017 July – 2019 June
-Fitness coach, assistant coach, youth squad development supervisor
Fitness coach, assistant coach • P.A.E Agrotikos Asteras (Greece football league) • 2016 January – 2017 June
-Fitness coach, assistant coach, youth squad development supervisor, scooting / opponent’s analysis
Fitness coach, assistant coach • P.A.E OLYMPIAKOS VOLOU (Greece football league) • 2015 October - December
-Fitness coach, assistant coach, scooting / opponent’s analysis
Fitness coach, assistant coach • P.A.E PAS LAMIA (Greece football league) • 2015 August – October
-Fitness coach, assistant coach, scooting / opponent’s analysis
Fitness coach, assistant coach • P.A.E LARISA (Greece football league) • 2015 March – June
-Fitness coach, assistant coach, youth squad development supervisor, scooting / opponent’s analysis
Fitness coach, assistant coach • P.A.E A.O. CHANIA (Greece football league) • 2014 July – 2015 February
-Fitness coach, assistant coach, scooting / opponent’s analysis
Fitness coach, assistant coach • P.A.E PANETOLIKOS (Greece super league) • 2013 January – 2014 June
-Fitness coach, assistant coach, youth squad development supervisor, scooting / opponent’s analysis
Fitness coach, assistant coach • P.A.E VERIA (Greece super league) • 2012 July – September
-Fitness coach, assistant coach
RESEARCH PROGRAMS:
‘Empowering Coaching’ (Coach Educator). 2011.
‘Physical ability evaluation of soccer players. 2006.
EXPERIENCE AS EDUCATOR:
Training load and physical performance in contemporary football – from science to application. Centre for education and lifelong learning. Aristotle University Thessaloniki, https://kedivim.auth.gr/
Application of new technologies and methods in video – analysis to evaluate the performance of the football players (performance analysis). Centre for education and lifelong learning. Aristotle University Thessaloniki, https://kedivim.auth.gr/
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
“Free kicks analysis in correlation to game result on group stage of Football World Cup 2018”. 23th conference of North Greece Physical Education Union, 2020.
“Comparison of the attacking technical – tactical profile between Greek and Cypriot football champion holder during 2018-19 season”. 23th conference of North Greece Physical Education Union, 2020.
“Scoring opportunity as performance and success indicator at FIFA World Cup 2018”. 20th conference of North Greece Physical Education Union, 2019 December.
“Methods of performance evaluation in the field”. 10th Sports medicine conference, 2018 December.
“Correlation of running distance with the playing position for professional soccer players at 1-4-3-3 formation”. 10th Sports medicine conference, 2018 December.
“Coach replacement through the season and team performance”. 12th conference of North Greece Physical Education Union, 2009 April.
“Coach replacement through the season and team performance”. 8th conference of North Greece Physical Education Union, 2007 December.
PUBLICATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS:
Vardakis et al., (2024). Correlation between Perceived Exertion, Wellness Scores, and Training Load in Professional Football across Microcycle Durations. Applied Sciences, 14,6767. https://doi.org/10.3390/ app14156767.
Michailidis, Y., Kanaras, V., Mandroukas, A., Stafylidis, A., Bamplekis, C., Fousekis, A., ... & Metaxas, T. I. (2024). External Load of Different Length Microcycles and Relationships with Match Running Performance in Youth Football. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1-7.
Kanaras, V., Michailidis, Y., Mandroukas, A., Stafylidis, A., Vardakis, L., Kyranoudis, A. E., ... & Metaxas, T. I. (2024). Weekly External Load Correlation in Season Microcycles with Game Running Performance and Training Quantification in Elite Young Soccer Players. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 24(14).
Vardakis et al., (2024). Differences in Physical Indexes between Football Players of Different Playing Positions and Correlation to the Weekly Training Load. Applied Sciences, 14(11), 4469. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/app14114469.
Stafylidis, A., Mandroukas, A., Michailidis, Y., Vardakis, L., Metaxas, I., Kyranoudis, A. E., & Metaxas, T. I. (2024). Key Performance Indicators Predictive of Success in Soccer: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Greek Soccer League. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 9(2), 107. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk9020107.
Vardakis et al., (2023). Application of a Structured Training Plan on Different-Length Microcycles in Soccer - Internal and External Load Analysis between Training Weeks and Games. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 6935. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13126935.
Vardakis et al., (2022). Effects of a shock microcycle after COVID-19 lockdown period in elite soccer players. Science & Sports, 37(7), 572-580.
Michailidis, Y., Chavlis, S., Mitrotasios, M., Ispirlidis, I., Vardakis, L., Margonis, K., ... & Metaxas, T. (2020). The use of Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level 1 for the estimation of maximal oxygen uptake in youth elite soccer players. Trends in sports sciences, 27(3): 167-173.
Zachariadis, M. D., Koutlianos, N., Michailidis, Y., Mandroukas, A., Vardakis, L., Mavrommatis, G., ... & Metaxas, T. (2020). Are the field tests related to the match running distance and the technical performance in young soccer players? Trends in sports sciences, 27(3): 133-140.
Vardakis et al., (2019). Analysis of the running performance of elite soccer players depending on position in the 1-4-3-3 formation. German Journal of Exercise and Sport research, 1-10.
Michailidis, Y., Vardakis, L., Mikikis, D., & Metaxas, T. (2019). Match running performance of elite soccer players and correlations with anthropometric and power indexes. Journal of Sports Research, 6(2), 44-51.
Michailidis, Y., Mandroukas, A., Vardakis, L., & Metaxas, T. (2018). Evaluation of the goals scoring patterns and the relation between time and goal scoring of four uefa champions league tournaments. Facta Universitatis, Series: Physical Education and Sport, 329-336.
Mitrotasios, M., Vardakis, L. (2007). Coach replacement in Greek 1st and 2nd national divisions 2004-2005 and team performance impact”. Organosi tou athlitismou (sports organization), volume 5, Issue 3.
Data analysis
Training workload analysis (GPS)
Players profiling (GPS) - development progress
Physical assessments - individual progress
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