Ajax Hellas Youth Academy

Football club

Ajax Hellas

Full name

Founded

15 March 2011

Dissolved

2016

Ground

Camp Ajax Hellas, Corfu

Capacity

500

Chairman

George Kazianis

Manager

Eddie van Schaik

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Ajax Hellas Youth Academy or Ajax Hellas for short was a football youth academy based in Corfu, Greece, from where the organization managed a total of 15 teams throughout Greece and Cyprus. The academy was established in 2011 by Dutch footballing giants Ajax Amsterdam.^[1]^[2]

History

On 15 March 2011, the Dutch football club AFC Ajax opened their first youth academies outside of the Netherlands, when the team partnered up with George Kazianis and signing a five-year contract with All-Star Consultancy, to build a total of 15 youth academies throughout Greece and Cyprus. Based on the island of Corfu where the main facility Camp Ajax Hellas was situated, the academy was managed by Eddie van Schaik, who served as head coach and consultant, working to teach the Ajax footballing philosophy at the various training locations.^[3]

Academies

Teams and academies

Ajax Aspropyrgou (Aspropyrgos)
Ajax Rethymnou (Rethymno)
Ajax Syrou (Syros)
Ajax Larisas (Larissa)
Ajax Peanias (Paiania)
Ajax Katerinis (Katerini)
Ajax Imathias (Imathia)
Ajax Gianitson (Giannitsa)
Ajax Iliou (Athens)
Ajax Renti (Agios Ioannis Rentis)

Single-academies

"Themistocles" schools

Competition history

Coaches and staff

President

George Kazianis

Head coach

Eddie van Schaik

Technical Director

Arnold Mühren

Coordinator

Lampros Lionas

Stadia

Stadium at Camp Ajax Hellas, Corfu, Greece

Notable former players

The goal of the Academy was to recruit Greek talents to the Ajax Youth Academy in Amsterdam.

Dimitri Silvestridis was the first and only player to join the Ajax Youth Academy in Amsterdam via the Ajax Hellas Academy. He played for the B2 squad for one season, before returning to Greece and joining the youth ranks of Panathinaikos F.C..^[4]^[5]

References

^ "The Academy". AjaxHellas.gr. 15 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
^ "Η νέα Κλινική Διαιτολόγος – Διατροφολόγος του Ajax Hellas". Care24.gr. 15 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-03-20. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
^ "Ajax opent voetbalacademie in Griekenland". AD.nl. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
^ "Dimitri Silvestridis eerste vrucht van Ajax Hellas". Ajax Totaal. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
^ "Overzicht nieuwe en vertrokken jeugdspelers". AjaxOnline. Retrieved 4 December 2015.