The "Emperor" of Turkish football, Fatih Terim is the new coach of Panathinaikos

Manos Staramopoulos • 28 de diciembre de 2023

Yannis Alafouzos, President of Panathinaikos with a sudden move, terminated the contract of the Serbian Ivan Jovanovic and replaced him with the 70-year-old Turkish Fatih Terim

Fatih Terim new head coach of Panathinaikos

The president of Panathinaikos and owner (in addition to his other businesses) of the Sky television network, Yannis Alafouzos, with a sudden move, terminated the contract of the Serbian Ivan Jovanovic and replaced him with the 70-year-old Turkish Fatih Terim. The "emperor" of Turkish football in the last 30 years. The man who led Galatasaray to the UEFA Cup in 2000, but also the Turkish national team to the semi-finals of Euro 2008. Of course, Senyol Gunes was the first to lead Turkey to the semi-finals, but of the World Cup in 2002.


Fatih Terim, the man who contributed the most to Galatasaray winning 8 championships and a European one, is the new Panathinaikos coach. And he is already in Greece getting a job right away. As he knows he is taking over the fortunes of a great club at a critical juncture in the Greek Super League championship.


70-year-old Fatih Terim revealed that he received a congratulatory message from the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for the agreement with the "Greens":


"I received a congratulatory message from President Erdogan for joining Panathinaikos. I am happy to be here. My wife will also come and we will start a new life here".


The partners of Fatih Terim will be Nechati Ates, Mert Cetin, Erai Sezen, while Tugbek Tanrivemis will be added after the end of his contract with the Italian Roma, while there will also be an Italian.


1, million net per year


Terim, in the presence of his lawyer, signed his new contract with Panathinaikos which will have a duration of 1.5 years, while his annual salary will reach "net" 1 million euros.


At the same time, high bonuses have been provided in case of winning the championship, the Cup or a "big" course of the "clover" in a European competition. Specifically:


- If Panathinaikos wins the championship, it will receive a bonus of 250,000 euros.

-In case of winning the Greek Cup, he will receive a bonus of 100,000 euros.

- If Panathinaikos plays in the semi-final of a European tournament, they will be paid 100,000 euros, if they play in the final 200,000 euros and if they lift the European trophy 300,000 euros.

-In the benefits provided for in Terim's contract, there are still a rented house, a vehicle that will be indicated by the club and 6 round-trip tickets to Turkey.



Not a hotel


Meanwhile, in his first meeting with the green footballers, Fatih Terim told them that they will now stay in their homes and not in a hotel before every home game. Something, of course, that caused excitement among the football players...


Referring to his new team, he emphasized: "Of course I follow the Greek league and I know Panathinaikos, Olympiakos, AEK. I know all the teams, but I don't have absolute control, so as soon as possible I want to see the team to see what we have shortcomings and I have to work on it".


About his goals: "From what I know, Panathinaikos has years to win the championship. Wherever I go, I go to win and I don't just put my signatures on paper, they are from my heart. I believe they will I have this attitude in the league as well. There is a competition between 4 teams, Our opponents are both quality and strong, I respect them. As Panathinaikos, we miss the championship, we miss Europe, so the goals are very open. Anyway, we had a discussion with the president about it.


Manos Staramopoulos

Journalist and Analyst of International Football and Affairs

Chief Editor English Zone of Discoveryfootball.com

Athens (Greece)

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