Georgios Iordanidis (defender)

Georgios Iordanidis (Γεώργιος Ιορδανίδης, ; born 17 October 1989) is a Greek professional football coach and former player. He was most recently the head coach of the Greece Amputee FA of the European Amputee Football Federation (EAFF).

Early life, coaching career, and education
He was born in Athens into a middle-class household as the younger son of an auto electrician and his wife, a secondary school principal. He played senior-level football for Eleftheroupoli, PAO Kalyvion, IFA Blackpool, Sholing, and QK Southampton, but several injuries terminated his career. In July 2014, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Football Studies from Southampton Solent University, and earlier that year, he received the FA Level 2 coaching badge from the English FA. On February 12, 2016, Greece Amputee FA appointed him as the national team's head coach. In his debut as head coach, Greece Amputee FA drew 3-3 to AEK Futsal in a friendly game. In June 2016, he led the national squad in its inaugural participation in the EAFF Amputee Football Weeks initiative. In January 2017, he organized a charity event to collect food supplies for homeless people in Athens. On January 11, 2017, he resigned from his position due to military obligations. In an effort to raise the awareness of young offenders on road culture and safety issues, RSI invited him to visit the Avlonas juvenile detention center on January 18, 2017, as an experiential guest. He has also worked as a talent identification scout for GKS Górnik Łęczna and Wisła Kraków in the Lotto Ekstraklasa for two straight seasons (2016–17, 2017–18). In October 2022, he received his Master of Science in Football Coaching from the University of East London's Global Institute of Sport. In October 2023, he obtained the UEFA B coaching license from the Hellenic Football Federation. Apart from his native Greek, he speaks English, Spanish, and French to varying degrees of fluency.

Clubs support
He is a supporter of Super League 1 club AEK Athens, and an admirer of Primera División club Boca Juniors.

Sport video games
He is featured, as a scout for Wisła Kraków of the Lotto Ekstraklasa, in the 2018 edition of the Football Manager simulation video game.