Niko Mirtsekis - Director of Coaching

Niko Mirtsekis began his football career at age of 12 when he entered the soccer academy of Greek professional team, Panionios. He made his debut in the Greek Super League with Panionios on December 3, 1989 and played with them until 1994. He went on to play with AEK Athens (played in the Champions League), Iraklis (played in the UEFA Cup) and Aris. Mr. Mirtsekis also played (1) time with the Greek National team and (10) times with Greece’s U-17 team.

Upon moving to the USA, he played for the Milwaukee Rampage and Rockford Raptors. While living in the USA, he coached youth teams for clubs such as Hinsdale Hurricanes, Barrington Soccer Club, WVSC West Virginia and Concordia University Division 3. He was also the evaluator for the Olympic Development Program (ODP) of Illinois. He once again moved back to Greece in 2009 where he became the coach of Greek Fourth Division club Olympiacos Kefalonias and recently ran the club’s youth academies.

• USSF "B" Licence
• NSCAA Youth Diploma 
• American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Certified - Adult & Pediatric
  

Welcome Letter from Mr. Mirtsekis

Video of Mr. Mirtsekis (HINT: He is the one scoring all the goals #9)

Yiannis Kosmas - Director of Business Operations

Yiannis Kosmas works closely with the entire Olympiacos Soccer School Chicago (OSSC) board of directors & staff, helping direct, oversee, and manage the daily soccer business operations for OSSC.

Yiannis Kosmas was born in Athens, Greece but moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1981 at the age of fourteen. He attended Amundsen High School where he played soccer for four years and was named captain of the team in his senior year. Yiannis helped his varsity team win a city championship in 1985. After that he continued to play in local soccer clubs such as Kefaliniakos, Hellas Soccer Club and Hellenic United (co-founded in 2008). He coached several adult teams throughout his years and led them to several championships and honors in Chicago's National Soccer League.

Yiannis received a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from Northeastern Illinois University. He and his wife of 22 years, Angela, have fourteen and eighteen year old sons, Panagiotis and Christos, and reside in Niles, Illinois.

• USSF "D" Licence
• American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Certified - Adult & Pediatric
  

Angela Kosmas - Director of Communications and Public Relations

• American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Certified - Adult & Pediatric