The Athens Goalkeepers Academy delegation arrived in Madrid on Monday, April 13, as part of its 26th official educational trip abroad, which will run through Sunday, April 19.

The delegation consists of 16 goalkeepers. Ten are part of AGA’s regular training program, while two represent the affiliated Rizos Goalkeeper Academy (Kavala). A further four goalkeepers are participating from partner goalkeeper schools in Thebes, Samos, and Germany.

During the program, the athletes will train and attend educational seminars at the facilities of leading Spanish clubs, including Atlético Madrid and Rayo Vallecano, under the guidance of the clubs’ goalkeeper coaches.

The delegation is led by Christos Lamprou, Head of Athens Goalkeepers Academy.

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The young goalkeepers, all under the age of 19, stood out through the evaluation process that took place during the Academy’s two most recent Camps:

• The 14th Goalkeeping Camp & Seminar, held in the summer of 2025, with guest coaches Manuel Amoroso, Head Goalkeeping Coach of Inter Academy, and Colin Stewart, coach and instructor of the Scottish Football Association

• The 5th Panhellenic Goalkeeping Camp & Coaches Seminar, which concluded a few days ago, with Josemi Rodriguez, Goalkeeping Coach of Rayo Vallecano, as the lead instructor.

The athletes, one of whom comes from Agrinio and the Agrinio Goalkeepers Academy, are accompanied by the Head of the Athens Goalkeepers Academy, Christos Lamprou.

According to the schedule, they will remain in Spain until Sunday (January 11), visiting the training centers of collaborating LaLiga clubs and their academies, where they will train, receive further education, and undergo additional evaluation at the highest professional level.

Το άρθρο In Spain the evaluated goalkeepers of the Athens Goalkeepers Academy εμφανίστηκε πρώτα στο Athens Goalkeepers Academy.

Madrid was the destination for Greece’s top Goalkeeper Academy from last Monday (9/9) until Sunday (15/9), when the young goalkeepers are scheduled to return to Greece.

During this time, the athletes had the opportunity to attend seminars and train at the sports facilities of Rayo Vallecano and Atlético Madrid, under the guidance of the goalkeeper coaches of both clubs.

The aim was for the goalkeepers from AGA and the collaborating GK Goalkeeper Academy, part of the Greek Goalkeeping Network, to get in touch with and become familiar with the Spanish training model.

At the same time, they had the chance to experience Spanish culture and gain unique experiences that help shape character, especially at younger ages.

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From a competitive perspective, AGA’s Head, Mr. Christos Lamprou, received comprehensive feedback from the Spanish GK Coaches regarding the athletes’ level, in order to work with them in a targeted way over the coming months and ensure they are even more prepared for the next evaluation.

Το άρθρο Successful Completion of the 22nd AGA Trip Abroad εμφανίστηκε πρώτα στο Athens Goalkeepers Academy.

The kick-off took place with training and evaluation in The Hague by goalkeeper coaches from Excelsior and Den Haag. For Excelsior, the experienced GK Coach of the first team John Bos, who previously played in the Eredivisie for Sparta Rotterdam, was present, while for Den Haag the training programme was conducted by Thom van Vliet.

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The second day we had a programme by Vitesse’s GK Coaches at the team’s training centre in Arnhem. This was the 2nd consecutive year that the Dutch club hosted our Academy.

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Utrecht’s day was our 3rd on Dutch soil, as our athletes were trained by the club’s GK Coaches, at their training centre. One of AGA’s goalkeepers even did a program with Utrecht’s U15!

Of course, everyone was given a tour of the excellent facilities and listened to valuable advice from the coaches.

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On the fourth day, the training and evaluation programme was supervised by Rene Stam, at the Aiselstein’s stadium.

He is AGA’s official partner in the Netherlands, he is goalkeeping coach of the Dutch national U17 team and has worked for 12 years at Ajax, among others!

Big thanks to Rene Stam for his contribution to the fulfillment of this training trip, for the valuable knowledge and the beautiful experience!

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The last day of the Athens Goalkeepers Academy’s presence in the Netherlands was fully educational!

After four days of hard training and evaluation from five different teams in the country, our Academy’s had a great tour at the Johan Cruyff Arena.

The impressive Ajax stadium, the legendary trophy museum, the changing rooms and the pitch are an important part of the modern history of European football. We believe that it is important for our athletes to get a taste of this history and be inspired by legends such as Johan Krof, Edwin van der Sar and others.

Εven more, we believe it is important for them to be taught the philosophy of one of the top academies on the planet. Building the right athlete, after all, starts with building the right character.

In addition to the tour of the stadium, our athletes had the opportunity to walk around the centre of Amsterdam, before flying, on Monday (8/1), back to Greece.

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As part of the educational program of Athens Goalkeepers Academy, which every year gives its athletes the opportunity to test their strengths in some of the most important clubs in Europe, Makris traveled to Italy with the head of AGA, Mr. Christos Lamprou.

The goalkeeping staff of the italian club was impressed by Makris during the training program. Unfortunately, the the transfer process wasn’t able to progress because of the pandemic.

Το άρθρο Makris try-out for Genoa in Italy (video) εμφανίστηκε πρώτα στο Athens Goalkeepers Academy.