List of Cypriot football transfers winter 2008–09

This is a list of Cypriot football transfers for the 2008–09 winter transfer window by club. Only transfers of the Cypriot First Division are included.

The winter transfer window opened on 1 January 2009, although a few transfers took place prior to that date. The window closed at midnight on 1 February 2009. Players without a club may join one at any time, either during or in between transfer windows.

Player Transfers

AEK Larnaca

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	MF	MAR	Abdelkarim Kissi (from Apollon Limassol)
86	MF	CYP	Kyriacos Pavlou (on loan from AC Omonia)
24	DF	EGY	Amir Azmy (from Hacettepe SK)
32	FW	BRA	Silva (from Alki Larnaca)
77	MF	POR	Tiquinho (from Anorthosis FC)
35	GK	SRB	Miloš Adamović (Free Agent)
4	DF	CPV	Nélson Veiga (Free Agent)
35	FW	SRB	Milan Belić (from AEP Paphos)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
40	FW	NGA	Joseph Nwafor (to Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan)
18	DF	CYP	Demetris Daskalakis (to Ethnikos Asteras)
16	DF	BRA	Marcelo Costa (Released)
88	DF	SRB	Dejan Ilić (Released)
14	MF	MAR	Hamid Rhanem (to APOP Kinyras Peyias)
21	MF	GNB	Ednilson (Released)
9	FW	GNB	Dionisio Mendes (to Bnei Sakhnin)
1	GK	CMR	Joslain Mayebi (to Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan)
35	GK	BUL	Ivaylo Petrov (to CSKA Sofia)
26	MF	CZE	Martin Abraham (Released)
27	DF	CZE	Pavel Pergl (to Dynamo Dresden)

AEL Limassol

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	FW	ANG	Freddy (from Enosis Neon Paralimni)
55	MF	POR	Miguel Vargas (from APOP Kinyras Peyias)
99	MF	BRA	Clayton (from AC Omonia)
5	MF	CYP	Stelios Parpas (from Aris Limassol)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	SRB	Nemanja Čorović (to Digenis Morphou)
10	MF	PER	Julio García (to Enosis Neon Paralimni)
33	MF	CYP	Petros Filaniotis (to Ethnikos Achna)

AEP Paphos

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	GK	MKD	Jane Nikolovski (from APOEL FC)
69	DF	POR	Jorge Teixeira (from Atromitos Yeroskipou)
99	FW	SEN	Ladji Keita (from Atromitos Yeroskipou)
38	MF	CZE	Martin Kolar (from Helsingborgs IF)
32	MF	GRE	Nikolaos Chatzis (from Atromitos Yeroskipou)
50	FW	SLE	Mustapha Bangura (on loan from AC Omonia)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	MF	BRA	Leonardo de Oliveira (Released)
1	GK	NED	Joost Terol (to AGOVV Apeldoorn)
24	MF	GAM	Jatto Ceesay (to Digenis Morphou)
19	FW	NED	Ronny Van Es (to Doxa Dramas)
5	DF	CYP	Themis Agathokleous (to Akritas Chlorakas)
13	GK	CYP	Demetris Leoni (to Anorthosis FC)
15	DF	GER	Marco Förster (to Anagennisi Karditsa)
10	FW	SRB	Sása Jovanović (to Akritas Chlorakas)
11	FW	SRB	Milan Belić (to AEK Larnaca)
21	FW	CYP	Charalambos Demosthenous (on loan to Atromitos Yeroskipou)

Alki Larnaca

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	MF	URU	Fabrizio Cetraro (from C.A. Progreso)
40	GK	ARG	Ramiro González (from Pinatar CF)
48	MF	BLR	Mikalay Strizhkov (unknown)
77	DF	ROU	Pompiliu Stoica (from Tom Tomsk)
29	FW	POL	Tomasz Sajdak (from HJK Helsinki)
55	FW	BRA	Pepe (from Bidvest Wits)
56	DF	BRA	Dimitri ( Vitória SP)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	POR	Rui Andrade (to Atromitos Yeroskipou)
8	MF	ROU	Bogdan Andone (to Ermis Aradippou)
14	MF	BRA	Leandro Naldoni (Released)
99	FW	POR	Edgar (Released)
32	FW	BRA	Silva (to AEK Larnaca)
89	MF	SEN	Lamine Sakho (Released)

Anorthosis FC

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	ROU	Eugen Trică (from CFR Cluj^[1])
31	GK	CYP	Demetris Leoni (from AEP Paphos^[2])
80	MF	CYP	Alexandros Garpozis (from Apollon Limassol^[3])
70	FW	CYP	Giorgos Tofas (on loan from AEK Athens^[4])

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	MF	POR	Tiquinho (to AEK Larnaca)
10	MF	POR	Paulo Costa (on loan to APOEL^[5])
77	FW	CYP	Stefanos Voskaridis (on loan to Enosis Neon Paralimni^[6])

APEP Pitsilia

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	MF	MOZ	Fumo (from Atromitos Yeroskipou)
39	MF	FRA	Amadou Sanokho (Free Agent)
29	GK	ITA	Luigi Gennamo (from Free Agent)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Christophe Ott (to Pau FC)
11	FW	NGA	Andrew Esealuka (to Aris Limassol)
92	DF	CRO	Boris Bjelkanović (to Atromitos Yeroskipou)

Apoel

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	POR	Paulo Costa (On loan from Anorthosis^[7])

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	GK	MKD	Jane Nikolovski (to AEP Paphos^[8])
9	FW	CYP	Andreas Papathanasiou (On loan to Ermis Aradippou)

Apollon Limassol

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
83	MF	GER	Ioannis Masmanidis (from 1. FC Nürnberg)
81	DF	ISL	Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson (from Aalesunds FK)
87	FW	CHI	Mauricio Pinilla (from Vasco de Gama)
36	DF	POR	Diogo Luís (from Leixões S.C.)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	ARG	Federico Domínguez (to Club Nacional de Football)
5	MF	HUN	Gábor Korolovszky (to Aris Limassol)
99	DF	CYP	Petros Konnafis (to Olympiakos Nicosia)
6	MF	MAR	Abdelkarim Kissi (to AEK Larnaca)
44	MF	CYP	Giorgos Sielis (on loan to Olympiakos Nicosia)
7	FW	BUL	Hristo Yovov (to PFC Levski Sofia)
19	MF	CYP	Alexandros Garpozis (to Anorthosis FC)
28	GK	POR	André Queirós (Released)

APOP Kinyras Peyias

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	MAR	Hamid Rhanem (from AEK Larnaca)
80	MF	GRE	Giannis Retsas (from Kerkyra FC)
70	MF	BRA	Guilherme Weisheimer (from Atromitos Yeroskipou)
10	MF	POR	Edgar Marcelino (from Racing de Ferrol)
21	FW	CPV	José Semedo (from Rio Ave F.C.)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	DF	POR	Carlos Marques (to C.D. Pinhalnovense)
6	DF	POR	Lionel Medeiros (Released)
17	MF	ARG	Julián Kmet (Released)
31	FW	POR	Luís Miguel (to Enosis Neon Paralimni)
55	MF	POR	Miguel Vargas (to AEL Limassol)

Atromitos Yeroskipou

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
32	DF	POR	Rui Andrade (from Alki Larnaca)
31	FW	COD	Papi Kimoto (from R.F.C. de Liège)
19	FW	CYP	Charalambos Demosthenous (on loan from AEP Paphos)
84	DF	CRO	Boris Bjelkanović (from APEP Pitsilia)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	FW	SEN	Ladji Keita (to AEP Paphos)
25	DF	POR	Jorge Teixeira (to AEP Paphos)
11	MF	GRE	Nikolaos Chatzis (to AEP Paphos)
10	FW	MOZ	Fumo (to APEP Pitsilia)
4	DF	POR	Hugo Costa (Released)
30	FW	HUN	Zsolt Nagy (to ASIL Lysi)
3	DF	HUN	Aladár Virágh (to Anagennisi Dherynia)
7	MF	BRA	Guilherme (from APOP Kinyras Peyias)

Doxa Katokopia

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	DF	CPV	Spencer (from F.C. Maia)
2	MF	POR	Luís Torres (from Atlético Clube de Portugal)
30	FW	CPV	Mateus (from Rio Ave F.C.)
77	DF	POR	Mario Silva (from Boavista)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	SRB	Nemanja Mijailović (to FK Buducnost Podgorica)
30	FW	NGA	Charles Obi (Released)

Enosis Neon Paralimni

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
50	MF	NGA	Blessing Kaku (from Maccabi Petah Tikva)
31	FW	POR	Luís Miguel (from APOP Kinyras Peyias)
77	FW	CYP	Stefanos Voskaridis (on loan from Anorthosis FC)
15	DF	NGA	Eric Ejiofor (from Alki Larnaca)
60	MF	PER	Julio García (from AEL Limassol)
99	FW	GAM	Mustapha Kamal N'Daw (from Veria)
37	MF	SVK	Mário Breška (on loan from 1. FC Nürnberg)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	MF	ANG	Freddy (to AEL Limassol)
6	MF	CPV	Puma (to PAEEK FC)
23	MF	CPV	Néné (to Pontevedra)
18	MF	COD	Jeff Tutuana (to AO Ayia Napa)

Ethnikos Achna

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	BRA	Eduardo Pincelli (from Chalkanoras Idaliou)
33	MF	CYP	Petros Filaniotis (from AEL Limassol)
28	MF	SEN	Abdoulaye Niang (from AO Kavala)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	BRA	Eduardo Angeli (Released)
21	FW	BUL	Zoran Janković (to FK Inđija)
16	MF	CYP	Elipidoforos Elia (on loan to Olympiakos Nicosia)
—	FW	KOS	Genc Iseni (to FK Milano)

Omonia

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
32	FW	SRB	Dušan Đokić (on loan from Club Brugge)
18	DF	POL	Rafał Kosznik (from Lechia Gdańsk)
14	MF	GRE	Dimitrios Grammozis (from Ergotelis)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	CYP	Theofanis Lagos (on loan to Nea Salamina)
11	MF	CYP	Kyriacos Pavlou (on loan to AEK Larnaca)
20	FW	SLE	Mustapha Bangura (on loan to AEP Paphos)
17	MF	CZE	David Kobylík (to Sigma Olomouc)
6	DF	BRA	Marcelo Pletsch (Released)
22	MF	BRA	Clayton (to AEL Limassol)

References

^ "Eugen Trică signs for the club". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2009-01-04. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
^ "Signing of Demetris Leoni". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2009-01-19. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
^ "Third transfer Alexis Garpozis". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2009-02-01. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
^ "Fourth transfer Giorgos Tofas". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2009-02-02. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
^ "Loan of Paulo Costa". www.anorthosisfc.com. 2008-12-28. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
^ "Loan of Voskaridis". www.24sports.com.cy. 2008-12-31. Archived from the original on January 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
^ ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ (in Greek). APOEL FC. 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
^ ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ (in Greek). APOEL FC. 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2008-12-30.

v t e Cypriot First Division
2024–25 clubs	AEK Larnaca AEL Limassol Anorthosis APOEL Apollon Aris ENP Ethnikos Karmiotissa Nea Salamina Omonia Omonia 29M Omonia Ar. Pafos
Stadiums	AEK Arena Alphamega Stadium Ammochostos Stadium Antonis Papadopoulos GSP GSZ Makario Tasos Markou Tsirio
Former clubs	AEK Kouklia AEP AEZ Akritas Alki Larnaca Alki Oroklini Anagennisi APEP APOP APOP Kinyras ASIL Atromitos Ayia Napa AYMA Çetinkaya Chalkanoras Digenis Doxa EPA Ethnikos Assia Ermis Evagoras Keravnos Olympiakos Onisilos Orfeas Othellos PAEEK Pezoporikos THOI Trust
Competition	List of foreign players
Associated competitions	Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Cypriot Cup Super Cup Cup for lower divisions Women's 1st Division Women's Cup Women's Super Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Football in Cyprus
League system	First Division Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Women's First Division
Cup competitions	Cypriot Cup Super Cup Lower Divisions' Cup Women's Cup Women's Super Cup
Defunct competitions	Fourth Division
National teams	Men U-21 U-19 U-17 Futsal Women
Lists and categories	Clubs By number of titles Venues Foreign players
Miscellaneous	Cypriot football clubs in European competitions 2016–17 in Cypriot football
Rivalries	Famagusta derby Larnaca derby Limassol derby Nicosia derby
Cyprus Football Association

Player Transfers

Apoel

References

See also