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Kostas Panayiotou
Personal information
Full name Konstantinos Panayiotou
Date of birth 1937 (1937)
Place of birth Larnaca, Cyprus
Date of death (aged 77)
Place of death Nicosia, Cyprus
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1970 Omonia 244 (15)
Total 244 (15)
International career
1960–1969 Cyprus 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Konstantinos "Kostas" Panayiotou (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστα" Παναγιώτου; 1937 – 17 June 2014) was a Cypriot footballer who played as a defender and made 19 appearances for the Cyprus national team.[1]

Career

Early in his career, Panayiotou played for various amateur English clubs before joining Leyton Orient on trial. In 1959, after returning to Cyprus, he joined Omonia where he remained until his retirement in 1970.[2][3]

Panayiotou made his debut for Cyprus on 13 November 1960 in a friendly match against Israel, Cyprus' first official international match, which finished as a 1–1 draw. He went on to make 19 appearances before making his last appearance on 19 April 1969 in a 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Austria, which finished as a 1–2 loss.[4]

Personal life

Panayiotou was born in Larnaca, Cyprus in 1937. In 1950, his family emigrated to London, England. He returned to Cyprus in 1959 after being informed that he had been selected for military service in the British Army.[2]

He died on 17 June 2014 at the age of 77.[5][6]

Career statistics

International

Cyprus[4]
Year Apps Goals
1960 2 0
1963 1 0
1965 5 0
1966 1 0
1967 4 0
1968 4 0
1969 2 0
Total 19 0

References

  1. ^ Kostas Panayiotou at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Kyriakou, Akis (29 June 2014). "Έφυγαν από τη ζωή, έμειναν στην ιστορία!" [They left life, they stayed in history!]. SigmaLive (in Greek). Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Ο στυλοβάτης και κορυφαίος της "πράσινης" άμυνας..." [The pillar and leader of the "green" defense...]. Thema Sports (in Greek). 17 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Kostas Panayiotou". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Κηδεύτηκε ο πρώην αρχηγός της Εθνικής Κύπρου Κ. Παναγιώτου" [The ex-captain of the Cyprus national team K. Panagiotou was buried]. kathimerini.com.cy (in Greek). 18 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Κηδεύτηκε ο πρώην αρχηγός της Εθνικής Κύπρου Κ. Παναγιώτου" [The ex-captain of National Cyprus K. Panagiotou was buried]. Cyprus News Agency (in Greek). Nicosia. 18 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

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