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Yiannos Kalotheou

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John Kalotheou
Personal information
Full name Yiannos Kalotheou
Date of birth (1966-05-06) May 6, 1966 (age 58)
Position(s) Rightback
Youth career
1977-1984 Omonia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1999 Omonia 353 (9)
1999-2000 Anagennisi 13 (0)
International career
1988–1995 Cyprus 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yiannos "John" Kalotheou (Greek: Γιάννος Καλοθέου) (born 6 May 1966) is a Cypriot retired football midfielder.

Club career

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After coming through the club's youth ranks, Kalotheou made his senior debut as an attacking midfielder for Omonia on 28 October 1984 against ENP. He was soon established as a rightback and went on to play 353 games for Omonia until 1999, winning 4 league titles and three domestic cups.[1] He made history when he scored twice in extra time to beat Slavia Sofia in the 1990–91 UEFA Cup first round and see Omonia through to the second round.[2]

International career

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Kalotheou made his debut for Cyprus in a November 1988 friendly match away against Malta and earned a total of 25 caps (no goals).[3] His final international was an October 1995 European Championship qualification match against Macedonia.[4]

Personal life

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His father Drosos and brother Costas also played for Omonia[5] and his uncles Filippos and Marios played for Olympiakos Nicosia.[6]

Honours

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1985, 1987,1989, 1993
1988, 1991, 1994

References

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  1. ^ "ΚΟΡΥΦΑΙΟΙ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΕΣ". Omonia FC (in Greek). Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ Kyriacou, Akis (25 September 2022). "Ρετρό: Παίκτες που έγραψαν ιστορία, Γιάννος Καλοθέου". Sportime.com (in Greek). Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Cyprus - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Yiannos Kalotheou, international football player". EU-football. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Θλίψη στην Ομόνοια, έφυγε από τη ζωή ο Δρόσος Καλοθέου". Politis (in Greek). 20 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  6. ^ Kyriacou, Akis (13 October 2020). "Ρετρό: Παίκτες που έγραψαν ιστορία, Δρόσος Καλοθέου". Sportime.com (in Greek). Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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