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Nikodimos Papavasiliou Personal information Full name Nikodemos Nikki Papavasiliou (Νικόδημος Παπαβασιλείου) Date of birth August 31, 1970 Place of birth Limassol, Cyprus Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Playing position Midfielder (retired) Club information Current club Enosis Neon Paralimni FC (Manager) Youth career 1980-1987 Apollon Limassol,Arsenal,Oldham Athletic Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1988-1993 OFI Crete 128 (8) 1993-1994 Newcastle United F.C. 7 (0) 1994-1995 OFI Crete 12 (0) 1996-2000 Apollon Limassol 124 (24) 2000-2001 Anorthosis Famagusta FC 16 (2) 2001-2002 Enosis Neon Paralimni FC 11 (2) 2002 Olympiakos Nicosia 2002-2003 APOEL 14 (0) National team 1990-1999 Cyprus[1] 38 (5) Teams managed 2006-2007 APEP Pitsilia 2008-2009 Olympiakos Nicosia 2009 OFI Crete 2010 Olympiakos Nicosia 2010-2011 Doxa Katokopia 2011- Enosis Neon Paralimni FC * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Nikodimos Papavasiliou (Greek: Νικόδημος Παπαβασιλείου) (born August 31, 1970) is a Cypriot manager and former football midfielder. He is the only Cypriot to ever play in the FA Premier League. He was the manager for APEP Pitsilia, Olympiakos Nicosia and OFI Crete. He last managed Doxa Katokopia. He holds the English UEFA A License and also the UEFA Pro Licence.
In August 1993 he signed for Newcastle United for £120,000 from OFI Crete, making him the first Cypriot to play in the FA Premier League.[2] He made his Newcastle debut against Tottenham on August 14, 1993. He went on to play for two season for the club and then returned to OFI Crete.
He also played for Apollon Limassol, Anorthosis Famagusta, Olympiakos Nicosia, APOEL and Cyprus national football team.[3]
References
- ^ "Cyprus - Record International Players". rssf.com. 2008-02-06. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/cyp-recintlp.html. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "The Premiership's foreign legion". Guardian Unlimited. Wednesday August 24, 2005. http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,13854,1554100,00.html. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
- ^ "Papavasiliou on the move". UEFA. 12 September 2002. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UEFACup/news/Kind=1/newsId=33443.html. Retrieved 2006-12-29.
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- 1970 births
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- Newcastle United F.C. players
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- Enosis Neon Paralimni players
- Olympiakos Nicosia players
- APOEL F.C. players
- OFI Crete players
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- OFI Crete managers
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