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Nektarios Alexandrou Personal information Full name Nektarios Alexandrou Date of birth December 19, 1983 Place of birth Nicosia, Cyprus Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position Winger / Fullback Club information Current club APOEL Number 29 Youth career APOEL Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2006 APOEL 103 (26) 2006–2008 Larissa 31 (2) 2008– APOEL 70 (7) National team‡ 2006 – Cyprus 12 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 12, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 2011Nektarios Alexandrou (Greek: Νεκτάριος Αλεξάνδρου; born December 19, 1983 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a Cypriot footballer who currently plays for APOEL in Cypriot First Division. He is mainly a left winger, but in 2010 he started to play as left fullback also.
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Career
APOEL
Alexandrou started his career at APOEL's Academy. He made his debut with APOEL in 2000-01 season. He became a regular member of the team in 2002-03 season and stayed to APOEL until the summer of 2006, playing in total 103 matches and scoring 26 goals. During this years at APOEL, he won 2 championships, 1 Cup and 2 Super cups.
Larissa
On summer of 2006 he moved to Larissa in Greece. Together with Efstathios Aloneftis were part of an important Larissa investment on Cypriot young players. At his first season in Larissa he managed to win the 2006–07 Greek Cup. Alexandrou was considered one of the most important players for Larissa after the team returned to the Super League Greece.He became a starter in Larissa's roster and in the 2007/08 season, scoring important goals in both domestic and European competitions, including a goal against Russian champions FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.
On August 13, 2008, it was announced by Larissa's official website that Alexandrou's contract was terminated. The reason was unknown.[1]
APOEL
Alexandrou re-signed at APOEL on summer of 2008. His return came with the success of winning the 2008–09 Cypriot First Division, with Nektarios being an instrumental part of the team. He also appeared in four official 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage matches with APOEL. The next season he helped APOEL to win the 2010–11 Cypriot First Division, winning his fourth championship title in his career.
Honours
- Cypriot Cup: 1
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- 2005-06
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- 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011
- Greek Cup: 1
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- 2006-07
External links
- Nektarios Alexandrou at National-Football-Teams.com
References
APOEL F.C. – current squad 1 Constantinou · 3 Paulo Jorge · 4 Kaká · 5 Jahić · 6 Oliveira · 7 Poursaitidis · 8 Aílton · 9 Solari · 10 Charalambidis · 11 Tričkovski · 12 Panayiotou · 14 Belaid · 15 Antoniades · 17 Satsias (c) · 19 Elia · 20 Adorno · 21 Manduca · 22 Chiotis · 23 Pinto · 24 Kontis · 25 Christofides · 26 Morais · 27 Antoniou · 29 Nektarios · 77 Solomou · 78 Pardo · 81 Marcinho · 88 Kissas · 98 Boaventura · Manager: Jovanović
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Cypriot footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Cyprus international footballers
- APOEL F.C. players
- Larissa F.C. players
- Cypriot football biography stubs
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