Demetris Ioannou born December 8, 1968 is a former international Cypriot

Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

 football defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 and current football manager of AEK Kouklia F.C.

AEK Kouklia F.C.

Athletic Club of Kouklia is a football team which is based in Kouklia of Paphos District. It was founded in 1968 and is currently competing in Cypriot Third Division of Cypriot football....

 in the Cypriot Third Division

Cypriot Third Division

Cyprus Third Division is a semi-professional league of Cyprus. It's the third major league of the island.- Structure :Fourteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away for a total of 26 games per team...

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Career

He started his career in 1990 from Apollon Limassol

Apollon Limassol

Apollon Limassol is a Greek Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon F.C...

 and then followed six successful seasons in Anorthosis Famagusta. Also, he played in Olympiakos Nicosia

Olympiakos Nicosia

Olympiakos Nicosia is a football club in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia. The club was founded in 1931. It is a founding member of the Cyprus Football Association. The club colors are black and green. Olympiakos's home ground is the New GSP Stadium of 23,400 seat capacity...

 for just six months and he ended his career in AEP Paphos

AEP Paphos FC

AEP Paphos is a Cypriot football club based in Paphos. The club was formed in 2000 after the merger of the two clubs of Paphos, APOP and Evagoras. The team's stadium is Pafiako Stadium.-History:...

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International career

He is regarded as one of the greatest Cypriot centre backs of all time and captained the Cyprus National Team for a four year period.

Personal life

His son Nicholas Ioannou was signed up by Manchester United when he was 11 years old and currently is a member of the U16 side.

External links

• National Football Teams