Demetris Ioannou () born December 8, 1968, is a former international
Cypriot
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football
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defender and currently a football manager.
Career
He started his career in 1990 from
Apollon Limassol
Apollon Limassol FC ( el, Απόλλων Λεμεσού, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Divisi ...
and then followed six successful seasons in
Anorthosis Famagusta. Also, he played in
Olympiakos Nicosia for just six months and he ended his career in
AEP Paphos.
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
Nicholas Ioannou ( gr, Νικόλας Ιωάννου; born 10 November 1995) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Como and the Cyprus national team.
Club career
Youth career
Ioannou joined Manchester ...
, was born on November 10, 1995.
He plays as a centre defender, and was signed up by
Manchester United
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when he was 11 years old. He progressed through the ranks at
Old Trafford
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and he was a member of the inaugural UEFA Youth League squad. On April 24, 2014, he signed a 3 year contract with the biggest football club of Cyprus
APOEL Nicosia
References
External links
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1968 births
Living people
Apollon Limassol FC players
Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players
Olympiakos Nicosia players
AEP Paphos FC players
Cypriot footballers
Cyprus international footballers
Greek Cypriot people
Association football defenders
Cypriot football managers
Aris Limassol FC managers
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