Michalis Fani (born February 4, 1981) is a Cypriot former

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who played as a

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Career

Fani started his career from

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC (, ''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 Division and has won the championship tit ...

. Although, he wasn't given many chances to play in the first team. So he was moved on loan to

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side

Proodeftiki F.C. Proodeftiki Football Club, also known as Proodeftiki Piraeus, simply as Proodeftiki, or with its full name as A.O. Proodeftiki Neolea (, transliterated "Athlitikós Όmilos Proodeftiki Neolea", ''Athletic Club Progressive Youth''), is a Greek fo ...

When he returned from

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, he signed a 1-year contract with the

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's team

ASIL Lysi ASIL Lysi () is a Cypriot football club which was established in the town of Lysi, Famagusta. After the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, ASIL became a refugee team and is temporarily based in Larnaca. The club plays in the . History The c ...

. The following season, he was transferred to

APOP Kinyras Peyias FC APOP Kinyras FC (, ''Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Pegeias Kinyras'', "Athletic Football Club Peyia Kinyras") was a Cypriot association football, football club from the village of Peyia of Paphos District. The club formed in 2003 following the ...

where he was the main goalkeeper in the European games against

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for

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* 1981 births Living people Cypriot men's footballers 21st-century Cypriot sportsmen Men's association football goalkeepers Cypriot expatriate men's footballers Apollon Limassol FC players Proodeftiki F.C. players ASIL Lysi players APOP Kinyras FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece {{cyprus-footy-bio-stub