Sofronis Avgousti ( el, Σωφρόνης Αυγουστή), (born 9 March 1977) is a Cypriot football manager and former player who played as a

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for the Cypriot national team. He is the current manager of Omonia.

Playing career

He started his career in 1998 with Apollon Limassol before joining AEK Larnaca in 2006. After another spell with Apollon in 2008–09, he split the 2009–10 season between Aris and APOEL. In May 2010, he returned to Apollon for a third spell and retired at the end of the 2012–13 season.

Coaching career

After the departure of

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from Apollon in December 2016, Sofronis Avgousti was assigned as caretaker manager for the remainder of the season. Due to the team's impressive form and performance, which resulted in the win of the

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, he stayed as a permanent solution for the managerial position at the club. He left by mutual consent in November 2020 and, after AEK Larnaca dismissed their manager soon afterwards, Avgousti was appointed manager of that club on an 18-month contract. He and his staff left by mutual consent at the end of the 2020–21 season.

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* 1977 births Living people Cypriot footballers Cyprus international footballers Association football goalkeepers Apollon Limassol FC players AEK Larnaca FC players Aris Limassol FC players APOEL FC players Cypriot football managers Apollon Limassol FC managers AEK Larnaca FC managers APOEL FC managers Karmiotissa FC managers AC Omonia managers {{cyprus-footy-bio-stub