Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kostakis Costa | ||
Date of birth | January 4, 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder /defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1998 | APOEL | 152 | (15) |
1999 | FC Utrecht | 9 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Apollon Limassol | 6 | (1) |
2000–2002 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 36 | (3) |
Total | 203 | (19) | |
International career | |||
1991–1999 | Cyprus | 34 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Costas Costa (Greek : Κώστας Κώστα) (born January 4, 1969) is a former international Cypriot football midfielder.
He spent most of his playing career at APOEL, where he stayed for 9 years and won 3 Championships, 4 Cups and 4 Super Cups.1 double winning season 95-96
Later on, he played for FC Utrecht, Apollon Limassol and Olympiakos Nicosia.
He also had a trial with Newcastle United of England in 1993 and scored a goal from just over the halfway line against Annfield Plain of the Wearside Football League.
Costas Costas had also been an important member of the Cyprus national football team, having 34 appearances and scoring 2 goals.
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