Nikodimos Papavasiliou
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikodemus Papavasiliou | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-08-31) 31 August 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Limassol, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ergotelis (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
Apollon Limassol | |||
Arsenal | |||
| –1987 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1993 | OFI | 75 | (2) |
| 1993–1994 | Newcastle United | 7 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | OFI | 12 | (0) |
| 1996–2000 | Apollon Limassol | 74 | (24) |
| 2000–2002 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 16 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | → Enosis Neon Paralimni (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2002 | → Olympiakos Nicosia (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | APOEL | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
Cyprus U−16 | 8 | (2) | |
Cyprus U−21 | 28 | (8) | |
| 1990–1999 | Cyprus | 38 | (7) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2007 | APEP Pitsilia | ||
| 2008–2009 | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
| 2009 | OFI | ||
| 2010 | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
| 2010–2011 | Doxa Katokopia | ||
| 2011–2012 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | ||
| 2012 | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
| 2012–2013 | Apollon Limassol | ||
| 2014–2015 | Ermis Aradippou | ||
| 2015–2016 | Slovan Bratislava | ||
| 2018− | Ergotelis | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 May 2018 | |||
Nikodemus "Nikki" Papavasiliou (Greek: Νικόδημος Παπαβασιλείου; born 31 August 1970) is a Cypriot football manager and former international football midfielder. He is currently the head coach of Greek Football League side Ergotelis. Aside from playing and managing, Papavasiliou's background includes scouting and Academy management. He was the first Cypriot to play in the FA Premier League.
Contents
1 Playing career
1.1 Club career
1.2 International career
2 Managerial career
2.1 Managerial statistics
3 Other
4 References
Playing career
Club career
Papavasiliou began his pro football career in 1988 with Greek Alpha Ethniki side OFI, having arrived from England and the youth teams of Oldham Athletic and Arsenal. He spent five years with the Cretan top-tier side during its "golden years", establishing himself as an attacking midfielder under coach Eugène Gerards. In August 1993, Papavasiliou was transferred to Newcastle United for £120,000 signing a two-year contract and thus becoming the first Cypriot to play in the FA Premier League.[1] He made his Newcastle debut against Tottenham on 14 August 1993. He went on to play for two seasons at the club before returning to OFI in 1994.
He returned to Cyprus in 1996 signing for First Division club Apollon Limassol, where he stayed four years. In 2000, Papavasiliou was acquired by Anorthosis Famagusta, but after playing wiuth them through the 2000−01 season, he was subsequently loaned out to Enosis Neon Paralimni and Olympiakos Nicosia.[2] He then moved to APOEL, where he played his final season, opting to retire his playing career in 2003.[2]
International career
Papavasiliou has represented Cyprus for 9 years during 1990−1999, making a total of 38 national caps and having scored five goals.[3][4]
Managerial career
Papavasiliou in 2010.
Papavasiliou holds the English UEFA A Licence and also the UEFA Pro Licence.[5] He began his managerial career in Cyprus, first at APE Pitsilia for the 2006–07 Cypriot Second Division and then moving to Olympiakos Nicosia, who had recently been relegated to the Division after many decades at top-flight. Papavasiliou led the Green−Blacks throughout their 2007–08 campaign, but barely missed out on promotion in the final match of the competition, in which his side was defeated 2−1 by fellow promotion contenders Nea Salamis, who thus finished in the promotion zone and left Olympiakos in fourth place.[6]
In the summer of 2009, Papavasiliou he returned to Greece and the team where he made his name as a player OFI, where he was paired up with former OFI teammate Myron Sifakis to lead the club during its 2009–10 Beta Ethniki campaign. The duo was however sacked after poor performances at the start of the competition.[7] He returned to Cyprus and Olympiakos Nicosia, this time completing the club's come-back to the Cypriot First Division, after securing third place in the 2009–10 campaign. He left the club in the summer of 2010 and spent the next six months managing Doxa Katokopia until January 2011, and then one year at Enosis Neon Paralimni, whom he led to an all-time best sixth-place finish in the First Division in 2011. In February 2012, Papavasiliou was hired as manager of Olympiakos Nicosia for the third time in his managerial career.[8]
In September 2012, Papavasiliou reached an agreement with Apollon Limassol, for whom he had played from 1996 to 2000, and mutually terminated his contract with Olympiakos to complete the move.[9] He did not manage to finish the season with the club, as he was sacked in March 2013, after a 9−6−6 record.[10] In September 2014, he was appointed manager of Ermis Aradippou, but once again he was fired after several bad results in February 2015.[11]
On 21 August 2015 Papavasiliou was hired as manager of Slovak First Football League side Slovan Bratislava, whom he led to the 2016 Slovak Cup Final.[12] He finished the season in 2nd place behind double-winners AS Trenčín, boasting an impressive .64 win ratio. His second season with the club came to an abrupt end however, as he was fired after the 3rd game of the 2016−17 season[13]
In May 2018, Papavasiliou was appointed manager of Greek Football League side Ergotelis.[14]
Managerial statistics
- As of 27 September 2018
| Team | Country | From | To | Tenure | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||||
APEP Pitsilia |  | 2006 | 2007 | − | 5000000000000000000♠0 | 5000000000000000000♠0 | 5000000000000000000♠0 | 5000000000000000000♠0 | !— | |||
Olympiakos Nicosia | 1 July 2008 | 30 June 2009 | 11 months and 29 days | 5000000000000000000♠0 | 5000000000000000000♠0 | 5000000000000000000♠0 | 5000000000000000000♠0 | !— | ||||
OFI |  | 1 July 2009 | 2 November 2009 | 4 months and 1 day | 7000900000000000000♠9 | 7000300000000000000♠3 | 7000200000000000000♠2 | 7000400000000000000♠4 | 07001333300000000000♠33.33 | |||
Olympiakos Nicosia | | 3 November 2009 | 30 June 2010 | 7 months and 27 days | 5000000000000000000♠0 | 5000000000000000000♠0 | 5000000000000000000♠0 | 5000000000000000000♠0 | !— | |||
Doxa Katokopia | 1 July 2010 | 13 January 2011 | 6 months and 12 days | 7001160000000000000♠16 | 7000300000000000000♠3 | 7000500000000000000♠5 | 7000800000000000000♠8 | 07001187500000000000♠18.75 | ||||
Enosis Neon Paralimni | 18 January 2011 | 9 January 2012 | 11 months and 22 days | 7001280000000000000♠28 | 7001100000000000000♠10 | 7000600000000000000♠6 | 7001120000000000000♠12 | 07001357100000000000♠35.71 | ||||
Olympiakos Nicosia | 28 February 2012 | 20 September 2012 | 6 months and 23 days | 7001120000000000000♠12 | 7000600000000000000♠6 | 7000200000000000000♠2 | 7000400000000000000♠4 | 07001500000000000000♠50.00 | ||||
Apollon Limassol | 21 September 2012 | 5 March 2013 | 5 months and 12 days | 7001210000000000000♠21 | 7000900000000000000♠9 | 7000600000000000000♠6 | 7000600000000000000♠6 | 07001428600000000000♠42.86 | ||||
Ermis Aradippou | 8 September 2014 | 2 February 2015 | 4 months and 25 days | 7001130000000000000♠13 | 7000700000000000000♠7 | 7000200000000000000♠2 | 7000400000000000000♠4 | 07001538500000000000♠53.85 | ||||
Slovan Bratislava |  | 23 August 2015 | 1 August 2016 | 11 months and 9 days | 7001400000000000000♠40 | 7001230000000000000♠23 | 7001110000000000000♠11 | 7000600000000000000♠6 | 07001575000000000000♠57.50 | |||
Ergotelis | | 29 May 2018 | Present | 4 months and 27 days | 7000200000000000000♠2 | 7000100000000000000♠1 | 7000100000000000000♠1 | 5000000000000000000♠0 | 07001500000000000000♠50.00 | |||
| Career totals | 7002141000000000000♠141 | 7001620000000000000♠62 | 7001350000000000000♠35 | 7001440000000000000♠44 | 07001439700000000000♠43.97 | |||||||
Other
Papavasiliou has accumulated substantial experience and expertise in scouting, and Academy management, having worked as a scouter for FA Premier League clubs Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle. He is also the owner of Nikki Football Academy in Cyprus.[5]
References
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