Constantinos Charalambidis
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Costas Charalambides (born July 25, 1981 in Nicosia
) is a Cypriot
football
midfielder
currently playing for APOEL in the Cypriot First Division
.
club APOEL where he became a regular, appearing 122 times, and helped lead them to two championship
titles on 2002 and 2004. He also won one Cup on 1999 and two Super Cups on 2002 and 2004.
He then signed a 2-and-a-half-year contract with Panathinaikos FC
in the middle the 2004-05 season. Charalambides would make a total of 45 league appearances for Panathinaikos, but in the summer of 2007 the club chose not to renew his contract. In his final season with Panathinaikos, Charalambides spent the first 6 months of the season on loan to PAOK F.C., where he made 16 league appearances and scored 1 goal.
In the summer of 2007 Charalambides spent time on trial at English Championship side Cardiff City
but eventually signed with German club FC Carl Zeiss Jena
, playing in the 2. Bundesliga for the 2007-08 season.
In the first half of the 2007-08 season Charalambides featured regularly for Carl Zeiss Jena, making 10 starts and 12 total appearances and scoring 1 goal, but in January 2008 he and the relegation-bound club agreed it was better for both the player and the club to part ways, and the contract was mutually terminated.
Not long thereafter, APOEL managed to lure Kostas back to Cyprus to again play for his former team, and on the 27 January signed a 4 years contract with APOEL Since then he won Cypriot Cup 2007-08
, Cypriot First Division 2008-09
and also Cypriot Super Cup 2008 and 2009 with APOEL. He also appeared in five official 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage
matches with APOEL. The next year he won the 2010–11 Cypriot First Division
adding another championship title to his honours list.
in recent years. He scored twice in their famous 5-2 win over the Republic of Ireland
in the Euro 2008 qualifiers in October 2006, and also scored in their 3-1 win over Wales during the same campaign. The midfielder also scored twice in Cyprus' 4-1 win over Bulgaria in a World Cup qualifying match in October 2009.
APOEL
Nicosia
Nicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...
) is a Cypriot
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
currently playing for APOEL in the Cypriot First Division
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...
.
Club career
He began his career on 1998-99 season with CypriotCyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
club APOEL where he became a regular, appearing 122 times, and helped lead them to two championship
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...
titles on 2002 and 2004. He also won one Cup on 1999 and two Super Cups on 2002 and 2004.
He then signed a 2-and-a-half-year contract with Panathinaikos FC
Panathinaikos FC
Panathinaikos Football Club is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Greek football history. They have won 20 Greek Championships and 17 Greek Cups.Panathinaikos is the most...
in the middle the 2004-05 season. Charalambides would make a total of 45 league appearances for Panathinaikos, but in the summer of 2007 the club chose not to renew his contract. In his final season with Panathinaikos, Charalambides spent the first 6 months of the season on loan to PAOK F.C., where he made 16 league appearances and scored 1 goal.
In the summer of 2007 Charalambides spent time on trial at English Championship side Cardiff City
Cardiff city
Cardiff City may refer to:* Cardiff city centre* Cardiff City Council* Cardiff City F.C.* Cardiff City L.F.C.* Cardiff City Stadium...
but eventually signed with German club FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss...
, playing in the 2. Bundesliga for the 2007-08 season.
In the first half of the 2007-08 season Charalambides featured regularly for Carl Zeiss Jena, making 10 starts and 12 total appearances and scoring 1 goal, but in January 2008 he and the relegation-bound club agreed it was better for both the player and the club to part ways, and the contract was mutually terminated.
Not long thereafter, APOEL managed to lure Kostas back to Cyprus to again play for his former team, and on the 27 January signed a 4 years contract with APOEL Since then he won Cypriot Cup 2007-08
Cypriot Cup 2007-08
The Cypriot Cup 2007–08 was the 66th edition of The Cypriot Football Cup, or Cypriot Cup for short. 16 clubs' entries were accepted for the competition.The competition culminated with the Cup Final, held at GSP Stadium, Nicosia on 17 May 2008...
, Cypriot First Division 2008-09
Cypriot First Division 2008-09
The Cypriot First Division 2008–09 was the seventy-first season of top-tier football on Cyprus. It started on 30 August 2008 and ended on 10 May 2009. The defending champions were Anorthosis.APOEL won the championship three games before the end of the season....
and also Cypriot Super Cup 2008 and 2009 with APOEL. He also appeared in five official 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage
2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 15 September and 9 December 2009. The draw for the eight groups took place on 27 August 2009, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco....
matches with APOEL. The next year he won the 2010–11 Cypriot First Division
2010–11 Cypriot First Division
-Personnel and kits:Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...
adding another championship title to his honours list.
International career
Charalambides has been an important player for the Cypriot national teamCyprus national football team
The Cyprus national football team represents Cyprus in association football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association, the governing body for football in Cyprus. Cyprus' home ground is the GSP Stadium in Nicosia and the current coach is Nikos Nioplias...
in recent years. He scored twice in their famous 5-2 win over the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
in the Euro 2008 qualifiers in October 2006, and also scored in their 3-1 win over Wales during the same campaign. The midfielder also scored twice in Cyprus' 4-1 win over Bulgaria in a World Cup qualifying match in October 2009.
Honours
APOEL
- Cypriot First DivisionCypriot First DivisionThe Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...
: 4
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- 2001–02, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2010–112010–11 Cypriot First Division-Personnel and kits:Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...
- Cypriot Cup: 2
- 1998-99, 2007–08
- Cypriot Super Cup: 5
- 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011
- 2001–02, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2010–11