Savvas Poursaitidis (born 23 June 1976 in Drama

Drama, Greece

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, Greece

Greece

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) is a Greek-Cypriot footballer

Football (soccer)

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 who currently plays 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:...

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Club career

Savvas Poursaitidis started his career at Doxa Drama. He also played for Veria

Veria F.C.

Veria FC is a football club based in Veroia, Imathia, Greece. Veria FC was founded in 1960 when two local teams merged. Their nicknames are "Queen of the North" and "Rossoblu". They played in Alpha Ethniki at last for the 2007-2008 season and relegated twice in two seasons and found in Gamma Ethniki...

, Olympiacos and Skoda Xanthi in Greece

Greece

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. Later, he moved to Cyprus

Cyprus

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 to play for Digenis Morphou

Digenis Morphou

Digenis Akritas Morphou is a Cypriot sports club from Morphou, founded on April 23, 1931. The club takes its name from the medieval Greek hero Digenis Akritas who is depicted on the club's emblem...

, Ethnikos Achna, Anorthosis

Anorthosis Famagusta FC

Αnorthosis Famagusta FC is a Cypriot football and volleyball club which is originally based in Famagusta, but is now temporarily based in Larnaca, due to the Turkish invasion. Anorthosis is one of the most successful clubs in Cypriot football, having won 13 league titles, 10 Cypriot Cups and 6...

 and APOEL.

APOEL

APOEL FC signed Poursaitidis in June 2008 after the player was released from Anorthosis FC as a result from a failure in negotiations with his former club to renew his contract. In his first year with APOEL he continued to impress Cypriot football fans with his high level performances . In the end, he helped APOEL FC to be crowned champions (2009) after two unsuccessful seasons.

The next year Poursaitidis helped APOEL FC achieve the greatest success in its history by eliminating EB/Streymur, FK Partizan and FC Copenhagen and thus reaching the UEFA Champions League group stage. He appeared in five official 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage

2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage

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 matches with APOEL.

After the end of 2010-2011 Cypriot Football Championship the Board of Directors of APOEL FC renewed the contract of Savvas Poursaitidis (until June 2012) as they recognized that Poursaitidis was one of the key players that contributed greatly towards winning the Championship of 2011.

In the summer of 2011 APOEL FC managed to eliminate, KS Skenderbeu, SK Slovan Bratislava and Wisla Kraków, thus entering the UEFA Champions League group stage (2011–2012) once again after the 2009-2010 season. He received recognition and special praise from the local press and APOEL fans for his exceptional performances in the Champions league qualifying matches.
Despite his age (35), Poursaitidis remains a vital and irreplaceable member of APOEL FC's starting line up.

He won two Greek Championships and one Greek Cup

Greek football Cup

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 with Olympiacos. He also won two Cypriot Championships

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:...

, one Cypriot Cup and one Cypriot Super Cup with Anorthosis

Anorthosis Famagusta FC

Αnorthosis Famagusta FC is a Cypriot football and volleyball club which is originally based in Famagusta, but is now temporarily based in Larnaca, due to the Turkish invasion. Anorthosis is one of the most successful clubs in Cypriot football, having won 13 league titles, 10 Cypriot Cups and 6...

. At APOEL he won two Cypriot Championships

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:...

 and three Cypriot Super Cups.

International career

On August 2009 he gained the Cypriot

Cyprus

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 nationality and made his debut with Cyprus national team

Cyprus national football team

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 on March 2010 in a friendly match against Iceland

Iceland national football team

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Honours

  Olympiacos

• Superleague Greece: 2

1998-99, 1999-00

• Greek Cup
  Greek football Cup
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  : 1

1998-99

  Anorthosis

Anorthosis Famagusta FC

Αnorthosis Famagusta FC is a Cypriot football and volleyball club which is originally based in Famagusta, but is now temporarily based in Larnaca, due to the Turkish invasion. Anorthosis is one of the most successful clubs in Cypriot football, having won 13 league titles, 10 Cypriot Cups and 6...

• 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:...
  
  : 2

2004–05, 2007–08

• Cypriot Cup: 1

2006–07

• Cypriot Super Cup: 1

2007

  APOEL

• 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:...
  
  : 2

2008–09, 2010–11

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:...

• Cypriot Super Cup: 3

2008, 2009, 2011

External links

• Player info