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Ioannis Okkas

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Cypriot footballer (born 1977)

Giannis Okkas
Okkas withAnorthosis Famagusta in 2010
Personal information
Full nameIoannis Okkas
Date of birth (1977-02-11)11 February 1977 (age 48)
Place of birthLarnaca, Cyprus
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)Striker,left winger
Youth career
1993–1997Nea Salamina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1997Nea Salamina53(16)
1997–2000Anorthosis Famagusta72(51)
2000–2003PAOK80(38)
2003–2004AEK Athens24(9)
2004–2007Olympiacos77(19)
2007–2008Celta Vigo24(6)
2008–2009AC Omonia23(9)
2009–2014Anorthosis Famagusta97(27)
2014Ermis Aradippou14(2)
Total467(198)
International career
1997–2011Cyprus106(27)
Managerial career
2015Ermis Aradippou
2016–2019Cyprus U17
2019–2021Cyprus (assistant)
2021–2022Cyprus U21
2022–2023Olympiacos B
2023–2024Anorthosis Famagusta
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ioannis "Giannis"Okkas (Greek: Ιωάννης «Γιάννης» Οκκάς; born 11 February 1977) is a Cypriot football manager and former player, who is the currently the manager ofAnorthosis Famagusta.

Okkas is the 2nd leading all-time goalscorer for theCyprus national team, scoring 27 total goals for Cyprus. With 106 caps, Okkas has made more appearances for Cyprus than any other player in history. He also captained the national team for several years.

Club career

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Okkas started his career withNea Salamis in the1993–94 season, aged 17.[1] He scored the second goal in Anorthosis' 3–1 win againstApollon Limassol for the1997–98 Cypriot Cup final.[2] In the summer of 1997, he transferred toAnorthosis Famagusta for a reported fee of£350,000.[1] In 2000 Okkas signed forGreek Super League clubPAOK for a reported 900 milliongreek drachmas.[1][3] In 2003, Okkas signed forAEK Athens.[4] After being release from his AEK contract, due to the club's financial problems, Okkas signed forOlympiacos.[5] His league debut for Olympiacos was marked by Okkas' scoring the very first goal for Olympiacos, in the newly builtKaraiskakis Stadium.[6]

In 2007, after trials atWest Ham United andDerby County, Okkas became the firstCypriot player to move to Spain, signing a contract withCelta Vigo.[7][8] In 2008, he returned toCyprus to play forOmonia.[9] Okkas was released from Omonoia, in June 2009, after confronting managerTakis Lemonis on his playing position.[10][11] In 2009, he returned to Anorthosis, signing a three-year contract with the club.[12] After being released by Anorthosis,Ermis Aradippou became the fourth, and last, team, Okkas would play in the Cypriot First Division.[13] He debuted for Ermis, in an away defeat againstAPOEL.[14] In his second match for Ermis, Okkas scored twice to help the club get pastENP.[15]

International career

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Okkas debuted for Cyprus on 15 February 1997 in a friendly 2–3 home loss againstPoland.[16] He made his competitive debut in a match againstRussia, on 29 March 1997, for the1998 World Cup qualifying stage.[16] Four days later he scored his first goal for Cyprus in a 4–1 away defeat againstBulgaria.[16]

He scored three goals in his side's failed attempts to qualify for the2002 World Cup, and was also on target inEuro 2004's qualifying stage, notably againstFrance, in which Cyprus lost 1–2, but with fine displays from Okkas, including a delicate chip that left French keeperGrégory Coupet completely stranded.[17]

On 15 November 2006, Okkas netted in a surprisingEuro 2008 qualifier draw with giantsGermany. He startedcaptaining the national squad since the2006 FIFA World Cup.

On 8 October 2010, Okkas reached 100 appearances forCyprus national football team in a 1–2 home loss againstNorway, in match that he managed to score his 26th goal for Cyprus.[18]

On 11 October 2011, he played for the last time with the national side, inUEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group H match againstNorway inUllevaal Stadion, Oslo, where he scored his last goal for theCypriot national team.[19] After fifteen full playing years as the captain for Cyprus, Okkas announced his retirement from international football on 2 March 2012.[19] At the time of his retirement Okkas was the most capped player for Cyprus and the second all-time scorer.[20][21]

Trivia

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For two consecutive years, Okkas scored the firstleague goal of the season inGreece, with AEK in 2003–04 and Olympiacos the next season.

Coaching career

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After retiring as a professional football player, Okkas was appointed as an assistant manager inErmis Aradippou.[22] In March 2015 he replacedMitchell van der Gaag as manager of Ermis Aradippou.[1][23] He was dismissed from his position at Ermis on 11 May.

Career statistics

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Club

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SeasonClubDivisionCountryAppsGoalsAssists
1993–1997Nea Salamina1stCyprus53160
1997–2000Anorthosis1stCyprus72510
2000–01PAOK1stGreece4080
2001–02PAOK1stGreece37140
2002–03PAOK1stGreece43166
2003–04AEK Athens1stGreece3990
2004–05Olympiacos1stGreece43115
2005–06Olympiacos1stGreece4087
2006–07Olympiacos1stGreece3142
2007–08Celta Vigo2ndSpain2460
2008–09Omonia1stCyprus2391
2009–10Anorthosis1stCyprus2880
2010–11Anorthosis1stCyprus33101
2011–12Anorthosis1stCyprus3564
2012–13Anorthosis1stCyprus3296
2013–14Anorthosis1stCyprus2620
2013–14Ermis Aradippou1stCyprus1420

International

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Ioannis Okkas: International goals[16][18][19]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 April 1997Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria3–14–11998 World Cup qualifying
25 February 1998Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus Finland1–11–1Friendly
36 February 2000GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Romania1–03–2Cyprus International Tournament
415 November 2000Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus Andorra1–05–02002 World Cup qualifying
515 November 2000Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus Andorra2–05–02002 World Cup qualifying
628 February 2001GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Ukraine1–14–3Cyprus International Tournament
728 March 2001Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus Estonia2–02–22002 World Cup qualifying
814 November 2001Kesariani Stadium, Athens, Greece Greece0–11–2Friendly
97 September 2002GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus France1–01–2Euro 2004 qualifying
1020 November 2002GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Malta2–02–1Euro 2004 qualifying
119 October 2004GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Faroe Islands2–22–22006 World Cup qualifying
1217 November 2004GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Israel1–11–22006 World Cup qualifying
1326 March 2005GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Jordan2–02–1Friendly
141 March 2006Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus Armenia1–02–0Friendly
1511 October 2006Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Wales3–13–1Euro 2008 qualifying
1615 November 2006GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Germany1–11–1Euro 2008 qualifying
176 February 2007Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus Hungary2–02–1Cyprus International Tournament
1822 August 2007Stadio Olimpico (San Marino), Serravalle, San Marino San Marino0–10–1Euro 2008 qualifying
198 September 2007Dasaki Stadium, Achna, Cyprus Armenia2–13–1Friendly
2013 October 2007GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Wales1–13–1Euro 2008 qualifying
2113 October 2007GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Wales2–13–1Euro 2008 qualifying
2211 February 2009Makario Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Slovakia3–03–2Cyprus International Tournament
239 September 2009Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Montenegro1–11–12010 World Cup qualifying
2414 October 2009Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy Italy0–13–22010 World Cup qualifying
253 September 2010Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal Portugal3–34–4Euro 2012 qualifying
268 October 2010Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Norway1–21–2Euro 2012 qualifying
2711 October 2011Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Norway2–13–1Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours

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Anorthosis

PAOK

Olympiacos

Individual

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcdPafitis, Simos (11 April 2015)."Έτοιμος από καιρό ο Οκκάς(Okkas was ready)" (in Greek). sport24.com.cy. Retrieved9 May 2015.
  2. ^"Κύπελλο 1997–1998" (in Greek). anorthosis1911.net. Archived fromthe original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved10 May 2015.
  3. ^"Από τα ασπρόμαυρα στα ερυθρόλευκα: Οι παίκτες που έπαιξαν σε Ολυμπιακό και ΠΑΟΚ" (in Greek). contra.gr. 2 December 2014. Retrieved9 May 2015.
  4. ^"Στην ΑΕΚ υπέγραψε ο Γ.Οκκάς - Συμφώνησε με την "Ένωση" και ο Β.Τσάρτας" (in Greek). in.gr. 2 July 2003. Retrieved7 May 2015.
  5. ^"Έμεινε ελεύθερος από την ΑΕΚ, υπέγραψε στον Ολυμπιακό ο Οκκάς" (in Greek). in.gr. 2 August 2004. Retrieved7 May 2015.
  6. ^"Έκλεισε 10 χρόνια ζωής το νέο "Καραϊσκάκης" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 19 September 2014. Retrieved9 May 2015.
  7. ^"Okkas on trial with Derby".Sky Sports. Retrieved7 May 2015.
  8. ^"Cypriot first for Okkas and Celta".UEFA. 6 September 2007. Retrieved7 May 2015.
  9. ^"Στην Ομόνοια ο Οκκάς" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 25 July 2008. Archived fromthe original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved7 May 2015.
  10. ^"Ο Μαρσελίνιο, ο Οκκάς κι ο αδιαπραγμάτευτος Λεμονής" (in Greek). sigmalive.com. 25 June 2009. Retrieved9 May 2015.
  11. ^"Τέλος από την Ομόνοια ο Οκκάς" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 27 June 2009. Archived fromthe original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved9 May 2015.
  12. ^"Υπέγραψε στην Ανόρθωση ο Οκκάς" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 22 July 2009. Archived fromthe original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved7 May 2015.
  13. ^"Στον Ερμή ο Οκκάς". sport-fm.gr. 31 January 2014. Retrieved7 May 2015.
  14. ^"ΑΠΟΕΛ-Ερμής 3-0: "Τριάρα" με το γκάζι πατημένο" (in Greek). balla.com.cy. 1 February 2014. Archived fromthe original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved7 May 2015.
  15. ^"Με ηγέτη τον Οκκά δεν "κολλάει" πουθενά!" (in Greek). Sentra Goal - Cyprus. 6 February 2014. Archived fromthe original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved7 May 2015.
  16. ^abcd"Γιάννος Οκκάς: 99 συμμετοχές... 25 τέρματα(Yannis Okkas: 99 caps, 25 goals)" (in Greek). Sentra Goal Cyprus. 7 October 2011. Archived fromthe original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved10 May 2015.
  17. ^"World Soccer review". Archived fromthe original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved19 February 2006.
  18. ^ab"Οκκάς… όνομα βαρύ σαν ιστορία" (in Greek). sigmalive.com. 3 March 2012. Retrieved9 May 2015.
  19. ^abc"Cyprus striker Okkas gives up international game".UEFA. 2 March 2012. Archived fromthe original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved9 May 2015.
  20. ^"Από την "Μικτή Κύπρου" … στην Εθνική Κύπρου!!!" (in Greek). omonoia24.com. 10 October 2014. Archived fromthe original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved9 May 2015.
  21. ^"Ομόνοια-Ανόρθωση: Οι Διόσκουροι φορούν γαλανόλευκα" (in Greek). balla.com.cy. 19 January 2012. Retrieved9 May 2015.[permanent dead link]
  22. ^"Βοηθός προπονητή ο Οκκάς" (in Greek). pamesports.gr. 8 September 2014. Archived fromthe original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved9 May 2015.
  23. ^"Προπονητής ο Γιάννης Οκκάς!(Okkas will be appointed as manager)". sentragoal.gr. 24 March 2015. Archived fromthe original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved9 May 2015.

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