| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nektarios Alexandrou | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-12-19)19 December 1983 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Nicosia,Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | |||
| Youth career | |||
| APOEL | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2006 | APOEL | 103 | (24) |
| 2006–2008 | AEL | 31 | (2) |
| 2008–2019 | APOEL | 198 | (14) |
| 2019 | Doxa Katokopia | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006– | Cyprus | 40 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 December 2017 | |||
Nektarios Alexandrou (Greek:Νεκτάριος Αλεξάνδρου; born 19 December 1983 inNicosia,Cyprus) is aGreek Cypriot former professionalfootballer. He was a left flank specialist, but he primarily played as theleft winger.
Alexandrou started his career atAPOEL's Academy. He made his debut with APOEL in 2000–01 season. He became a regular member of the team in 2002–03 season and stayed to APOEL until the summer of 2006, playing in total 103 matches and scoring 24 goals. During these years at APOEL, he won 2championships, 1Cup and 2Super cups.
On summer of 2006 he moved toAEL in Greece. Together withEfstathios Aloneftis were part of an important Larissa investment on Cypriot young players. At his first season in Larissa he managed to win the2006–07 Greek Cup. Alexandrou was considered one of the most important players for Larissa after the team returned to theSuper League Greece. He became a starter in Larissa's roster and in the 2007/08 season, scoring important goals in both domestic and European competitions, including a goal against Russian championsFC Zenit Saint Petersburg.
On 13 August 2008, it was announced by Larissa's official website that Alexandrou's contract was terminated. The reason was unknown.[1]
Alexandrou re-signed atAPOEL on summer of 2008. His return came with the success of winning the2008–09 Cypriot First Division, with Nektarios being an instrumental part of the team. He also appeared in four official2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage matches withAPOEL.
The next season, he helped APOEL to win the2010–11 Cypriot First Division, winning his fourth championship title in his career. He also appeared in six2011–12 UEFA Champions League matches for APOEL, in the club's surprising run to thequarter-finals of the competition, including theround-of-16 triumph overOlympique Lyonnais where he converted his attempt in thepenalty shootout.[2]
The following season he won again the2012–13 Cypriot First Division, which was his 5th league title in his career with APOEL. During the 2013–14 season, he appeared in fivegroup stage matches of APOEL'sUEFA Europa Leagueparticipation and scored the opening goal in APOEL's 2–1 victory againstBordeaux atGSP Stadium.[3] He also managed to win all the titles in Cyprus that season, theCypriot League,[4][5] theCypriot Cup[6][7] and theCypriot Super Cup.[8][9]
Alexandrou made his onlygroup stage appearance in APOEL's2014–15 UEFA Champions League campaign on 10 December 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in his team's 4–0 defeat againstAjax atAmsterdam Arena.[10] In the 2014–15 season, he managed to add two more titles to his collection, as APOEL won again both the Cypriotchampionship and thecup.[11]
After the end of the 2015–16 season, in which he crownedchampion for a fourth time in the row, Alexandrou signed a new one-year contract extension with APOEL, becoming also the team's captain.[12]
Alexandrou made his international debut withCyprus National Team on 1 March 2006, in a friendly match againstArmenia atTsirion Stadium, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute in Cyprus' 2–0 victory.[13]
On 2 January 2011 Alexandrou's then girlfriend Marianna Nikolaou, gave birth to their son Ectoras.[citation needed]
From 2014 to 2021, Alexandrou was married to Cypriot tv presenter and former model Constantina Evripidou. They have two children: a daughter Ariadne (born 19 December 2015) and a son Nicolas (born 6 May 2020).[citation needed]
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