| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neophytos Larkou | ||
| Date of birth | (1966-03-08)8 March 1966 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | Larnaca,Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1994 | Pezoporikos | 94 | (14) |
| 1994–2001 | AEK Larnaca | 150 | (15) |
| Total | 244 | (29) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1991–1997 | Cyprus | 41 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2004 | ASIL | ||
| 2004 | AEK Larnaca | ||
| 2007–2008 | ASIL | ||
| 2009–2011 | Cyprus (assistant manager) | ||
| 2011–2012 | AC Omonia | ||
| 2012–2013 | Alki Larnaca | ||
| 2014 | Nea Salamina | ||
| 2016 | Anorthosis Famagusta | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 March 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 March 2008 | |||
Neophytos Larkou (Greek:Νεόφυτος Λάρκου; born 8 March 1966) is a former internationalCypriotfootballmidfielder, he is currently afootballmanager.
He started his career fromPezoporikos but whenPezoporikos merged withEPA Larnaca, andAEK Larnaca was founded, he continued his career inAEK.
As footballer, he made 41 appearances with scoring two goals.In 2009,CFA appointed him as the assistant manager ofAngelos Anastasiadis in theCyprus national football team.
On 15 April 2011 he signed a contract withAC Omonoia, and managed to lead the team to the Cyprus Cup Final against Apollon Limassol. Omonoia would go on and win the final after a penalty shoot-out.
The 2011-2012 season did not start off without controversy for Larkou. While he hadOmonia in first place, and on the right path, and playing excellent football, he along with president Miltiadis Neofytou, were accused, by a referee, for allegedly attacking him after a match. To make matters even worse, theCyprus Football Association not only found them both guilty, but decided to discipline Larkou and Neofytou at the maximum possible level: a 6 month ban from the pitch. This would be the first time in his 28 year football career, Larkou faced any type of suspension. After a series of unfortunate results Larkou stepped down as coach of the club on 19 September 2012.
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