Ilias Kyriakidis (Greek: Ηλίας Κυριακίδης; born 5 August 1985) is a Greek former professional footballer.
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Ionikos | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | AEK Athens | 21 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | AEL | 66 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Ergotelis | 28 | (0) |
| 2012 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | CSKA Sofia | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | AEL | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Ionikos | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Greece U21 | 6 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 August 2013 | |||
Career edit
On 16 June 2007 Kyriakidis completed his move from AEK to AEL[1] and earned 24 caps in 2007–2008 season. With AEK Athens he gained experience in Champions League matches. After 3 successful years with the Thessalian club, he decided to continue his career elsewhere, having plans to move away from Greece. His next team however, was Greek side Ergotelis. On 2 January 2011 he signed a new contract for two years and a half with the club.
In the summer of 2012, he dissolve his contract with Ergotelis and sign for free with the Bulgarian Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[2] During Lokomotiv pre-season preparation, the owner of the club – Konstantin Dinev decided to resign and left the team in bad financial situation.[3][4]
CSKA Sofia took advantage of the situation and on 27 July 2012 they signed Kyriakidis as a free agent.[5] On 30 September 2012 he made his debut for CSKA in 3–1 home win against Etar Veliko Tarnovo.[6] In August 2013, he returned to Greece and signed once more with AEL.
References edit
- ^ Kyriakidis starts Larissa adventure by UEFA
- ^ Ilias Kyriakidis signs with Loko Plovdiv (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Koko Dienv resigns from Loko Plovdiv (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Koko Dinev officially left Loko Plovdiv (in Bulgarian)
- ^ CSKA now can use nine new footballers (in Bulgarian)
- ^ CSKA wins in Sofia, two new players debuts for Armeytsite (in Bulgarian)
External links edit
- Ilias Kyriakidis at Soccerway