Yiannos Ioannou

Yiannos Ioannou

Personal information
Full name	Yiannos Ioannou (Γιάννος Ιωάννου)
Date of birth	(1966-01-25) January 25, 1966
Place of birth	Nicosia, Cyprus
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981-2000	APOEL	371	(191)
International career
1991-1999	Cyprus	41	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yiannos Ioannou (Greek: Γιάννος Ιωάννου) (born January 25, 1966) is a former Cypriot football player.

Club career

He was one of the most successful strikers in Cyprus ever and because of that he was given the nickname "Mr Goal". Playing almost 20 years for APOEL, he won the Cypriot Championship 4 times, the Cypriot Cup 6 times and the Super Cup 6 times too. In addition, he was the top scorer in Cyprus in the seasons 1985-1986 and 1992–1993, scoring 22 goals in each season.

Ioannou has the most appearances and goals in the history of APOEL, with 504 appearances and 264 goals in all competitions.

International career

Yiannos Ioannou had been also an important member of the Cyprus national football team, having 41 appearances and scoring 6 goals.

Managerial career

He served for many years as assistant manager for APOEL.

Honours

Club

APOEL

• Cypriot Championship: 4

1986, 1990, 1992, 1996

• Cypriot Cup: 6

1984, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999

• Cypriot Super Cup: 6

1984, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997

Individual

• Cypriot First Division Top Scorer: 2

1986, 1993