Stathis Aloneftis

Stathis Aloneftis
Personal information
Full name Efstathios Aloneftis
Date of birth March 29, 1983 (1983-03-29) (age 25)
Place of birth    Nicosia, Cyprus
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club AC Omonia
Number 46
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001–2005
2005–2007
2007–2008
2008-present		 AC Omonia
Larissa F.C.
FC Energie Cottbus
AC Omonia		 63 (18)
54 0(8)
12 0(0)   
National team2
2005–present Cyprus 26 0(7)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 2008-04-12.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of September 07, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Stathis Aloneftis (born March 29, 1983 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a Cypriot footballer, currently playing for Omonoia. He is an attacking midfielder who tends to play on the left wing. He is highly regarded for his dribbling skills. He started his career with Omonia Nicosia, making his first appearance for the senior squad during the 2000-01 season however his real talent became apparent during 2003–04. His successes with Omonia include the championship and Super Cup (in 2001 and 2003) and the Cypriot Cup in 2005.

He then moved to the Greek side AEL Larissa in 2005 for a transfer fee CYP £136,000.[1] The season 2006-07 was good for Aloneftis and in January 2007 he went on trial to Queens Park Rangers, but nothing else has been confirmed.[2] At the end of the season he played with his team in the Cup final, where he was in the main beginning squad and his team beat 2-1 Panathinaikos FC and won the Cup. He is a regular pick for the Cyprus national football team.

On May 31, 2007 German side Energie Cottbus announced the signing of Aloneftis (Bosman ruling free transfer),[3] making him the first Cypriot to compete in the Bundesliga.[4]

On the 28 June 2008, he signed a five year deal to return to Omonia where he will play along side his teammate from the National team, Ioannis Okkas.[5]

References

1. ^ "Larissa transfer fees". Calcio Network. Retrieved on 2007-02-06.
2. ^ "News Round Up", queensparkrangersfc.com (January 2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
3. ^ "Football transfers 2007" (2007-06-01). Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
4. ^ "Cottbus make multinational signings", UEFA (Friday, 1 June 2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
5. ^ Leonidou, John (Wednesday 9 July 2008). "Aloneftis to spearhead Omonia revival", uefa.com, UEFA. Retrieved on 2008-07-09.





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