Akritas Chlorakas
Full nameAkritas Chlorakas
Founded1971; 53 years ago (1971)
GroundChloraka Municipal Stadium
Capacity3,500
ChairmanLiutauras Varanavicius
LeagueSecond Division
2022–23First Division, 13th (relegated)

Akritas Chlorakas (Greek: Ακρίτας Χλώρακας) is a Cypriot football club based in Chloraka, Paphos. The club was founded in 1971 and currently plays in the Cypriot Second Division.[1] Akritas' colours are green and white, and they play their home games at the Chloraka Municipal Stadium. The club is owned by Lithuanian investor Liutauras Varanavičius.[2]

History

Founded in 1971, Akritas Chlorakas joined the Cyprus Football Association in 1973, competing in the Cypriot Third Division. For many years, Akritas fluctuated between the third and second division, winning the Third Division a total of three times, and winning the Cypriot Cup for Lower Divisions on one occasion.[more detail needed]

Akritas Chlorakas finished third in the 2021-22 Cypriot Second Division, and was promoted to the First Division for the first time in the club's history. Despite some impressive results, including wins against Omonia, AEL, and Anorthosis (three times), Akritas finished in 13th place and was relegated in the 2022-23 season.[3]

Current squad

As of 5 October 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Ukraine UKR Denys Vakulyk
2 DF Moldova MDA Doru Calestru
3 DF Portugal POR André Moreira
5 DF France FRA Léni Hagist
7 FW Spain ESP Luis Alomar
8 MF Brazil BRA Kadu
9 FW Cyprus CYP Panagiotis Louka (on loan from AEL Limassol)
10 FW Moldova MDA Vladimir Fratea
11 DF Russia RUS Nikita Dubov
12 DF Belgium BEL Sam Bunch
19 DF Portugal POR Jimmy Mpanzu
20 MF Portugal POR Guilherme Machado
21 MF Portugal POR Francisco Conceição
22 DF Brazil BRA Cauan
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 GK Latvia LVA Nikita Parfjonovs (on loan from FK Metta)
26 GK Cyprus CYP Efthyvoulos Tryfonos
27 MF Russia RUS Ivan Alekseev
29 FW Spain ESP Borja Llarena
33 DF Cyprus CYP Mattheos Konstantinou (on loan from Pafos)
44 MF Cyprus CYP Marios Kokkinoftas
68 MF Cyprus CYP Loukas Kyriakidis
77 MF Cyprus CYP Andreas Athanasiou
79 FW Cyprus CYP Spyros Nikolaou
88 FW Russia RUS Vitaliy Lefterov
90 MF Spain ESP Álex Baldrich
91 MF Portugal POR Zé António
99 FW Guinea GUI Thierno

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

Club officials

Board of directors

Position Staff
President Cyprus Vasos Theodorou
Vice- President Cyprus Nikos Paspas
Secretary Cyprus Michalis Anastasiou
Academy Director Cyprus Filippos Adamou
Members Cyprus Antonis Pentaras
Cyprus Demetris Demetriou
Cyprus Andronikos Spyrou
Cyprus Savvas Tooulias

Technical and medical staff

Position Staff
Team manager Cyprus Themis Agathokleous
Technical director Brazil Bolivar Silveira
Head coach vacant
1st Assistant coach Spain Marc Velasco Borell
2nd Assistant coach Spain Arnau Alcoverro Blade
Goalkeeper coach Spain Marc Sole Sureda
Fitness coach Spain Gerard Merino Elgarrista
Medical staff
Physiotherapist Spain Lucia Lafuente Gonzalez

General Manager: Nikolas Liasides

Achievements

References

  1. ^ "Προκήρυξη Πρωταθλήματος Cyta 2022 - 2023". www.cfa.com.cy. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Limassol second-tier club gets Russian YouTuber makeover". Financial Mirror. August 18, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Kiliaris, Kyriacos (May 14, 2023). "Cyprus football giants going under". Financial Mirror. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
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