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Pambos Christodoulou
Pambos Christodoulou (born 17 October 1967, Galata) is a Cypriot football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Ethnikos Achna. Playing career Christodoulou played as a defensive midfielder for Olympiakos Nicosia in the Cyprus First Division, between 1990–1995, having moved from Doxa Katokopias, which then played in the second division of Cyprus. He subsequently went to AEK Larnaca in the first division, before deciding to become a manager at the age of 39 in the 2006 season for Doxa Katokopias. Managerial career Doxa Katokopias In 2006, he took on his first managerial appointment with Doxa Katokopia FC then in the Cyprus Second Division. Doxa got promoted finishing 3rd in the last day of the season. In the next season, newly promoted Doxa would be favourite for relegation, however Pambos showed his cunning team building skills. He spent a lot of time in Portugal hunting for players with good technical skills, a good team spirit, with speed and on a low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galata, Cyprus
Galata ( gr, Γαλάτα) is a village in the Solea valley, located about 60 km west of the capital Nicosia, at an altitude of 620 m in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. It is a popular summer tourist destination (especially among locals) for its cooler climate in the summer months. It is also well known on the island for its fruit produce. In Galata there is Panagia tis Podithou ( gr, Παναγία της Ποδίθου), church, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 along with nine other Painted Churches in the Troödos Region, because of their unique murals and testimony to the history of Byzantine rule in Cyprus. Name of village and history According to Greek mythology, Cyprus was the first land that Aphrodite set foot on; where Pygmalion (mythology), Pygmalion begged her to let him be with the statue that he created in her image. Aphrodite brought the statue to life and Pygmalion married Galatea (mythology), Galatea. According to one version of v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
