Demetris Daskalakis ( el, Δημήτρης Δασκαλάκης) (born November 18, 1977, in

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) is a

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defender who last played for

Ergotelis The Gymnastics Club «Ergotelis» Heraklion Crete ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος «O Εργοτέλης» Ηρακλείου Κρήτης, Γ.Σ. Εργοτέλης), commonly known simply as Ergotelis ( el, Εργοτέλης), ...

. He also played for the national team of Cyprus. He had been a part of

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

for eight years and won three

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(2002, 2004, 2007), two

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(2006, 2008) and two Super cups (2002, 2004). He was signed by

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club ...

on June 4, 2008. He then moved to

Ethnikos Asteras Ethnikos Asteras F.C. ( el, Γ.Α.Ο. Εθνικός Aστέρας, the ''National Star'') is a professional football club based in Kaisariani, Athens, Greece. History The club, originally named ''Ethnikos Astir,'' was founded in 1927 from the m ...

and later returned to Cyprus to play for

Olympiakos Nicosia Olympiakos Nicosia ( el, Ολυμπιακός Λευκωσίας, ''Olympiakos Lefkosias'') is a football club based in Nicosia, Cyprus and competes in the Cypriot First Division. The club was founded in 1931, and is a founding member of the Cy ...

. He has been reported to have been linked with a number of high-profile clubs, including Partizan Belgrade and Manchester City; however, there has been no reported interest from either.

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* Living people 1977 births Ethnikos Assia FC players Olympiakos Nicosia players AEK Larnaca FC players APOEL FC players Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players Ergotelis F.C. players Cypriot men's footballers Cyprus men's international footballers Cypriot expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Cypriot expatriates in Greece Men's association football defenders Footballers from Athens Greek men's footballers Ethnikos Latsion FC players {{cyprus-footy-bio-stub