Nicos Papavasiliou
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Nicos Papavasiliou (born August 31, 1970) is a Cypriot former football midfielder.
In August 1993 he signed for Newcastle United for £120,000 from Anorthosis Famagusta FC, making him the first Greek Cypriot to play in the FA Premier League.[1] He made his Newcastle debut against Tottenham on August 14, 1993. He went on to play just seven games for the club before falling out of favour. He signed for OFI Crete in June 1994 for £25,000.
He also played for Apollon Limassol, Enosis Neon Paralimni FC, Olympiakos Nicosia and APOEL Nicosia.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "The Premiership's foreign legion", Guardian Unlimited, Wednesday August 24, 2005. Retrieved on February 9, 2007.
- ^ "Papavasiliou on the move", UEFA, 12 September 2002. Retrieved on December 29, 2006.
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