Kostakis Pierides

Cypriot footballer

Kostakis Pierides
Personal information
Full name	Kostakis Pierides
Date of birth	(1941-04-02) 2 April 1941 (age 83)
Place of birth	Cyprus
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1967	Pezoporikos Larnaca
1967–1968	Olympiakos Nicosia
International career
1966–1969	Cyprus	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kostakis Pierides (Greek: Κωστάκης Πιερίδης; born 2 April 1941^[1]) is a Cypriot former footballer who played as a forward and made four appearances for the Cyprus national team.^[2]

Career

Pierides made his debut for Cyprus on 3 December 1966 in a UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying match against Romania, where he scored the only goal for Cyprus in the 1–5 loss. He went on to make four appearances, scoring one goal, before making his last appearance in 1969.^[3]

Career statistics

International

Cyprus^[3]
Year	Apps	Goals
1966	1	1
1967	2	0
1969	1	0
Total	4	1

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 December 1966	GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	Romania	1–0	1–5	UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying

Honours

Cypriot First Division top goalscorer: 1964–65^[4]

References

^ "ΣΥΝΕΝΤΕΥΞΗ: To … κανόνι του Ολυμπιακού" (in Greek). 14 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ Kostakis Pierides at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kostakis Pierides". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
^ Kubusch, Lars; Di Maggio, Roberto; Vassalos, George (7 June 2018). "Cyprus – List of Topscorers". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 February 2019.