Ioannis Okkas
Ioannis "Giannis" Okkas (Greek: Ιωάννης «Γιάννης» Οκκάς; born 11 February 1977) is a retired Cypriot striker and a football manager who serves as assistant manager of Anorthosis Famagusta. He was also the captain of the National Team of Cyprus for many years and he is the 2nd leading scorer of all time just behind Michalis Konstantinou, scoring in total 27 goals for Cyprus. With 106 national caps since 1997, Okkas has made more appearances for Cyprus than any other player in history.
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Okkas with Anorthosis Famagusta in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ioannis Okkas | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Larnaca, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker / Left Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1997 | Nea Salamina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Nea Salamina | 53 | (16) |
| 1997–2000 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 72 | (51) |
| 2000–2003 | PAOK | 80 | (38) |
| 2003–2004 | AEK Athens | 24 | (9) |
| 2004–2007 | Olympiacos | 77 | (19) |
| 2007–2008 | Celta Vigo | 24 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | AC Omonia | 23 | (9) |
| 2009–2014 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 97 | (27) |
| 2014 | Ermis Aradippou | 14 | (2) |
| Total | 467 | (198) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1997–2011 | Cyprus | 106 | (27) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Ermis Aradippou | ||
| 2016–2019 | Cyprus U17 | ||
| 2019–2021 | Cyprus (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Cyprus U21 | ||
| 2022–2023 | Olympiacos B | ||
| 2023– | Anorthosis Famagusta (assistant) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:57, 11 October 2011 | |||
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