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Kostas Vasiliou (Greek: Κώστας Βασιλείου; 1914 – 2003), was a Cypriot footballer who played as a striker and later a coach.

Kostas Vasiliou

Personal information
Full name	Konstantinos Vasiliou
Date of birth	1914
Place of birth	Limassol, Cyprus[1]
Date of death	2003 (aged 88–89)
Place of death	Limassol, Cyprus[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934–1935	EPA Larnaca
1935–1936	APOEL
1936–1945	AEK Athens	4	(4)
1945–1947	APOEL
1947–1948	AEL Limassol (player-coach)
1949–1950	Anorthosis Famagusta (player-coach)
National team
1944	Greece	3	(3)
Teams managed
1951–1953	Anorthosis Famagusta
1953–1955	Nea Salamina
1961–1962	Nea Salamina
1964–1965	Nea Salamina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Vasiliou started his football career at EPA Larnaca in 1934.[3] In 1935 he continued at APOEL with which he won the championship of the 1935–36 season.[3] In 1936 he was transferred to AEK Athens. He was the first Cypriot to play for AEK.[4] With AEK he won the Panhellenic Championship and the Greek Cup in 1938–39, as well as the Panhellenic Championship 1939–40.[3][4][5] During his stay in Greece, Vasiliou participated in three friendly matches of Greece.[3][5]

He returned to Cyprus in 1945 and joined APOEL until 1947.[3][5] He won the championship and the Cypriot Cup in 1946–47.[3][5] In the period 1947–48 he took over as a player-coach of AEL Limassol with which he won the Cup 1947–48.[3][5] In the period 1949–50 he took over as a player-coach at Anorthosis Famagusta, leading them to the winning the league for the first time in their history.[3] He again managed Anorthosis from 1951 to 1953.[3][5] He then took over as coach of Nea Salamina in the 1954–55 season, leading the team to win the Cypriot Second Division and to be promoted to the first division for the first time in their history.[3]

Personal life

Kostas Vasiliou was the first husband of Rena Vlahopoulou,[3][4][5] whom he met in 1938 and married a year later.[6] He was a photographer by profession.[3][5] His great-grandson, Nikos Englezou was also a football player of AEK Athens for a short time.[7][8][9] Kostas Vasiliou passed away on 1 May 2003.

Honours

Player

APOEL

• Cypriot First Division: 1935–36, 1946–47

• Cypriot Cup: 1946–47

AEK Athens

• Panhellenic Championship: 1938–39, 1939–40

• Greek Cup: 1938–39

Player-coach

AEL Limassol

• Cypriot Cup: 1947–48

Anorthosis Famagusta

• Cypriot First Division: 1949–50

Coach

Nea Salamina

• Cypriot Second Division: 1954–55

Individual

• Panhellenic Championship top scorer: 1938–39

References

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