Costas Malekkos

Costas Malekkos (Greek: Κώστας Μαλέκκος, born 9 April 1971) is a former Cypriot footballer who played as a midfielder for the Cyprus national team. He was the manager of Olympiakos Nicosia. He is considered as one of the best Cypriot players of the 90s.

Costas Malekkos
Personal information
Full name Constantinos Malekkos
Date of birth (1971-04-09) April 9, 1971
Place of birth Nicosia, Cyprus
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1997 Omonia 136 (38)
1997Panathinaikos (Loan) 12 (1)
1997–2000 Omonia 49 (28)
2000–2001 AEL Limassol 23 (7)
2001–2005 APOEL 60 (27)
2005 Apollon Limassol 8 (3)
2005–2007 Olympiakos Nicosia 8 (1)
2007–2009 PAEEK FC
Total 296 (105)
National team
1992–2002 Cyprus 44 (4)
Teams managed
2007–2009 PAEEK FC
2009–2010 Kedros Ayia Marina Skylloura
2012–2017 Cyprus U-15
2017 Ermis Aradippou
2018 Olympiakos Nicosia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 March 2008
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 March 2008

Club career

Malekkos started off from Omonia where he played for eight years. Then, in 1997 he moved to Panathinaikos but after a year he returned to Cyprus again to Omonia.

During his career, he played for other top Cypriot Clubs such as APOEL, AEL Limassol, Apollon Limassol, Olympiakos Nicosia and finished his career while playing for PAEEK FC.

International career

Malekkos had been also an important member of the Cyprus national football team, having 44 appearances and scoring 4 goals.


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