Giorgis Merkis ( Greek Γιώργος Μερκής ; July 30, 1984 , Limassol , Cyprus ) - Cypriot football player , defender of the APOEL club and the Cyprus national team .
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| Born | Limassol , Cyprus | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Cyprus | ||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 187 cm | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | APOEL | ||||||||||||||||||
| room | thirty | ||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Merkis is a pupil of the Apollo club from his hometown. In 2001, he made his debut for the team in the Cyprus Championship . In 2006, Giorgis became the champion of Cyprus. In 2009 and 2013, he helped the team win the Cyprus Cup . In the same year, Giorgos took part in the final of the Cyprus Super Cup against APOEL [2] .
In 2014, in a return match for entering the Europa League against Moscow Lokomotiv , Merkis “cemented” the defense and helped the club pass a very difficult opponent [3] .
International Career
On March 1, 2006, in a friendly match against the Armenian national team, Merkis made his debut for the Cyprus national team .
Giorgos took an active part in the selection for the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine. He played in 8 qualifying matches.
Achievements
Team
Apollo (Limassol)
- Cyprus Football Championship 2005/06
- Cyprus Cup Winner (2) - 2009/10, 2012/13
APOEL
- Cyprus Football Championship (4) - 2015/16 , 2016/17 , 2017/18 , 2018/19
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ APOEL VS. Apollo 1: 0 (English) , soccerway.com (2013-08-17).
- ↑ Locomotive VS. Apollo 1: 4 (English) , soccerway.com (2014–08–28).
Links
- Soccerway Profile
- National Football Teams profile
- Player profile on Transfermarkt