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Yannakis Okkas
	Yannakis Okkas
Personal information
Full name	Giannakis Okkas
Date of birth	February 11, 1977 (age 32)
Place of birth	Larnaca, Cyprus
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Anorthosis Famagusta
Number	33
Youth career
1993-1997	Nea Salamina
Senior career1
National team2
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only and; correct as of September 18, 2008.; 2 National team caps and goals correct; as of April 2, 2009.; * Appearances (Goals)

Giannakis 'Ioannis' Okkas (born February 11, 1977 in Larnaca) is a Cypriot football striker, who currently plays for Anorthosis Famagusta FC. He is also the captain of the Cyprus national football team.

[edit] International career

At the age of 19, Okkas was called into the Cypriot national team, and remained a regular fixture in the following decade, passing the 50-cap mark in 2003.

He scored three goals in his side's failed attempts to qualify for the 2002 World Cup, and was also on target in Euro 2004's qualifying stage, notably against France, in which Cyprus lost 1-2, but with fine displays from Okkas, including a delicate chip that left French keeper Grégory Coupet completely stranded.^[1]

On November 15, 2006, Okkas netted in a surprising Euro 2008 qualifier draw with giants Germany. He started captaining the national squad since the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

[edit] Trivia

For two consecutive years, Okkas scored the first league goal of the season in Greece, with AEK in 2003-04 and Olympiacos the next season.

[edit] References

^ World Soccer review

[edit] External links

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[edit] International career

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