About Andreas Charitou
Born 1961. Andreas Charitou is a Cypriot association football player.
Andreas Charitou (, born 29 December 1961) is a Cypriot retired football goalkeeper who played the majority of his career for Omonia Nicosia.
International career Charitou made his debut for Cyprus in a September 1984 friendly match against Greece and earned a total of 15 caps. His final international was a November 1991 Euro Championship qualifier against the Soviet Union.
De Kuip bomb incident In a Euro 1988 qualifier on 28 October 1987, in Rotterdam, a homemade bomb made of fireworks in a tennisball exploded close to Charitou in the early stages of the game. He was subsequently stretchered off and replaced, and the Cypriot players left the field in protest and refused to continue playing.
After much pressure from the Dutch team, Luxembourg referee Roger Philippi decided the game could continue. The match ended 8β0 with John Bosman establishing a Netherlands national team record of five goals in one game, but UEFA decided that the match was invalid and Cyprus were awarded a 0β3 victory instead, giving Greece the opportunity to qualify; the Dutch successfully appealed, with Dr. Greep stating that Charitou was not actually injured, which resulted in a replay in Amsterdam. Holland duly qualified and won the 1988 Euro Championships.
Honours
Club AC Omonia Cypriot Championship (7): 1981β82, 1982β83, 1983β84, 1984β85, 1986β87, 1988β89, 1992β93 Cypriot Cup (5): 1981β82, 1982β83, 1987β88, 1990β91, 1993β94 Stylianakis Shield (7): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991
Individual CFA Moral Footballer of the Year (1): 1987 1998 Fair Play Ambassador of Cyprus Sports Organization
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Who is Andreas Charitou?
Cypriot association football player
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Andreas Charitou was born on 29 December 1961 in Lythrodontas.
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Andreas Charitou is an association football player.
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Andreas Charitou is Cypriot.
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