Ioannis Okkas
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yiannakis Okkas | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1977 | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Deep-lying striker, left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1997 | Nea Salamina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Nea Salamina | 53 | (16) |
| 1997–2000 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 72 | (51) |
| 2000–2003 | PAOK | 80 | (28) |
| 2003–2004 | AEK Athens | 24 | (5) |
| 2004–2007 | Olympiakos | 77 | (18) |
| 2007–2008 | Celta Vigo | 24 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | AC Omonia | 23 | (9) |
| 2009–2014 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 97 | (27) |
| 2014 | Ermis Aradippou | 14 | (2) |
| Total | 467 | (162) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997–2011 | Cyprus | 106 | (27) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015 | Ermis Aradippou | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 September 2014. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 September 2014.
Giannakis 'Ioannis' Okkas (Greek: Γιάννης Οκκάς; born 11 February 1977 in Larnaca) is a retired Cypriot football striker and a football manager. He was also the captain of the Cyprus national football team for many years and he is the 2nd leading scorer of all time just behind Michalis Konstantinou, scoring in total 27 goals for Cyprus. With 106 national caps since 1997, Okkas has made more appearances for Cyprus than any other player in history.
Okkas started his career with Nea Salamina in the 1993–94 season, aged 17. He scored the second goal in Anorthosis' 3–1 win against Apollon Limassol for the 1997–98 Cypriot Cup final. In the summer of 1997 he transferred to Anorthosis Famagusta for a reported fee of £350,000. In 2000 Okkas signed for Greek Superleague club PAOK for a reported 900 million greek drachmas fee. In 2003 Okkas signed for AEK. After being release from his AEK contract, due to the club's financial problems, Okkas signed for Olympiakos. His league debut for Olympiacos was marked by Okkas' scoring the very first goal for Olympiacos, in the newly built Karaiskakis Stadium.
In 2007, after trials with West Ham and Derby County, Okkas became the first Cypriot player to move to Spain, signing a contract with Celta Vigo. In 2008 he returned to Cyprus to play for Omonia. Okkas was released from Omonoia, in June 2009, after confronting manager Takis Lemonis on his playing position. In 2009 he returned to Anorthosis, signing a three-year contract with the club. After being released by Anorthosis, Ermis Aradippou became the fourth, and last, team, Okkas would play in the Cypriot First Division. He debuted for Ermis, in an away defeat against APOEL. In his second match for Ermis, Okkas scored twice to help the club get past ENP.
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