Mihalis Yasemi | |
Birth Place: | Cyprus |
Death Place: | Australia |
Years1: | 1955–1963 |
Clubs1: | Anorthosis Famagusta |
Position: | Right winger |
Nationalyears1: | 1960 |
Nationalteam1: | Cyprus |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Mihalis Yasemi (died 12 December 2017), known as Sialis,[1] was a Cypriot footballer.[2] He played for Anorthosis Famagusta from 1955 until 1963, when he retired at age 25 to emigrate to Australia.[1] Deployed in different attacking positions but mostly as a right winger, he scored 69 goals in 95 appearances and was top scorer of his team from 1961 to 1963.[1] Yasemi played in the Cyprus national team's first official match, which was against Israel, and also scored in his second and last appearance, also against Israel.[1] He died on 25 December 2017 in Australia, where he lived, at the age of 78.[3]