Sofronis Avgousti Explained

Sofronis Avgousti
Fullname:Sofronis Avgousti
Height:1.80 m
Birth Date:9 March 1977
Birth Place:Limassol, Cyprus
Currentclub:Omonia (manager)
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1998–2006
Years2:2006–2008
Years3:2008–2009
Years4:2009
Years5:2010
Years6:2010–2013
Clubs1:Apollon Limassol
Clubs2:AEK Larnaca
Clubs3:Apollon Limassol
Clubs4:Aris Limassol
Clubs5:APOEL
Clubs6:Apollon Limassol
Caps1:127
Caps2:51
Caps3:4
Caps4:10
Caps5:0
Caps6:4
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2004–2010
Nationalteam1:Cyprus
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2016–2019
Managerclubs1:Apollon Limassol
Manageryears2:2019–2020
Managerclubs2:Apollon Limassol
Manageryears3:2020–2021
Managerclubs3:AEK Larnaca
Manageryears4:2021–2022
Managerclubs4:APOEL
Managerclubs5:Karmiotissa Polemidion
Manageryears5:2022–2023
Managerclubs6:Omonia
Manageryears6:2023–2024
Manageryears7:2024–
Managerclubs7:Karmiotissa

Sofronis Avgousti (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Σωφρόνης Αυγουστή), (born 9 March 1977) is a Cypriot football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper for the Cypriot national team. He is the current manager of Karmiotissa.

As a manager, he has won the Cypriot Cup with both Apollon (2017) and Omonia (2023).

Playing career

He started his career in 1998 with Apollon Limassol before joining AEK Larnaca in 2006. After another spell with Apollon in 2008–09, he split the 2009–10 season between Aris and APOEL. In May 2010, he returned to Apollon for a third spell and retired at the end of the 2012–13 season.

Coaching career

After the departure of Pedro Emanuel from Apollon in December 2016, Sofronis Avgousti was assigned as caretaker manager for the remainder of the season. Due to the team's impressive form and performance, which resulted in the win of the Cypriot Cup, he stayed as a permanent solution for the managerial position at the club.

He left by mutual consent in November 2020 and, after AEK Larnaca dismissed their manager soon afterwards, Avgousti was appointed manager of that club on an 18-month contract.[1] [2] [3] He and his staff left by mutual consent at the end of the 2020–21 season.[4]

He was appointed manager of APOEL in August 2021 and,[5] after a third place finish in the 2021–22 Cypriot First Division, he left by mutual consent in October 2022.[6]

Following a brief stint at Karmiotissa, he became the new manager of 21-time Cypriot champions Omonia in February 2023, leading them to win the 2022–23 Cypriot Cup.[7] His contract was terminated in January 2024, and he returned to Karmiotissa the following summer.

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
11 December 201630 August 2019[8]
Apollon Limassol4 October 201912 November 2020
AEK Larnaca24 November 202020 April 2021[9]
APOEL31 August 20214 October 2022[10]
Karmiotissa Polemidion14 December 20226 February 2023[11]
Omonia6 February 2023Present[12]
Total

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thank you for everything Sofronis Avgusti! . Apollon FC . 12 November 2020 . 27 August 2021.
  2. News: Avgousti set to replace Carrillo as AEK manager . Kyriacos . Nicolaou . Cyprus Mail . 24 November 2020 . 27 August 2021.
  3. Web site: https://www.aek.com.cy/article/ανακοίνωση-για-το-νέο-τεχνικό-επιτελείο . el:Ανακοινωση για το νεο τεχνικο επιτελειο . el . Announcement of new technical staff . AEK . 25 November 2020 . 27 August 2021.
  4. Web site: https://www.aek.com.cy/article/λύση-της-συνεργασίας-με-τον-σωφρόνη-αυγουστή . el:Λυση της συνεργασιας με τον Σωφρονη Αυγουστη . el . Resolution of agreement with Sofronis Avgousti . AEK . 23 April 2021 . 27 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Σωφρόνης Αυγουστή και με τη... βούλα στον ΑΠΟΕΛ AlphaNews.Live . 2023-06-20 . www.alphanews.live . el.
  6. Web site: 2022-10-04 . ΑΠΟΕΛ: Τέλος ο Αυγουστή με συναινετικό διαζύγιο και ευχαριστίες σε όλους! Goal News Cy . 2023-06-20 . goal.philenews.com . el.
  7. Web site: 2023-05-25 . Ομόνοια: Ο Αυγουστή έκανε το 2-1 σε τελικούς και δεν εξαρτάται από κανέναν τεχνικό διευθυντή! Goal News Cy . 2023-06-20 . goal.philenews.com . el.
  8. Web site: Apollon Limassol FC: Matches . Soccerway . Perform Group . 21 January 2023.
  9. Web site: AEK Larnaca FC: Matches . Soccerway . Perform Group . 21 January 2023.
  10. Web site: APOEL FC: Matches . Soccerway . Perform Group . 21 January 2023.
  11. Web site: Karmiotissa Polemidion FC: Matches . Soccerway . Perform Group . 21 January 2023.
  12. Web site: AC Omonia: Matches . Soccerway . Perform Group . 6 February 2023.