Andreas Michaelides (; born in Limassol on 28 December 1952) is a Cypriot football manager, the president of Cypriot Managers Federation, and member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus. He started his coaching career at 1979, and during the season 2010–11, after he was appointed Apollon Limassol manager, he made a domestic record, becoming the first manager in charge of all major teams in Cyprus.
Approach and philosophy Michaelides has been described as a coach who gives emphasis on player psychology. Furthermore, has a strong reputation of getting the best out of players with technical abilities. A notable example was during the 1990s, when Michaelides guided Costas Malekkos to his best footballing years of his career. Moreover, he is largely acknowledged for the development of Constantinos Charalambidis and Moustapha Bangura.
Cyprus national football team Michaelides is considered one of the best managers of the Cyprus national football team. Προπονητές Όλων των Εποχών (Greek) He managed the team for five years (1991–1996), having been in charge for 48 matches, making his debut on 16 October 1991 at the match Cyprus-Iceland (1-1).
Cyprus National Team Career Matches Wins Draws Loses Goals Home games 28 9 9 10 35-39 Away games 20 2 3 15 14-46 Total 48 11 12 25 49-85
Manager Statistics TeamSeasonRecordGamesWinsDrawsLossesWin %Aris Limassol1987-88Aris Limassol1988-89Aris Limassol1989-90Aris Limassol1990-91Cyprus1991-96Omonia Nicosia1996-97Omonia Nicosia1997-98Omonia Nicosia1998-99APOEL1999-00AEL Limassol2000-01AEL Limassol2001-02AEL Limassol2002-03Anorthosis2002-03Anorthosis2003-04AEP Paphos2003-04AEP Paphos2004-05AEL Limassol2004-05Nea Salamina2005-06Nea Salamina2006-07Aris Limassol2006-07Aris Limassol2007-08AEL Limassol2007-08AEL Limassol2008-09AEK Larnaca2009-10Apollon Limassol2010-11
Politics Michaelides was elected in the House of Representatives of Cyprus on 22 May 2011 for the Cypriot legislative election running under right-wingers DISY party, in Limassol district. He received 9872 votes.
Honours
Manager
Aris Limassol Runner-up Cypriot Cup: 1988-89
Omonia Runner-up Cypriot Cup: 1996-97 Cypriot First Division: 1997–98 Cypriot First Division: 1998–99
APOEL Runner-up Cypriot Cup: 1999-00
Anorthosis Winner Cypriot Cup: 2002-03
Apollon Limassol Runner-up Cypriot Cup: 2010-11
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