{"id":377,"date":"2019-07-26T14:43:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T11:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charityidols.com\/giorgos-merkis\/"},"modified":"2022-09-13T15:38:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T12:38:14","slug":"giorgos-merkis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.charityidols.com\/el\/giorgos-merkis\/","title":{"rendered":"Giorgos Merkis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Giorgos Merkis was born on the 30th of July 1984 and he is a Cypriot international footballer who plays for APOEL in the Cypriot First Division as a central defender. Merkis is a product of Apollon Limassol academies, making his first team debut during 2001\u201302 season at the age of 17. He spent the vast majority of his career with Apollon, where he managed to win one championship, two cups and one super cup. After fifteen years at the club, his contract was mutually terminated on 12 January 2016. On 12 January 2016, Merkis signed an 18-month contract with fellow Cypriot First Division club APOEL. He made his official debut on 17 January 2016, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute in APOEL’s 3\u20130 home win against Enosis Neon Paralimni for the Cypriot First Division. He scored his first goal for APOEL against his former team Apollon Limassol on 2 April 2016, netting a late equalizer in his team’s 2\u20132 home draw for the Cypriot First Division Championship play-offs. A few months after joining APOEL, he was crowned champion as his team managed to win the Cypriot First Division title for a fourth time in the row. Merkis made his international debut with Cyprus National Team on 1 March 2006, in a friendly match against Armenia at Tsirion Stadium, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute in Cyprus’ 2\u20130 win. He scored his first goal on 16 November 2014, netting the opening goal in Cyprus’ 5\u20130 home victory against Andorra for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers
\nHonours
\nApollon Limassol
\nCypriot First Division: 2005\u201306
\nCypriot Cup: 2009\u201310, 2012\u201313
\nCypriot Super Cup: 2006
\nAPOEL
\nCypriot First Division: 2015\u201316<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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