Kostas Kaiafas
Kostas Kaiafas (born September 22, 1974 in Nicosia) is a Cypriot midfielder who played for AC Omonia. He was the captain of AC Omonia and the second longest servant in the history of the club, only 5 appearances short of becoming Omonoia's all-time record holder.
Kostas came through the AC Omonia academies, playing at first as a right midfielder but then moving to the centre as a defensive midfielder. 2008-2009 was his last season for with Omonia as he retired from professional football in June 2009, his final game was a friendly against the Latvian champions.
He has since come out of retirement to sign a contract with Alki a team from Larnaca playing in the second division of the Cypriot league.
Kostas is the son of the Sotiris Kaiafas, the winner of 1975/76 European Golden Boot.
Career statistics
''- Kaiafas first league game was on 18 January 1992 against Alki. Omonia won 2-0 and he scored the second goal, the first of his career. His last game was on 2 May 2009 against Anorthosis. Omonia won 1-0 and he scored the winning goal, the last of his career.
- Kaiafas first international appearance was a friendly match against Greece on 19 August 1997 in Heraklion. His first and only goal was scored on 02 February 1998 during a friendly match against Slovenia, which Cyprus won 1-0. His last game with Cyprus was on 17 November 2004 in a defeat against Israel.
- Kaiafas totaled 498 appearances with Omonia , only five behind the all time record owned by Andreas Kanaris with 503 appearances. He did however overtake his father, Sotiris Kaiafas, who made 476 appearances for the club.''
Honours
- Cypriot Championship (3): 1993, 2001, 2003
- Cypriot Cup (4): 1991, 1994, 2000, 2005
- Cyprus FA Shield (4): 1991, 1994, 2001, 2005
- Football Player of the Year : 2003 (awarded by Cyprus Sports Journalists)