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'''Frank (Fotis) Klopas''' (born [[September 1]], [[1966]] in [[Athens]], [[Greece]]) is a former [[Greek-American]] soccer forward and midfielder.
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Following is a list of the most capped players of the [[Cyprus National Football Team]] with a minimum of 50 caps. This list is accurate as of June 20, 2023.
  
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Klopas immigrated to the United States at a young age and received U.S. citizenship on his 18th birthday. In [[1983]], he signed with the Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League straight out of high school, but an injury led to him missing out their final outdoor season. Klopas would play for the indoor Sting in the MISL for four seasons.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" 
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!width="44"|Pos
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!width="156"|Name
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!width="44"|Caps
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!width="44"|Active?
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|1
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|align=left|[[Yiannis Okkas]]
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|106
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|2
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|align=left|[[Kostas Charalambidis]]
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|93
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|3
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|align=left|[[Michalis Konstantinou]]
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|84
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|-
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|4
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|align=left|[[Pambos Pittas]]
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|83
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|-
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|5
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|align=left|[[Kostas Makridis]]
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|77
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|-
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|6
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|align=left|[[Nikos Panagiotou]]
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|76
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|-
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|7
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|align=left|[[Giorgos Theodotou]]
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|72
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|
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|-
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|8
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|align=left|[[Dimitris Christofi]]
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|71
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|Yes
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|-
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|9
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|align=left|[[Chrysis Michail]]
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|70
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|-
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|10
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|align=left|[[Elias Charalambous]]
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|69
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|-
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|11
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|align=left|[[Yiannakis Yiangoudakis]]
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|66
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|-
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|align=left|[[Antonis Georgallidis]]
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|66
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|-
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|align=left|[[Marinos Satsias]]
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|66
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|-
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|14
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|align=left|[[Yiasemakis Yiasemi]]
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|65
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|-
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|align=left|[[Kostakis Artymatas]]
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|65
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|Yes
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|16
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|align=left|[[Stathis Aloneftis]]
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|62
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|-
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|17
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|align=left|[[Marios Charalambous]]
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|61
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|-
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|18
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|align=left|[[Marios Nikolaou]]
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|55
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|-
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|align=left|[[Charalambos Kyriakou]]
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|55
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|Yes
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|20
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|align=left|[[Giorgos Merkis]]
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|54
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|-
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|align=left|[[Grigoris Kastanos]]
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|54
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|Yes
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|22
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|align=left|[[Konstantinos Laifis]]
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|52
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|Yes
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|23
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|align=left|[[Marios Elia]]
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|51
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|-
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|align=left|[[Dimitris Ioannou]]
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|51
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|-
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|align=left|[[Jason Dimitriou]]
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|51
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|Yes
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|-
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|align=left|[[Giorgos Efraim]]
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|51
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|Yes
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|-
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In [[1988]], Klopas returned to Greece to play with [[AEK FC|AEK]] and then moved to [[Apollon Athens FC|Apollon Athens]] in [[1994]]. In [[1996]], he came back to the U.S. for the start of Major League Soccer, signing with the then-Kansas City Wizards. Klopas would spend two years with the club, and was then dealt to the expansion Chicago Fire. He would play two years for Chicago before retiring, helping them to the MLS Cup in [[1998]]. In four years in MLS, Klopas scored 13 goals and added 16 assists.
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Klopas made his debut for the U.S. national team in 1987 and scored 12 goals in 39 international appearances. He played for that country at the 1988 Olympics, was a member of the 1994 squad, and scored the game-winner in a 3-0 shocker over Argentina at the 1995 Copa America.
 
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After retiring as a player, Klopas went into coaching, and spent time as head coach and general manager of MISL's Chicago Storm ([[2004]]-[[2006]]. In [[2011]] he was signed as manager for two years at Chicago Fire. From [[2013]] to [[2015]] he was manager at Montréal Impact.
 
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[[Category:1966 births|Klopas, Frank]]
 
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[[Category:Football Players|Klopas, Frank]]
 
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[[Category:Greek-Americans|Klopas, Frank]]
 

Latest revision as of 19:38, June 25, 2023

Following is a list of the most capped players of the Cyprus National Football Team with a minimum of 50 caps. This list is accurate as of June 20, 2023.

Pos Name Caps Active?
1 Yiannis Okkas 106
2 Kostas Charalambidis 93
3 Michalis Konstantinou 84
4 Pambos Pittas 83
5 Kostas Makridis 77
6 Nikos Panagiotou 76
7 Giorgos Theodotou 72
8 Dimitris Christofi 71 Yes
9 Chrysis Michail 70
10 Elias Charalambous 69
11 Yiannakis Yiangoudakis 66
Antonis Georgallidis 66
Marinos Satsias 66
14 Yiasemakis Yiasemi 65
Kostakis Artymatas 65 Yes
16 Stathis Aloneftis 62
17 Marios Charalambous 61
18 Marios Nikolaou 55
Charalambos Kyriakou 55 Yes
20 Giorgos Merkis 54
Grigoris Kastanos 54 Yes
22 Konstantinos Laifis 52 Yes
23 Marios Elia 51
Dimitris Ioannou 51
Jason Dimitriou 51 Yes
Giorgos Efraim 51 Yes
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