Pambos Christodoulou has returned to AEL Limassol as manager, four years after departing the club with which he won the league title, finished up as Cup runners-up and also qualified for the UEFA Europe League group stage.
The former Cyprus national team boss replaces Makis Chavos who was relieved from his duties due to the Lions’ poor performances this season.
AEL are currently in a relegation fight Pambos will be a popular choice among AEL’s fans who have not forgotten his past achievements. He was previously labelled by them as “Pambourinho”, a combination of his name and of world-class Portuguese manager José Mourinho.
After AEL, Christodoulou had a short term at Anorthosis before taking over the national team to spearhead their UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.
The Cyprus boss had a string of impressive results that included a shock 2-1 win away to Bosnia & Herzegovina, 5-0 and 3-1 wins over Andorra, and a 2-1 win away to Israel.