Andreas Charitou (Greek: Ανδρέας Χαρίτου, born 29 December 1961) is a Cypriot retired football goalkeeper who played the majority of his career for Omonia Nicosia.

Charitou made his debut for Cyprus in a September 1984 friendly match against Greece and earned a total of 15 caps.

[2] In a Euro 1988 qualifier on 28 October 1987, in Rotterdam,[3] a homemade bomb made of fireworks in a tennisball[4] exploded close to Charitou in the early stages of the game.

[5] He was subsequently stretchered off and replaced, and the Cypriot players left the field in protest and refused to continue playing.

The match ended 8–0 with John Bosman establishing a Netherlands national team record of five goals in one game, but UEFA decided that the match was invalid and Cyprus were awarded a 0–3 victory instead, giving Greece the opportunity to qualify; the Dutch successfully appealed, with Dr. Greep stating that Charitou was not actually injured, which resulted in a replay in Amsterdam.