Konstantinos "Kostas" Panayiotou (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστα" Παναγιώτου; 1937 – 17 June 2014) was a Cypriot footballer who played as a defender and made 19 appearances for the Cyprus national team.
[1] Early in his career, Panayiotou played for various amateur English clubs before joining Leyton Orient on trial.
As he was about to join the group, he was suddenly informed that he had been selected for military service in the British army.
The news upset him and he decided to leave England and in 1959 he returned to Cyprus and joined Omonia Nicosia.
Costas plays in the team and impresses with his appearances, justifying the fame that accompanied him.
It is characteristic that in the 1960-61 season, he scored 13 times in the league, while his respective coaches promoted him in the attack when there was a need for a goal.