▁and ▁the ▁Greek ▁Cup . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁Pan ath ina ik os ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁by ▁mut ual ▁consent ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁run ▁of ▁results ▁dom est ically ▁and ▁abroad . ▁ ▁Cy pr us ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ni op lias ▁agreed ▁with ▁the ▁Cy pr us ▁Football ▁Association ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Cy pr us ▁national ▁football ▁team ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁qual ifiers ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual ifiers . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁official ▁debut ▁in ▁a ▁EU RO ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁qual ifier ▁against ▁Portugal , ▁where ▁his ▁team ▁suffered ▁a ▁ 0 – 4 ▁defeat ▁at ▁home . ▁After ▁Cy pr us ' ▁ 0 – 2 ▁loss ▁to ▁Sloven ia ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Ni op lias ▁res igned ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁Cy pr us ' s ▁poor ▁showing ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual ifiers . ▁ ▁Manager ial ▁statistics ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁ ▁Play ing ▁ ▁O FI ▁Cre te ▁Greek ▁Cup : ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁ ▁Pan ath ina ik os ▁Al pha ▁Eth nik i : ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Greek ▁Cup : ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁ 1 9 9