Former Ireland coach McCarthy hired by Cypriot club APOEL

By: The Associated Press Posted: 7:13 AM CST Monday, Nov. 2, 2020 Last Modified: 8:10 AM CST Monday, Nov. 2, 2020

NICOSIA, Cyprus - Former Ireland coach Mick McCarthy was hired Monday by Cypriot club APOEL.

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NICOSIA, Cyprus - Former Ireland coach Mick McCarthy was hired Monday by Cypriot club APOEL.

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NICOSIA, Cyprus – Former Ireland coach Mick McCarthy was hired Monday by Cypriot club APOEL.

APOEL said McCarthy signed a 19-month contract through next season.

McCarthy is the fifth fulltime coach in the past 15 months at the club, which reached the Champions League quarterfinals in 2012.

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct 12, 2019 file photo, Ireland's head coach Mick McCarthy looks on before the Euro 2020 group D qualifying soccer match between Georgia and Ireland at Boris Paichadze Erovnuli stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia. Two-time former Ireland coach Mick McCarthy has been hired by APOEL of Cyprus. APOEL said McCarthy signed a 19-month contract through next season. McCarthy is the fifth full-time coach in just the past 15 months at the club which reached the Champions League quarterfinals in the 2011-12 season. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, File)

APOEL lost in the Europa League playoffs last month and is in 10th place in the 14-team Cypriot league. Marinos Ouzounidis was fired as coach last week.

McCarthy coached Ireland at the 2002 World Cup, reaching the round of 16, and returned for a second spell in 2018.

He guided Ireland to the playoffs for the 2020 European Championship, which were delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. McCarthy’s contract expired before the playoffs finally began in October, and Ireland lost to Slovakia in a penalty shootout under his replacement, Stephen Kenny.