Jason Puncheon’s managerial spell at Ayia Napa has ended after he took charge of just two matches.
The historical Crystal Palace midfielder used to be appointed as supervisor of the Cypriot 2nd Division facet on October 29.
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It’s the third membership Puncheon has managed in Cyprus following spells with Peyia 2014 and AEZ Zakakiou.
Nevertheless, his reign at Ayia Napa has come to an abrupt and surprise dwell after his departure used to be announced on Instagram on Tuesday.
“Ayia Napa Sports Club announces the mutual consent termination of its cooperation with coach Jason Puncheon,” a direct acknowledged.
“Assistant coach Christos Tsapatsoulis also left our team. The board wishes both the best in their professional careers.”
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Puncheon’s first match as Ayia Napa boss came on November 2 when they beat Achyronas-Onisilos FC 1-0 a long way from dwelling.
They then defeated Doxa Katokopias by the same scoreline per week later to leave them ninth in the desk after as many games played.
Nevertheless, Ayia Napa will be searching for to search out their third supervisor of the season, with Puncheon leaving after just 21 days.
They started the marketing campaign with Panagiotis Spyrou but he left on October 22 and Giorgos Tsoukkas then turned caretaker boss.
Puncheon arrived as their subsequent permanent appointment but has now left with a 100 per cent record to his name.
The 38-year-aged won eight of his 18 matches in charge of Peyia 2014 in a flee of games from September 2023 to January.
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He didn’t fare so properly for the duration of his stint with AEZ Zakakiou though as he failed to acquire any of his seven matches in charge, losing 5 of them.
Puncheon’s spell at Ayia Napa marked a well-known development but he will be searching for a unusual membership following Tuesday’s news.
His managerial endeavours possess adopted a enjoying occupation by which he largely featured for Palace, scoring 16 desires in 129 appearances.
The midfielder used to be half of their facet that reached the FA Cup final in 2016 where he scored the opening purpose earlier than they had been beaten 2-1 after beyond regular time by Manchester United.
Puncheon furthermore featured for clubs including Wimbledon, Plymouth Argyle and Southampton earlier than announcing his retirement in 2023.
Nevertheless, he is on the books at Cypriot membership Kissos FC Kissonergas and played in a nice match for them in September.
