FORMER Newcastle cult hero Temur Ketsbaia has been sacked by Cyprus.
The Georgian coach took charge of Cyprus lost his job as manager days after a 4-0 home loss to Kosovo in the Uefa Nations League.
Kenny RamsayTemur Ketsbaia has been relieved from his duties as Cyprus boss[/caption]
The former Wolves and AEK Athens player was in his third year with the Cyprus team now ranked No. 127 by Fifa.
Cyprus dropped 20 places in the global rankings over the course of his two-year tenure.
The Cyprus federation have not announced an interim coach to take over for Nations League games next month, hosting Romania and the return game in Kosovo.
Cyprus lost all eight games of their Euros qualifying campaign and finished last in their group.
The pot did include eventual title winner Spain, Scotland, Norway and his home country Georgia.
The 56-year-old joined the Magpies in 1997 and scored 14 goals in 107 appearances during his three-year spell at St James’ Park.
But arguably his most memorable moment in black and white came during a Premier League match against Bolton in March 1998.
After coming off the bench in the 79th minute of the clash with the score at 1-1, Ketsbaia came out of nowhere to score a last-minute winner.
Ketsbaia was responsible for one of the most iconic celebrations in Prem history
He is arguably most well known for his wild antics against Bolton
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He then whipped his shirt off, launched it into the crowd and proceeded to kick lumps out of the advertising boards surrounding the pitch.
Many Newcastle fans were left baffled by the outrageous celebration, but Ketsbaia explained that it was his way of letting out the frustration that he had built-up after being named on the bench earlier in the day.
Ketsbaia coached Georgia for five years though 2014, and later worked for AEK and Cypriot clubs APOEL and Anorthosis.
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