Vernon de Marco is Apollo's latest transfer acquisition. Born in Córdoba, Argentina, the Slovakia international, who plays in the defensive line, is one of four to join the Blues in the current transfer window and is in his fourth decade. Specifically, in three months he will complete 32 years of life, having been born on November 18, 1992. The only newcomer who is older than Vernon de Marco is Diego Doregarai, a footballer who also played in the Cypriot league in the recent past wearing the jersey of New Salamina. The Argentinian forward is 32 years old and is generally among the oldest on Apollo's roster, as one other player is the same age. In particular, the goalkeeper Giorgos Loizou (25/02/1992) is the oldest, having a difference of three months from Doregarai (09/05/1992).
From then on, from the 13th of of transfers, two other footballers exceeded the age of 30. Thomas Lahm, announced by the Blues last Thursday next December Lahm will turn 31 years of age, which was already completed at the beginning of the month by the Czech Jaromir Zmerhal.
The remaining nine footballers who signed for Colossi this summer are all under 30, with the youngest being 21-year-old Costa Rican right-back Carlos Barajona. Apollo's transfers in detail and their ages: Doregarai (32), De Marco (31), Zmerhal (30), Lahm (30), Vouros (29), Drozdek (28), D'Almeida (28), Dion ( 27), Bougard (27), Weisbeck (27), Celestin (26), Bolli (25), Barahona (21).
