Career
Savvas Poursaitidis started his career at Doxa Drama. He also played for Veria, and Skoda Xanthi in Greece. Later, he moved to Cyprus to play for Digenis Morphou, Ethnikos Achna, and APOEL. APOEL APOEL signed Poursaitidis in June 2008, after the player was released from as a result from a failure in negotiations with his former club to renew his contract.
In his first year with APOEL he continued to impress Cypriot football fans with his high level performances.
In the end, he helped APOEL to be crowned champions after one unsuccessful season. He appeared in five official 2009-2010 Union of European Football Associations Champions League group stage matches with APOEL. In summer 2011, he managed to reach the Union of European Football Associations Champions League group stage for the second time in his career and he appeared in nine 2011-2012 Union of European Football Associations Champions League matches for APOEL, in the club"s surprising run to the quarter-finals of the competition.
In May 2012, Poursaitidis decided to retire from professional football, ending his four-year successful spell with the club On August 2009 he gained the Cypriot nationality and made his debut with Cyprus national team on March 2010 in a friendly match against Iceland.
He has made 12 appearances with the national team
On 31 July 2012, after retiring from his football career, Poursaitides agreed with the Board of Directors of APOEL to be the Chief Scout of APOEL"s newly created Scouting Department. On 7 June 2013, APOEL announced that the club will not renew Poursaitides contract as a chief scout. APOEL 2008-2009, 2010-2011 Cypriot Super Cup: 3 2008, 2009, 2011.