Placed in a very complicated situation in Pafos, Landry Dimata can see 2026 arriving with a little hope. His coach, Juan Carlos Carcedo, has in fact decided to leave Cyprus… for Russia.
Landry Dimata (28 years old) opted last summer for an attractive challenge on paper, swapping Samsunspor for Pafos FC, the Cypriot champion who is competing in the Champions League this season. But if the beginnings were promising, with a goal and an assist in his first seven championship matches, the rest was more complicated.
Dimata was indeed struggling to adapt to the system of his coach, Juan Carlos Carcedo, who only started him 7 times this season and often took him out before the hour mark when he started the matches. Results so far: 20 matches, one goal, one assist.
New start for Landry Dimata?
Problem: Dimata having played for Samsunspor before joining Cyprus, he had few options this winter to seek playing time elsewhere, not being able to wear the colors of a third club during the same season.
But the new year brings an equally new wind to Pafos: the coach of the Cypriot club has in fact decided to leave and will become the coach of Spartak Moscow. While his team was leader until today, he will have managed its last match this Sunday, Pafos losing the lead following a defeat at Apollon Limassol (2-1).
Landry Dimata even already knows his new coach: it will be Vitor Bruno, as reported by the Portuguese media The Game. The Portuguese managed FC Porto from July 2024 to January 2025, after having been assistant coach to Sergio Conceiçao at the Dragons and at Nantes.
