Kostas Konstantinidis

Kostas Konstantinidis (Greek: Κώστας Κωνσταντινίδης; born 31 August 1972) is a German-born Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1] He is the current Technical Director of Greece.

Kostas Konstantinidis
Personal information
Full name Konstantinos Konstantinidis
Date of birth (1972-08-31) 31 August 1972
Place of birth Schorndorf, West Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1979–1983 VfL Schorndorf
1983–1985 VfB Stuttgart
1985–1991 Omonia Sindos Thessaloniki
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Pierikos Katerini 84 (5)
1994–1997 OFI Crete 65 (7)
1997–1999 Panathinaikos 60 (7)
1999–2002 Hertha BSC 48 (2)
2002 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 3 (0)
2002–2004 Hannover 96 43 (3)
2004–2005 1. FC Köln 14 (1)
2006–2007 OFI Crete 35 (1)
2007–2008 Nea Salamis Famagusta 6 (0)
Total 358 (26)
National team
1995–2003 Greece 38 (1)
Teams managed
2009–2012 Skoda Xanthi (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Konstantinidis' previous teams include Panathinaikos, OFI Crete, Hertha BSC, Hannover 96 and 1. FC Köln. He is a very experienced Greek football player.

In March 2002 he was loaned to English Premier League side Bolton Wanderers.[2] He made three appearances for the club and was sent off in his second appearance against Everton.[3]

Coaching career

On 10 March 2009 it was announced by Greek Superleague club Skoda Xanthi that Konstantinidis would be their next assistant coach, starting from 1 July.

As of 2011 he was still with Xanthi, as their head of scouting.

From August 2019 he is The National Teams' Technical Director of Greece.

Honours

Hertha Berlin

References
  1. "Konstantinidis, Kostas" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  2. "Bolton sign Greek defender". BBC. 26 March 2002. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. "Everton leave Bolton struggling". BBC. 1 April 2002. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  4. "Ligapokal, 2001, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. "Ligapokal, 2002, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

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