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Kostas Konstantinidis

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Kostas Konstantinidis
Personal information
Full name Konstantinos Konstantinidis
Date of birth (1972-08-31) 31 August 1972 (age 52)
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)
International career
1995–2003 Greece 38 (1)
Managerial career
2009–2012 Skoda Xanthi (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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.

References

  1. ^ "Konstantinidis, Kostas" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Bolton seek Juventus ties". BBC. 25 March 2002. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Everton leave Bolton struggling". BBC. 1 April 2002. Retrieved 21 September 2018.

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