Kostas Konstantinidis

German-born Greek footballer

Kostas KonstantinidisPersonal information

Full name|  Konstantinos Konstantinidis
Date of birth|  (1972-08-31) 31 August 1972 (age 51)
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|  84|  (5)
1994–1997|  OFI|  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|  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 former professional footballer who works as technical director of Greece national team. A defender, he spent most of his career in Greece and Germany. Born in Germany, he represented Greece internationally.[1]

## Career

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Konstantinidis was born in Schorndorf, West Germany. As a youth he played for VfB Stuttgart before his family moved to Greece in 1985. Having established himself as a professional player with Pierikos, OFI and Hertha BSC he went on to play in Germany for Hertha BSC, Hannover 96 and 1\. FC Köln.

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

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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.

In August 2019 he was appointed technical director of the Greece national team.

## Honours

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Hertha Berlin

* DFL-Ligapokal: 2001, 2002[4][5]

## References

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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. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
5. ^ "Ligapokal, 2002, Finale". dfb.de. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

## External links

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* Kostas Konstantinidis at National-Football-Teams.com
* Kostas Konstantinidis at fussballdaten.de (in German)
* Kostas Konstantinidis at kicker (in German)

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals