Kostas Mendrinos

Greek professional football midfielder

Kostas MendrinosPersonal information

Full name|  Konstantinos Mendrinos
Date of birth|  (1985-05-28) 28 May 1985 (age 37)
Place of birth|  Piraeus, Greece
Height|  1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Club information

Current team

|  Keratsini
Youth career
–2002|  Olympiacos
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2002–2009|  Olympiacos|  30|  (1)
2002–2003|  → Atromitos (loan)|  7|  (1)
2003–2004|  → Ionikos (loan)|  10|  (0)
2005–2006|  → Ionikos (loan)|  7|  (0)
2009–2010|  PAS Giannina|  24|  (1)
2010–2011|  Aris|  20|  (0)
2011–2012|  Panachaiki|  10|  (1)
2012–2014|  Panionios|  48|  (1)
2014–2017|  Platanias|  83|  (4)
2017–2018|  Apollon Smyrni|  21|  (0)
2018|  Iraklis|  8|  (0)
2019–2020|  Panargiakos|  |
2020–2021|  Vyzas Megaron|  |
2021–|  Keratsini|  |
International career
2004–2006|  Greece U-21|  6|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2018

Kostas Mendrinos (Greek: Κώστας Μενδρινός, born 28 May 1985) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Keratsini. He has previously played for Olympiacos, Atromitos, Ionikos, PAS Giannina, Aris, Panachaiki and Panionios.

## Contents

* 1 Club career
* 2 Honours
* 2.1 Club
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Club career[edit]

Mendrinos started his career at the youth teams of Olympiacos, where he broke into the first team in 2002.[1] He left Olympiakos on 27 April 2009, after a disagreement with the club for renewal of his contract.[2] He joined PAS Giannina on 27 May 2009,[3] but left in May 2010, shortly after his team was relegated to next season's Football League.[4]

Mendrinos joined Aris on 15 June 2010.[5] He was released from the Thessaloniki club in late June of the following year after reports involving him in attempting to manipulate a UEFA Europa League match's kick-off against Manchester City.[6][7] In September 2011 he joined Football League side Panachaiki[8] and on 16 January 2012 he moved to Superleague side Panionios.[9] At the end of 2013, Mendrinos has announced a 1,5 year contract with Platanias. On 27 May 2015, he renewed his contract with the club till the summer of 2017.[10] On 23 May 2017 Apollon Smyrni announced that Mendrinos would join them on a free transfer after the expiry of his contract.[11] On 7 August 2018, he joined Iraklis on a two-year contract.[12]

Until the end of 2013 Mendrinos has 11 international appearances with Olympiakos and Aris in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

## Honours[edit]

### Club[edit]

Olympiacos

* Super League Greece (3): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
* Greek Cup (2): 2007–08, 2008–09
* Greek Super Cup: 2007

## References[edit]

1. ^ Gogoulis, Evanthis (9 August 2002). "Olympiacos 2002–03 squad". Athlitiki Echo (in Greek).[permanent dead link]
2. ^ Christofidelis, Dimitris (28 April 2009). ""Ολα για το τρόπαιο" ("Everything for the trophy")". Eleftherotypia (in Greek).
3. ^ "Στον ΠΑΣ ο Μενδρινός (Mendrinos to PAS)". Eleftherotypia (in Greek). Ioannina. 27 May 2009.
4. ^ "Διαζύγιο με Μενδρινό (Break-up with Mendrinos)". Eleftherotypia (in Greek). 8 May 2010.
5. ^ "Ανακοίνωση για μετεγγραφές στον Άρη (Aris announcement of transfers)". Eleftherotypia (in Greek). Thessaloniki. 15 June 2010.
6. ^ "Tevez 'inadvertently' dragged into match-fixing scandal". The Times of India. 27 June 2011.[dead link]
7. ^ "Στην πόρτα της εξόδου από τον Άρη ο Κώστας Μενδρινός (Kostas Mendrinos soon-to-be released from Aris)". Eleftherotypia (in Greek). Thessaloniki. 23 June 2011.
8. ^ "Μενδρινός στη Πάτρα (Mendrinos to Patra)". Eleftherotypia (in Greek). 1 September 2011.
9. ^ "Ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση του Μενδρινού ο Πανιώνιος (Panionios announced Mendrinos)" (in Greek). Athens: in.gr. 16 January 2012.
10. ^ "Διετές στον Πλατανιά ο Μενδρινός" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 27 May 2015.
11. ^ "Συμφωνία Μενδρινού-Απόλλωνα" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 23 May 2017.
12. ^ "Στον Ηρακλή κι ο Μενδρινός" (in Greek). Retrieved 7 August 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Guardian Football profile
* Kostas Mendrinos at Soccerway

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