Konstantinos Iosifidis ( el, Κώστας Ιωσηφίδης; born 14 January 1952) is a retired
Greek
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footballer
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.
Iosifidis spent his
entire career from 1971 to 1985 in
PAOK FC
P.A.O.K. FC ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΟΚ, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών, '' Panthessaloníkios Athlitikós Ómilos Konstadinoupolitón'', "Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of ...
, playing as a
left back
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. He is the first player in PAOK FC history that has won 4 titles, being part of the squad that won 2 cups in 1972 and 1974 and the 1976 and 1985 Greek league, being also captain in the latter.
He also made 51 caps and scored 2 goals for the
Greece national football team
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,
and participated in
UEFA Euro 1980
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.
After retiring, he managed several teams in Greece, such as
Polykastro
Polykastro ( el, Πολύκαστρο, before 1928 , ''Karasoúli''; ''Pandektis: Name Changes of Settlements in Greece'', compiled by the/ref>) is a town and a former municipality in Kilkis regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2 ...
,
Anagennisi Karditsa
Anagennisi Karditsa Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αναγέννηση Καρδίτσας) is a Greek professional football club based in Karditsa, Greece, which competes in the Super League 2, the second tier of the Greek football league system. T ...
,
PAONE, Anagennisi Kolindrou (Division C),
Apollon Kalamarias
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History
When thousands of Pontic ...
,
Naoussa,
Ialysos Rodou,
Kalamata
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(Division B) and
Kavala
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(Division A).
Since 2005, he is the general manager of PAOK.
Honours
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Greek Championship
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:
1975–76,
1984–85
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Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second most im ...
:
1971–72,
1973–74
See also
*
List of one-club men in association football
:
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Retired players
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iosifidis, Konstantinos
1952 births
Living people
Greek men's footballers
Greece men's international footballers
PAOK FC players
UEFA Euro 1980 players
Super League Greece players
Greek football managers
Panserraikos F.C. managers
PAOK FC non-playing staff
Men's association football fullbacks
People from Serres (regional unit)
Footballers from Central Macedonia