Konstantinos Louboutis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Λουμπούτης; born 10 June 1979) is a Greek former professional
footballer
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. He was a
defender who played as a left back.
Louboutis' career began when he signed a professional contract with hometown club
Aris Thessaloniki
Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
...
, making his first first-team appearance in 1995, at the age of 16. After seven years with the team he joined
Serie A
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side
Perugia
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The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and pa ...
before the start of the 2002–03 season. He was not able to become a regular in the team and played for a while for
Siena
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on loan. When he returned to
Perugia
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The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and pa ...
, the club was relegated to the
Serie B
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, but he still was not a regular in the first team. He moved to the Netherlands to play for
Eredivisie
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side
FC Twente
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, where he only played 10 matches, then moved to
ADO Den Haag before the start of 2006–07. During a training session on 24 August 2006, he suffered a knee injury that kept him out for five to six months. In July 2007, he transferred to
Anorthosis Famagusta
Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club fo ...
.
In January 2008, he moved to
Levadiakos, until July 2008, when he moved to
PAS Giannina
PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...
. He was released in 2010.
Honours
Perugia
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UEFA Intertoto Cup:
2003
Anorthosis Famagusta
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Cypriot Championship
The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...
:
2008
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Cypriot Cup
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:
2007
References
adodenhaag.nlclubachterdeduinen.nlvi.nl
External links
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Profile at pasgiannina.gr
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1979 births
Living people
Greek footballers
Greece international footballers
Greece under-21 international footballers
Association football defenders
A.C.N. Siena 1904 players
ADO Den Haag players
Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players
Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
Levadiakos F.C. players
PAS Giannina F.C. players
FC Twente players
A.C. Perugia Calcio players
Footballers from Thessaloniki
Greek expatriate footballers
Greek expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
Serie A players
Serie B players
Super League Greece players
Football League (Greece) players
Eredivisie players
Cypriot First Division players