Konstantinos "Kostas" Rougalas (; born 13 October 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who is currently playing as a

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for Gamma Ethniki club Apollon Krya Vrysi.

Career

Born in

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, Rougalas first played football for

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He joined Olympiacos' youth setup in 2007, aged 14. In September 2013, he moved to Ergotelis in a season-long loan deal. After making no appearances for Ergotelis, Rougalas moved to

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on 25 January of the following year, also in a temporary deal. He made his professional debut six days later, starting in a 3–0 home win against Asteras Magoula. Rougalas scored his first professional goal on 16 March 2014, netting the first of a 2–0 away win against Paniliakos. He appeared in 21 matches during the campaign, as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs. On 13 August 2014 Rougalas moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining

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in a one-year loan deal. He was assigned to the reserves in

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. On 9 February 2015, Rougalas penned a two-and-a-half-year deal with

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side

Iraklis Gymnasticos Syllogos Iraklis ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής, en, Gymnastics Club Heracles), commonly referred to as Iraklis, is a Greek multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. The club was founded in 1908 as "Mace ...

. On 1 July 2015 he was released by Iraklis and one day later he was signed by Oud-Heverlee Leuven, where he was reunited with his former Fostiras' coach Jacky Mathijssen. On the summer of 2016, he released his contract in a mutual content with Oud-Heverlee Leuven. On 20 January 2017, he signed a six months' contract with the Romanian club Târgu Mureș for an undisclosed fee. On 28 June 2017, after six months in Romania, he signed a two years' contract with

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club Westerlo for an undisclosed fee. On 31 August 2018, he signed a contract with

club Doxa Drama for an undisclosed fee and the next season for another

club Panachaiki. In 2020 he joined the hellenic football club Diagoras.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rougalas, Konstantinos 1993 births Living people Footballers from Patras Greek men's footballers Greece men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Olympiacos F.C. players Ergotelis F.C. players Fostiras F.C. players Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players K.V.C. Westerlo players Doxa Drama F.C. players FC Dunărea Călărași players P.A.E. G.S. Diagoras players Apollon Kalamarias F.C. players Tilikratis F.C. players Football League (Greece) players Super League Greece 2 players Gamma Ethniki players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Liga I players Liga II players Segunda División B players Atlético Madrid B players Greek expatriate men's footballers Greek expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Greek expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Greek expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain