Kostakis Konstantinou (born 24 September 1968) is a retired

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footballer who played as a defender, and was capped 35 times by the Cyprus national football team, scoring one goal.

Career

Konstantinou played for four of the biggest clubs in Cyprus: AEL Limassol, AC Omonia,

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and

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In the 1997/98 season he played for English fourth-tier side

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, but only made one appearance, being substituted after 63 minutes against

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on 12 October 1996. His son Alex Konstantinou is also a professional footballer and, like his father, has played football in England and for Apollon Limassol. He has been capped by Cyprus U-21s.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Konstantinou, Kostakis 1968 births Living people Association football defenders Cypriot footballers Cyprus international footballers Greek Cypriot people AEL Limassol players AC Omonia players Apollon Limassol FC players Barnet F.C. players APOEL FC players English Football League players Cypriot expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in England Sportspeople from Limassol