Kostas Konstantinidis ( gr, Κώστας Κωνσταντινίδης; born 31 August 1972) is a former professional
footballer
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who works as technical director of
Greece national team. A
defender, he spent most of his career in Greece and Germany. Born in Germany, he represented Greece internationally.
Career
Konstantinidis was born in
Schorndorf
Schorndorf is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located approximately 26 km east of Stuttgart. Its train station is the terminus of the S2 line of the Stuttgart S-Bahn.
The town is also sometimes referred to as ' (''The Daimler Tow ...
,
West Germany
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. As a youth he played for
VfB Stuttgart
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before his family moved to Greece in 1985. Having established himself as a professional player with
Pierikos Katerini,
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and
Hertha BSC he went on to play in Germany for
Hertha BSC,
Hannover 96 and
1. FC Köln.
In March 2002 he was loaned to English
Premier League
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side
Bolton Wanderers. He made three appearances for the club and was sent off in his second appearance against
Everton.
Coaching career
On 10 March 2009, it was announced by
Greek Superleague
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club
Skoda Xanthi
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Founded in 1967, Xa ...
that Konstantinidis would be their next assistant coach, starting from 1 July.
As of 2011 he was still with Xanthi, as their head of scouting.
In August 2019 he was appointed technical director of the
Greece national team.
Honours
Hertha Berlin
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DFL-Ligapokal
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:
2001,
2002
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1972 births
Living people
People from Schorndorf
Footballers from Stuttgart (region)
German people of Greek descent
Sportspeople of Greek descent
Citizens of Greece through descent
Greek men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Greece men's international footballers
Super League Greece players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Premier League players
Cypriot First Division players
S.F.K. Pierikos (football) players
OFI Crete F.C. players
Panathinaikos F.C. players
Hertha BSC players
Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
Hannover 96 players
1. FC Köln players
Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players
Greek expatriate men's footballers
Greek expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Greek expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus