Nathan Konstandopoulos (born 26 June 1996) is an Australian
footballer
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who plays as a
central midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Melbourne Victory
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in the
A-League
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.
Club career
Konstandopoulos played for
Adelaide United
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and was released. He trained for a week with
Brisbane Roar
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Brisba ...
and was approached by
Josep Gombau
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He is a former Barcelona youth team coach and has held multiple positions at the club's youth ...
to join his academy in New York. After playing a strong part in
Brisbane Roar's NPL side during the
2016 NPL Queensland season, he signed a one-year scholarship contract with the senior side. On 2 June 2017, he returned to Adelaide United.
Konstandopoulos' brother,
Kristin Konstandopoulos
Kristin Konstandopoulos (born 10 October 1998), is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Adelaide Olympic
Adelaide Olympic F.C. is a football club from Adelaide, South Australia. The club competes in the Nation ...
, is also a footballer. He currently plays for
Adelaide Olympic
Adelaide Olympic F.C. is a football club from Adelaide, South Australia. The club competes in the National Premier Leagues South Australia.
Origins
The club's origins can first be traced back to 1978, where it was founded under the name of Ad ...
.
References
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1996 births
Australian people of Greek descent
Australian soccer players
Soccer players from Adelaide
Association football midfielders
Adelaide United FC players
Brisbane Roar FC players
Melbourne Victory FC players
A-League Men players
Living people
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