Pantelis Konstantinidis (

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: Παντελής Κωνσταντινίδης; born 16 August 1975) is a Greek former

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. He was born in

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. Konstantinidis played as a

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for most of his career, earning the nickname ''Svouras'' (''

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'') for his quick dribbling in his youth. During 2010 Konstantinidis took the position of the Technical Director to PAOK FC, succeeding Zisis Vryzas. He could also play as a defender.

Career

He has played for many clubs in Greece starting his career with

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

in 1993, but did not make a single appearance. He was on loan to AO Kavala for two years. He was given at

Apollon Athens Apollon Smyrnis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Απόλλων Σμύρνης), or in its full name Gymnasticos Syllogos Apollon Smyrnis ( el, links=no, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Απόλλων Σμύρνης, ''Gymnastics Club Apollon o ...

as an exchange for the transfer of

Demis Nikolaidis Themistoklis "Demis" Nikolaidis ( el, Ντέμης Νικολαΐδης; born 17 September 1973) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the forty second president of AEK Athens, and is considered one of the fi ...

to AEK and played there for two seasons. He signed with PAOK in 1998 and stayed there for four years. He topped his game and made himself steady in the starting eleven as a left winger where the fans loved him. Due to the club's financial problems he was sold to

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

where he stayed for three years, making over 60 appearances before returning to PAOK in 2005. In his career he made 175 league appearances with PAOK, scoring 25 goals. He also captained PAOK during his second stay in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

. In the summer of 2009, Konstantinidis fell out of favor in coach Fernando Santos' plans, and so signed with OFI, continuing his career for the Cretan side in

Beta Ethniki The Football League ( el, Φούτμπολ Λιγκ) was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super Lea ...

. After the season's end, in which OFI narrowly failed to achieve promotion to the First Division, Konstantinidis decided to retire, aged 35.

Honours

;AEK Athens *

Alpha Ethniki The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

: 1993–94 ;PAOK *

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...

: 2000–01 ;Panathinaikos *Alpha Ethniki: 2003–04 *Greek Cup: 2003–04

Individual

* PAOK MVP of the Season: 2000–01

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Konstantinidis, Pantelis 1975 births Living people Greek footballers AEK Athens F.C. players PAOK FC players Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players Kavala F.C. players Panathinaikos F.C. players OFI Crete F.C. players Greece international footballers Greece under-21 international footballers Super League Greece players PAOK FC non-playing staff Association football wingers Footballers from Florina