Sotiris Konstantinidis (Greek: Σωτήρης Κωνσταντινίδης; born 19 April 1977) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward. His nickname was "doctor" because he had been studying medicine.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sotirios Konstantinidis | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Sidirokastro, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Digenis Lakkomatos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1999 | Iraklis | 110 | (14) |
| 1999–2005 | AEK Athens | 125 | (22) |
| 2005–2008 | Ionikos | 58 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Panserraikos | 46 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Agrotikos Asteras | 16 | |
| 2011–2015 | Ethnikos Gazoros | 60 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Apollon Paralimnio | ||
| 2017– | Digenis Lakkomatos | ||
| Total | 415 | (49) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Greece U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 1999 | Greece | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editKonstantinidis started his career at Iraklis in 1994,[1] where his very good performances with the club, attracted the interest of AEK Athens and Olympiacos. The player negotiated in the last six months before the end of his contract his transfer to a team of his choice and he agreed with AEK. But the president of Iraklis, Petros Theodoridis wanted to give him to Olympiacos, from whom he had an offer. Finally, the two sides ended up in the courts and Konstantinidis was left out of the squad for a few months. In the summer of 1999, the player was finally vindicated and signed with AEK.[2] His most important goal with AEK was the one against Olympiacos in the 2002 Greek Cup final.[3] During his presence at the club, he won 3 Cups and a Greek Super Cup in 1996.
Konstantinidis left AEK in 2005 and then played for Ionikos, where he played for 3 years and then signed for Panserraikos. In 2010 he played a season at Agrotikos Asteras.[4] He then went to Ethnikos Gazoros until 2015 when he signed at Apollon Paralimnio.[5] From 2017 he plays for Digenis Lakkomatos.
International career
editKonstantinidis was a member of Greece U21 team that reached the final of the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Romania, where he played in all 3 games.
Konstantinidis also made three appearances for Greece during 1999.[6]
Honours
editAEK Athens
Individual
- Greek Cup top scorer: 2000–01
References
edit- ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (26 April 2003). "Greece 1999/00". RSSSF.
- ^ "Σωτήρης Κωνσταντινίδης: «Ζωή σαν παραμύθι»". Enwsi.gr. 2 September 2017.
- ^ "27/4/2002: Το κύπελλο της ΑΕΚ επί του Ολυμπιακού με υπογραφή Ίβιτς". sportime.gr. 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Stats Centre: Sotiris Konstantinidis Facts". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "Σωτήρης Κωνσταντινίδης". aekpedia.com.
- ^ Εθνική Ομάδα Ανδρών (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
External links
edit- Sotiris Konstantinidis at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sotiris Konstantinidis at EU-Football.info
