Sotiris Konstantinidis Explained

Sotiris Konstantinidis
Fullname:Sotirios Konstantinidis
Birth Date:19 April 1977
Birth Place:Sidirokastro, Greece
Currentclub:Digenis Lakkomatos
Position:Forward
Years1:1994–1999
Clubs1:Iraklis
Caps1:110
Goals1:14
Years2:1999–2005
Clubs2:AEK Athens
Caps2:125
Goals2:22
Clubs3:Ionikos
Years3:2005–2008
Caps3:58
Goals3:5
Clubs4:Panserraikos
Years4:2008–2010
Caps4:46
Years5:2010–2011
Clubs5:Agrotikos Asteras
Caps5:16
Goals4:5
Years6:2011–2015
Clubs6:Ethnikos Gazoros
Caps6:60
Goals6:3
Years7:2015–2017
Clubs7:Apollon Paralimnio
Years8:2017–
Clubs8:Digenis Lakkomatos
Totalcaps:415
Totalgoals:49
Nationalyears1:1998
Nationalteam1:Greece U21
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1999
Nationalteam2:Greece
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0

Sotiris Konstantinidis (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.

Club career

Konstantinidis 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

Konstantinidis 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

AEK Athens

1999–2000, 2001–02

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. Greece 1999/00. RSSSF. 2003-04-26.
  2. Web site: Σωτήρης Κωνσταντινίδης: «Ζωή σαν παραμύθι». 2 September 2017. Enwsi.gr.
  3. Web site: 27/4/2002: Το κύπελλο της ΑΕΚ επί του Ολυμπιακού με υπογραφή Ίβιτς. 27 April 2020. sportime.gr.
  4. Web site: The Guardian. Stats Centre: Sotiris Konstantinidis Facts. 2009-11-10.
  5. Web site: Σωτήρης Κωνσταντινίδης. aekpedia.com.
  6. Web site: Hellenic Football Federation. el:Εθνική Ομάδα Ανδρών. http://www.epo.gr/ethniki/men/men4.asp. Greek. 2009-11-10. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100511213930/http://www.epo.gr/ethniki/men/men4.asp. 11 May 2010.