Kostas Konstantinidis


Kostas Konstantinidis is a German-born Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the current Technical Director of Greece.

Career

Konstantinidis' previous teams include Panathinaikos, OFI Crete, Hertha BSC, Hannover 96 and 1. FC Köln. He is a very experienced Greek football player.
In March 2002 he was loaned to English Premier League 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 club Skoda Xanthi 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.
From August 2019 he is The National Teams' Technical Director of Greece.