Vasilis Konstantinou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasilios Konstantinou | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1961–1964 | Maroussi GS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1983 | Panathinaikos | 302 | (0) |
| 1973 | → Toronto Homer (loan) | ||
| 1978 | → Toronto Metros-Croatia (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 1979 | → Toronto Blizzard (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | OFI | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 325 | (0) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1964–1965 | Greece U19 | ||
| 1973–1983 | Greece | 28 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 September 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 October 2015 | |||
Vasilis Konstantinou (Greek: Βασίλης Κωνσταντίνου; born 19 November 1947) is a former Greek football goalkeeper whose career spanned three decades: the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.[1] He also served as president of FC Panathinaikos from 2017 to 2019.
Club career
Konstantinou started playing football at Marousi GS and in 1964 he signed for Panathinaikos. He was the back-up goalkeeper of Takis Ikonomopoulos. Konstantinou filled in successfully for Ikonomopoulos, when the situation called for it, as was the case in the European Cup semi-finals in 1971 against Red Star Belgrade, which sent Panathinaikos to the final. Eventually, Konstantinou became the first-choice keeper, a position he held until the 1983 season. In the summer of 1973 he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Homer.[2] On 10 June 1978 he again traveled to Toronto and played for Toronto Metros-Croatia until August 6.[3] The following summer he also went to Canada to play for the same club, which were renamed to Toronto Blizzard.[4] He ended his career in 1984, playing for OFI.[5]
International career
Konstantinou was capped 28 times with Greece.[6] He was the keeper for Greece for the UEFA Euro 1980 Final.
Honours
- Panathinaikos
- Alpha Ethniki: 1964–65, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1976–77
- Greek Cup: 1966–67, 1968–69, 1976–77
- Balkans Cup: 1977
References
- ^ "NASL-". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Apollos edge Rochester 3-2 on late goal". The Globe and Mail. 16 June 1973. p. 42.
- ^ Χάρης Μάνδρος (11 June 1978). "Ο Κωνσταντίνου στην "ΜΕΤΡΟΣ" του Καναδά για 1.120.000". Athletic Echo (in Greek). pp. 1, 6.
- ^ "Vasilios Konstantinou". nasljerseys.com.
- ^ Kolokotsios, Lambros (9 January 2010). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥ) [Sporting Capsules (Konstantinou)] (in Greek). Evrytania News. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Greece - International Matches 1991-2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
External links
- Vasilis Konstantinou – FIFA competition record (archived)