Pantelis Konstantinidis

Pantelis Konstantinidis

Personal information
Full name	Pantelis Konstantinidis
Date of birth	(1975-08-16) 16 August 1975
Place of birth	Florina, Greece
Height
Position(s)	Left winger/Left back
Team information
Current team	Al-Ittihad (Assistant Coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1994	AEK	0	(0)
1994–1996	Kavala	51	(9)
1996–1998	Apollon Athens	58	(2)
1998–2002	PAOK	101	(17)
2002–2005	Panathinaikos	63	(5)
2005–2009	PAOK	89	(7)
2009–2010	OFI Crete	8	(2)
Total		370	(42)
International career‡
1999–2003	Greece	20	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 2007

Pantelis Konstantinidis (born 16 August 1975) is a Greek former footballer. He was born in Florina, Greece. Konstantinidis played as a defender or left winger for most of his career, earning the nickname Σβούρας (spinning top) for his quick dribbling in his youth. During 2010 Konstantinidis took the position of the Technical Director to PAOK FC, succeeding Zisis Vryzas.

Club career

He has played for many clubs in Greece starting his career with AEK Athens in 1993, but did not make a single appearance. He was on loan to AO Kavala for two years, and then spent two years at Apollon Athens.

PAOK Thessaloniki

He signed with PAOK FC 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 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.

OFI Crete

In the summer of 2009, Konstantinidis fell out of favor in coach Fernando Santos' plans, and so signed a deal with OFI Crete, continuing his career for the Cretan side in Beta Ethniki. After the season's end, in which OFI narrowly failed to achieve promotion to the First Division, Konstantinidis decided to retire, aged 35.

Honours

• PAOK Thessaloniki FC
  • Greek Cup: 2000-01

• Panathinaikos
  • Greek Super League: 2003–04
  • Greek Cup: 2003–04

External links

• Pantelis Konstantinidis at National-Football-Teams.com