Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
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| Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | |
| Date of birth | November 29, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Coventry City | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2007 2007- 2008 |
Kalamata FC Egaleo FC Kalamata FC SC Farense Hartlepool United Coventry City → Nottingham Forest (loan) |
14 (0) 10 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 117 (0) 21 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1998-1999 | Greece U21 | 9 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Dimitrios “Dimi” Konstantopoulos (born November 29, 1978, in Thessaloniki) is a Greek football goalkeeper, who plays for Nottingham Forest, on loan from Coventry City.
Konstantopoulos was given a trial at Hartlepool United in 2003 by the then manager Neale Cooper after previously playing for Portuguese team SC Farense and Greece’s under 21 national team. After impressing in reserve matches and due to the forecoming departure of Hartlepool’s number 2 keeper Anthony Williams, Konstantopolous was offered an 18-month contract.
Konstantopoulos spent the majority of his first season playing for Hartlepool’s reserve team and as a substitute. In the following 2004-2005 season, Dimi finally made his debut in the 2-1 League Cup win over Macclesfield Town on August 24, 2004. After impressing Dimi then made his league debut in the 2-1 win against Colchester United six days later and his performances displaced Jim Provett as Hartlepool’s first choice keeper. During this season, Dimi went on to make 6 appearances in cup competitions and 28 in the league. One of his most crucial performances came in the second leg of the play-off semi-final against Tranmere Rovers, in this match Dimi pulled off a number of spectacular saves to keep Hartlepool in the match. When the match went to penalties Dimi saved twice to help put Hartlepool through to the play-off final. During this season, Dimi won the Hartlepool United Disabled Supporters Association(HUDSA) Community Player of the Year.
Konstantopoulos was signed by Coventry City on June 30, 2007.[1]
On Monday March 24, 2008 Dimi signed for Nottingham Forest on loan until the end of the 2007/08 season.Dimi ruptured his tendon in his right leg and now requires surgery. The 'keepers Forest career was over before it started. [2]
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[edit] External links
- Dimitrios Konstantopoulos career stats at Soccerbase
- Konstantopoulos’ Coventry City F.C. Profile
- Vital Hartlepool Konstantopolous Profile
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