Kostas Antoniou

Kostas Antoniou
Personal information
Date of birth 19 April 1961 (1961-04-19) (age 50)
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club None
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1981 Panathinaikos FC 39 (2)
1981–1983 Apollon Smyrnis 53 (6)
1983–1994 Panathinaikos FC 281 (47)
1994–1995 Athinaikos 12 (0)
National team
1984–1994 Greece 35 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Kostas Antoniou (Greek: Κώστας Αντωνίου) is a former Greek international footballer, playing as a midfielder. He was born in Athens and started his career at Panathinaikos FC during the late 1970s. He was recognized for his offensive talent as well. While playing for Panathinaikos he won four Championships (1984, 1986, 1990, and 1991) and three Cups (1984, 1986, and 1989). In 1988 he agreed to join Olympiacos for the sum of 24 million drachma. He accepted, but the Panathinaikos president launched legal action and won an appeal for Antoniou to return. Antoniou stated in an interview: "I'm not going to return to Panathinaikos -not even dead". Antoniou then spent six months in the stands before he was able to play again. In the summer of 1994 he moved to Athinaikos, where he ended his playing career.

In May 2008, Antoniou returned to his favorite club, this time as a Director of Football. In June 2010, after the resignation of Panathinaikos' President Nicolas Pateras, Antoniou also resigned.

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