Kostas Mendrinos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Konstantinos Mendrinos | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Piraeus, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Apollon Smyrni | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Olympiacos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2009 | Olympiacos | 37 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | → Atromitos (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | → Ionikos (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Ionikos (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | PAS Giannina | 24 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Aris | 20 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Panachaiki | 10 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Panionios | 48 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Platanias | 83 | (4) |
| 2017– | Apollon Smyrni | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2006 | Greece U-21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2017. | |||
Kostas Mendrinos (Greek: Κώστας Μενδρινός, born 28 May 1985) is a Greek football player currently playing as a midfielder for Platanias in the Greek Superleague. He has previously played for Olympiacos, Atromitos, Ionikos, PAS Giannina, Aris, Panachaiki and Panionios.
Club career
Mendrinos started his career at the youth teams of Olympiacos, where he broke into the first team in 2002.[1] He left Olympiakos on 27 April 2009, after a disagreement with the club for renewal of his contract.[2] He joined PAS Giannina on 27 May 2009,[3] but left in May 2010, shortly after his team was relegated to next season's Football League.[4]
Mendrinos joined Aris on 15 June 2010.[5] He was released from the Thessaloniki club in late June of the following year after reports involving him in attempting to manipulate a UEFA Europa League match's kick-off against Manchester City.[6][7] In September 2011 he joined Football League side Panachaiki[8] and on 16 January 2012 he moved to Superleague side Panionios.[9] At the end of 2013, Mendrinos has announced a 1,5 year contract with Platanias. On 27 May 2015, he renewed his contract with the club till the summer of 2017.[10] On 23 May 2017 Apollon Smyrni announced that Mendrinos would join them on a free transfer after the expiry of his contract.[11]
Until the end of 2013 Mendrinos has 11 international appearances with Olympiakos and Aris in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
Honours
Club
- Superleague Greece (3): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
- Greek Cup (2): 2007–08, 2008–09
- Greek Super Cup: 2007
References
- ↑ Gogoulis, Evanthis (9 August 2002). "Olympiacos 2002–03 squad". Athlitiki Echo (in Greek).
- ↑ Christofidelis, Dimitris (28 April 2009). ""Ολα για το τρόπαιο" ("Everything for the trophy")". Eleftherotypia (in Greek).
- ↑ "Στον ΠΑΣ ο Μενδρινός (Mendrinos to PAS)" (in Greek). Ioannina: Eleftherotypia. 27 May 2009.
- ↑ "Διαζύγιο με Μενδρινό (Break-up with Mendrinos)". Eleftherotypia (in Greek). 8 May 2010.
- ↑ "Ανακοίνωση για μετεγγραφές στον Άρη (Aris announcement of transfers)" (in Greek). Thessaloniki: Eleftherotypia. 15 June 2010.
- ↑ "Tevez 'inadvertently' dragged into match-fixing scandal". The Times of India. 27 June 2011.
- ↑ "Στην πόρτα της εξόδου από τον Άρη ο Κώστας Μενδρινός (Kostas Mendrinos soon-to-be released from Aris)". Eleftherotypia (in Greek). Thessaloniki. 23 June 2011.
- ↑ "Μενδρινός στη Πάτρα (Mendrinos to Patra)" (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. 1 September 2011.
- ↑ "Ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση του Μενδρινού ο Πανιώνιος (Panionios announced Mendrinos)" (in Greek). Athens: in.gr. 16 January 2012.
- ↑ "Διετές στον Πλατανιά ο Μενδρινός" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 27 May 2015.
- ↑ "Συμφωνία Μενδρινού-Απόλλωνα" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 23 May 2017.
External links
- Guardian Football profile
- Kostas Mendrinos at Soccerway