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Player Profiles - Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
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Player Stats |
| Height | 6'4" (193cm) |
| Weight | 14.02 (98kg) |
| Date of Birth | 29/11/78 |
| Place of Birth | Thessaloniki |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
| Foot | Left |
| Nationality | Greek |
Previous Clubs | | Nottnm Forest | Loan | | Coventry | Signed | | Hartlepool | Signed | | SC Farense | Signed | | Kalamata FC | Signed | | Egaleo FC | Signed | | Kalamata FC | Signed |
Stats (All Comps)
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| Appearances | 6 (0) |
| Clean Sheets | 2 | | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| Red Cards | 0 |
| Squad No. | 36 |
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Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos (born November 29, 1978, in Thessaloniki) is a Greek football goalkeeper, who plays for Swansea City, 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 forthcoming departure of Hartlepool’s number 2 keeper Anthony Williams, Konstantopoulos 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 Konstantopoulos signed for Nottingham Forest on loan until the end of the 2007/08 season. He then ruptured his tendon in his right leg and now requires surgery. The keeper`s Forest career was over before it started. [2]
On October 24, 2008, Konstantopoulos signed for Swansea City on a 1 month emergency loan deal after Swansea City`s first choice keeper Dorus de Vries suffered a double fracture to his jaw against Queens Park Rangers.
Konstantopoulos Swansea debut against Doncaster on the 1st November 2008 resulted in him saving a penalty in the 85th minute of the match becoming the hero of the hour.
Soccerbase - Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
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