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My Take
What draws me to Konstantopoulos is the slow-burn arc of his career. A 193cm keeper out of Thessaloniki who started in amateur ranks and racked up only a handful of appearances early on, he is the kind of player whose persistence I quietly admire far more than overnight talent. Goalkeeping rewards patience and nerve, and the fact that he later moved into coaching tells me his bond with the game ran deeper than personal glory. I see him as a craftsman who earned everything the hard way, and that backstory makes me root for him more than any highlight reel ever could.
Overview
Dimitris Konstantopoulos (Greek: Δημήτρης Κωνσταντόπουλος; born 29 November 1978) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After playing amateur football with Ampelokipi, Konstantopoulos signed his first professional contract with Kalamata in 1996, where he made 12 appearances in six years for the club, with a spell at Egaleo yielding three further appearances between 2001 and 2002.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dimitris Konstantopoulos
- Name (Japanese)
- ディミトリオス・コンスタントプーロス
- Reading
- でぃみとりおす・こんすたんとぷーろす
- Born
- November 29, 1978 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Horse
- Origin
- Thessaloniki, Greece
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.