Michalis Konstantinou
Personal information
Full name	Michalis Konstantinou
Date of birth	February 19, 1978 (1978-02-19) (age 29)
Place of birth	Paralimni, Cyprus
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	Olympiacos
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993-1997 1997-2001 2001-2005 2005–	Enosis Neon Paralimni FC Iraklis FC Panathinaikos Olympiacos	68(31) 119(60) 151(49) 22(11)
National team
1998-	Cyprus	54 (23)
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Michalis Konstantinou (born February 19, 1978 in Paralimni, Cyprus) is a Cypriot football striker who currently plays for Olympiacos in the Greek Championship. He also plays for the Cyprus national football team, and is already the all-time leading scorer with 24 goals in 52 appearances. is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Paralimni (Greek: ) is a town situated in the South East of Cyprus, a little way inland, within the Famagusta District. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Olympiacos C.F.P. (Greek: Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς - Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Peiraios) is the most popular Greek multisport club, and one of the greatest clubs in the world based in Piraeus, Athens. ... Super League is the name of various sports competitions in different disciplines: // Football (soccer) Football Association of Malaysia Swiss Super League Turkish Premier Super League. ... First international Cyprus 1 - 1 Israel (Nicosia, Cyprus; November 13, 1960) Biggest win Cyprus 5 - 0 Andorra (Limassol, Cyprus; November 15, 2000) Biggest defeat West Germany 12 - 0 Cyprus (Essen, Germany; May 21, 1969) The Cyprus national football team is the national football team of Cyprus and is controlled by...

An absolute hero at his former club Iraklis FC, Michalis Konstantinou is a powerful Cypriot striker who reportedly turned down offers from a number of leading clubs to sign for his boyhood team, Panathinaikos FC. However, he subsequently joined their city rivals Olympiacos in 2005. Iraklis FC is a soccer club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. ... See also: Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC, also known as PAO or Panathinaikos AO (Greek: ΠΑΟ - Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος - Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos), the Pan-Athenian Athletic Club, is a Greek association football club based in Athens, Greece. ...

He got his start in professional football playing for Cypriot side Enosis Neon Paralimni FC,for whom he scored 17 goals in 25 games in the 1996/97 season and became top goal scorer of Cypriot Championship. Picked up by Iraklis in Greece in 1997, Konstantinou proved a huge hit, his four seasons produced a total of 60 goals in 119 appearances and he also played in the UEFA Cup. Enosis Neon Paralimni (Greek: Ένωσις Νέων Παραλιμνίου, Youth Union of Paralimni) is a Cypriot football club based in Paralimni. ... The Cypriot First Division or Cyprus Championship First Division (in Greek Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the highest football league in Cyprus. ... 1. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ...

The spearhead of the Cypriot attack, he made his international debut against Albania in August 1998 and subsequently averaged almost a goal every other game in his first 35 caps. His first two goals came on the 10th of February 1999 against San Marino at Tsirion stadium (final score 4-0). His blossoming coincided with his nation's vast improvement as a footballing force, although they failed to reach the play-offs for either the 2000 or 2004 UEFA European Championship. He scored also 2 goals against the Republic of Ireland in 2006. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Tsirion Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Limassol, Cyprus. ... First international Cyprus 1 - 1 Israel (Nicosia, Cyprus; November 13, 1960) Biggest win Cyprus 5 - 0 Andorra (Limassol, Cyprus; November 15, 2000) Biggest defeat West Germany 12 - 0 Cyprus (Essen, Germany; May 21, 1969) The Cyprus national football team is the national football team of Cyprus and is controlled by... Qualifying for the 2000 European Football Championship final tournament, took place throughout 1998 and 1999. ... The finals of the 2004 UEFA European Championship, commonly called EURO 2004, were held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2006 throughout the world. ...

In 2001, signed in a deal which took three Panathinaikos FC players to Iraklis, Konstantinou transferred to Panathinaikos for €11.3 million. It was an extraordinary move, but many believed that the young Cypriot striker was more than gifted enough to justify Panathanaikos's dramatic bid of €11.3m - the most ever paid for a Cypriot player. 1. ...

The added pressure did not faze Konstantinou; with Panathinaikos, he had the opportunity to play in the UEFA Champions League, and he earned praise for his role in the team's performance there. He scored a majestic effort in the Camp Nou in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg defeat by FC Barcelona. His impressive goal was thought to be Panathinaikos' ticket to the semi-finals, as they needed to conceide 3 goals afterwards to be eliminated. Unfortunately for Konstantinou's team, Barcelona did deliver and won 3-1. The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Camp Nou (Catalan for new field, often reversed in English to become Nou Camp) is a football (soccer) stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sə), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ...

Furthermore, Panathinaikos fans were getting anxious that all the money they've spent didn't translate to silverware. His second season proved less stellar, injury restricting his involvement to 21 league games and it was then that Konstantinou's popularity amongst Panathinaikos fans received its most lethal hit.

Konstantinou tried to turn things around, with a Man of the Match performance in the 2003/04 Greek Cup final after scoring twice, but he was not so prolific in the league - registering just five times. Thus, he failed to tie his name with the club's only successes this decade. Standings 1. ... The Greek Football Cup (Greek: ), commonly known as the Greek Cup, is a knockout cup competition in Greek football, run by and named after Hellenic Football Federation. ...

In 2004/05 he had a very good season, with 15 goals, even as Panathinaikos lost the title to Olympiacos. Konstantinou even scored against Olympiacos to give his team the 1-0 win, but it was deemed as too little, too late for the €11.3 million signing and his contract was not renewed. Olympiacos CFP jumped at the chance and Konstantinou signed a three-year deal with the The Champion & Cup Winner, on July 14, 2005. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion for the reason given: No Meaningful Content . ... Olympiacos C.F.P. (Greek: Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς - Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Peiraios) is the most popular Greek multisport club, and one of the greatest clubs in the world based in Piraeus, Athens. ... Olympiacos C.F.P. (Greek: Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς - Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Peiraios) is the most popular Greek multisport club, and one of the greatest clubs in the world based in Piraeus, Athens. ... Olympiacos CFP is a Greek football club, part of the Olympiacos sports club founded in 1925, which plays in the port city of Piraeus. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Rumours has it that eventhough the contract offered by Panathinaikos was better he did not accepted it ans signed to Olympiakos for less money.This was due to the fact that he was under growing pressure by Panathinaikos supporters and officers to marry the daughter of the diseased coach Kyrastas,which he impregnated but he didn't .Supporters of Panathinaikos were further disappointed when he and Nikopolides made selfish acts to diminish the clubs prestige such as declaring in public their devotion to Olumpiakos and giving away free t-shirts of their newly signed team . His last season 2006-2007 was the worst in his carrer since he only scored two goals with Olympiakos.

As an Olympiacos player he won with his team the Double for 2005/06 and doubled his personal collection - the first being with Panathinaikos. At the Greek Cup final in 2005/06, where Olympiacos beat AEK Athens 3-0, Konstantinou scored Olympiacos' first goal. He also notably scored a late strike to make it 1-2 in the early season league victory of Olympiacos against AEK FC (final score 1-3) and a crowd-pleaser against his former team, Panathinaikos, to make it 3-1 (with the match ending 3-2). He became for second consecutive time champion again with Olympiakos in 2007. Even though the season was full of injuries and bad luck for himself, he still managed to perform well on some important matches, most notably scoring on the away Champions League match at Shakhtar Donetsk. The Double is a term in football, which refers to winning a countrys top division and its main cup competition in the same season. ... The Greek Football season saw Olympiacos claim its second consecutive and 34th Greek title in the Alpha Ethniki. ... ... ... This is the inaugural Super League Greece season. ... Champions League may refers to: UEFA Champions League - A major football (soccer) tournament contested by European teams. ... Categories: Stub | Ukrainian football clubs ...

External links

• Michalis Konstantinou official site
• UEFA.com biography
• Biography (in English/German/Greek) at PP-Agencies's webpage
• Olympiacos Football Club