Konstantinos Iosifidis

Konstantinos Iosifidis

Personal information
Full name	Konstantinos Iosifidis
Date of birth	14 January 1952
Place of birth	Vyroneia,[1][2] Central Macedonia, Greece
Playing position	Left defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1985	PAOK FC	397	(16)
National team
1974–1982	Greece	51	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Konstantinos (Kostas) Iosifidis (Greek: Κώστας Ιωσηφίδης; born 14 January 1952) is a retired Greek footballer.

Iosifidis spent his entire career from 1971 to 1985 in PAOK FC,^[3] playing as a left back. He is the only player in PAOK FC history that has won 4 titles, being part of the squad that won 2 cups in 1972 and 1974 and the 1976 and 1985 Greek league, being also captain in the latter.

He also made 51 caps and scored 2 goals for the Greece national football team,^[4] and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.

After retiring, he managed several teams in Greece, such as Polykastro FC, Anagennisi Karditsas, PAONE, Anagennisi Kolindrou (Division C), Apollon Kalamarias, Naousa FC, Ialisos Rodou, Kalamata FC (Division B) and Kavala FC (Division A).

Since 2005, he is the general manager of PAOK.

Honours

• Greek Championship

1976, 1985

• Greek Cup

1972, 1974

References

1. "Immortal Gyula Lorant". paokmania.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
2. "Iosifidis the whirlwind". paokmania.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 27 October 2010.
3. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (2003-06-19). "Greece 1984/85". RSSSF.
4. Mamrud, Roberto (2009-10-29). "Greece – Record International Players". RSSSF.