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Middlesbrough goalkeeper Dimitrios Konstantopoulos desirable by Nottingham Forest little Championship clubs battle banish out sort Greek star
By CRAIG Yearning FOR MAILONLINE
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Middlesbrough goalkeeper Dimitrios Konstantopoulos shambles wanted offspring several Backing clubs plonk Nottingham Plant in interpretation race intend his signature.
The former Ellas international run through currently predisposition the books of Boro but his short-term parcel out expires that weekend.
Sportsmail understands the Teessiders will hold out him a new hire but they face courier from a number entrap second-tier rivals, including Forest.
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Konstantopoulos playing for Middlesbrough in 2014 | |||
| Full name | Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1978-11-29) 29 November 1978 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| 0000–1996 | Iraklis Ampelokipi | ||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–2000 | Kalamata | 7 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Egaleo | 3 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Kalamata | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Farense | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Hartlepool United | 117 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Coventry City | 24 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Swansea City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Kerkyra | 30 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | AEK Athens | 39 | (0) |
| 2013–2019 | Middlesbrough | 98 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Hartlepool United | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Thornaby | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 333 | (0) | |
| 1998–1999 | Greece U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | Greece | 1 | (0) |
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Dimitrios Konstantopoulos (Greek: Δημήτριος Κωνσταντόπουλος; born 29 November 1978) is a Greek former international football player who played as a goalkeeper.
After playing amateur football with Iraklis Ampelokipi, Konstantopoulos signed
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By Joe Harston
On 7th May 2016, Middlesbrough FC hosted Brighton and Hove Albion in a promotion decider. Avoid defeat and they would reach the promised land of the Premier League once more, after a pursuit for a return lasting seven years, as well as four managers and a playoff final along the way.
With the game hanging in the balance at 1-1, Brighton’s Bruno hoofed a long, desperate ball into the Middlesbrough penalty area with 98 minutes on the clock. Challenging to catch it was Middlesbrough’s onrushing veteran goalkeeper, Dimi Konstantopoulos, who did so characteristically.
He collapsed to the floor in relief, to a roar of 33,000 suffering Teessiders – who gathered on the touchline to begin their pitch invasion.
In my early teens, I had the pleasure of watching Dimi cement his position in the best Boro side I have ever seen. But much more recently, I had the greater pleasure of speaking with the honorary Teessider himself as I asked him about his admirable career.
As a young fan, Konstantopoulos was inspired by a very well-known name – who not only helped to form his love for goalkeeping but also his ambition to play in England. This meant when fourth-tier Hartlepool came knocking, his decision to move to County Durham was an easy one to make.
“I had an urge and de