Dimitrios Konstantopoulos

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Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
Name:	Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
Nickname:	Dimi
Date of birth:	29 November 1978
Place of birth:	Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality:	Greek
Height:	6'4" (193cm)
Current Club:	Hartlepool United
Position:	Goalkeeper
Professional Clubs*
Time	Club	Apps
	Sporting Farense
2003-	Hartlepool United	71
*Professional club caps and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2006.

Dimitrios “Dimi” Konstantopoulos (born 29 November 1978, in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a football goalkeeper, who plays for Hartlepool United F.C..

Dimi Konstantopoulos was given a trial at Hartlepool by the then manager Neale Cooper after previously playing for Portuguese team Sporting Farense and Greece’s under 21 national team. After impressing in reserve matches and due to the fore coming departure of Hartlepool’s number 2 keeper Anthony Williams, Konstantopolous 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 F.C. on the 24 August, 2004. After impressing Dimi then made his league debut in the 2-1 win against Colchester United F.C. 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 F.C., 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.