| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Konstantinos Aidiniou | ||
| Date of birth | (1948-02-02)2 February 1948 (age 77) | ||
| Place of birth | Psarades, Florina Greece | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1963–1965 | Iraklis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1974 | Iraklis | 219 | (57) |
| 1974–1978 | Olympiacos | 40 | (7) |
| 1978–1979 | Iraklis | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1968–1974 | Greece | 7 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1987 | Iraklis | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2014 | |||
Kostas Aidiniou (Greek:Κώστας Αϊδινίου; born 2 February 1948) is a Greek former professionalfootballer who played as anattacking midfielder.
Aidiniou was born on 2 February 1948 inPsarades.[1] Although he was atrack and field athlete, he was talked into signing forIraklis by two teachers of him, themselves fans of the club.[1] After joining the youth ranks of Iraklis in 1963, Aidiniou, made his first team debut in 1965, scoring againstOlympiacos in a 2–1 away defeat of Iraklis.[1][2] Aidiniou was the star player of Iraklis until 1974, when he signed for Olympiacos for 11,000,000drachmas.[3][4]
Aidiniou could not compete for the1974–75 season as his transfer was considered overdue.[2] For the whole season he only contested in friendly matches and training courses and that humped his adaptation to his new club.[2] In Olympiacos Aidiniou failed to demonstrate the same level of football as he did in Iraklis and he was released from Olympiacos after the1977–78 season.[2][3] Aidiniou appeared in a total of 40 league matches for Olympiacos, scoring 7 goals.[1][2][3]
Aidiniou returned to Iraklis for the1978–79 season appearing in 13 matches and failing to score any goals.[5] He retired after that season, aged 31.[1] In his two spells with Iraklis Aidiniou totalled 232 appearances and 57 goals.[1]
Aidiniou scored in his debut forGreece in a 4–1 win againstEgypt in Athens.[6] His last match for Greece came on 15 May 1974, underAlketas Panagoulias, in a friendly match againstPoland.[7] Aidiniou appeared in seven matches of Greece, managing to score three goals.[8]
Aidiniou had a stint as Iraklis' manager together withGiorgos Koudas in 1987.[3][9] He has also held several positions in the club's technical staff.[3]
Aidiniou wanted to become adoctor, before deciding to stick at football.[1] After retiring from football he was involved in"Iraklis Former Footballer's Club" becoming its president.[1][10]