| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marios Constantinou | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-07-14)14 July 1967 (age 58) | ||
| Place of birth | Famagusta, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1984 | Pezoporikos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1994 | Pezoporikos | 204 | (12) |
| 1994–1996 | AEK Larnaca | 53 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Ethnikos Achnas | 6 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Omonia Aradippou | 25 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1991 | Cyprus | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2001 | AEK Larnaca (assistant manager) | ||
| 2001–2005 | Digenis Morphou | ||
| 2005 | APOEL | ||
| 2005–2007 | AEK Larnaca | ||
| 2007–2008 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | ||
| 2009–2010 | Aris Limassol | ||
| 2010 | Alki Larnaca | ||
| 2011–2012 | Doxa Katokopias | ||
| 2013 | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
| 2014 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | ||
| 2014–2015 | Omonia Aradippou | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marios Constantinou (Greek:Μάριος Κωνσταντίνου; born on 14 July 1967) is a former international Cypriotfootballmidfielder and currentmanager. He is a holder of theUEFA Pro Licence. In the past he was footballer ofPezoporikos andAEK Larnaca under the instructions of the first coach ofAEK Larnaca Andreas Mouskallis. He also played forEthnikos Achna andOmonia Aradippou having just one appearance withCyprus national football team. From April 2016 he is working forCyprus Football Association Technical Department and in Coaching Education.
He took the technical leadership ofDigenis Morphou on the verge of destruction in 2001, he managed to promote the team to theCypriot First Division. During the period 2004–05 – which was the last season in the team fromMorphou-he raised the team in the fifth place of theleague and leading it to the Cup Final of theCypriot Cup. Of course, this opened the interest ofAPOEL after the resignation ofWerner Lorant as coach, leaving up to the goalkeeper of that teamDigenisSavvas Constantinou in the post.
InAPOEL he work only 6 months as coach. He led the team to theFirst round of UEFA Cup by knocking outBirkirkara F.C. in the first qualifying round andMaccabi Tel Aviv in the second qualifying round. In first roundAPOEL excluded fromHertha Berlin. With Marios Constantinou as managerAPOEL was at second place undefeated and have only four goals against in ten matches. Next stop of his career wasAEK Larnaca.
Having players likeNarcis Răducan,Ismail Ba andAzubuike Oliseh led the team in the cup final, as well asDigenis Morphou last season, againstAPOEL, his previous team. With APOEL winning 3–2 at extra time with the scorerSása Jovanović in 111' with AEK have complaints to arbitration.
Mustapha Kamal N'Daw,Donny de Groot,Jatto Ceesay and other players acquired byAEK Larnaca enthuse the fans of the team after they sent it to the semi-finals which was knocked out from theAnorthosis 2–1,1–1. Until a few weeks before the end of the league, he decided to use some young players, was in 4th place and fall until 7th.
Second match andAEK called early to prove that this year it wants and can overcome. The roster of also leaves no room for another addition to being a protagonist for this year. In the team came players such asEdgaras Jankauskas,Nordin Wooter andJosé Manuel Rey who added quality to the team. In the second match, then facesOmonia inGSP Stadium and while every indication after a very good appearance in the first 80 minutes of the game, then something has changed andAEK returned to the same denominator. While there is in front in the score with 2–1 and just ten minutes before the end of the match left with 9 players. Here to say that this contribution had the eristic arbitration and Mr Kapitanis intact but the responsibility lies withJosé Manuel Rey has exhausted all limits of patience that reason player who accepts a second yellow card and sent off. Finally,AEK losing the game 3–2.
Where stoppedAEK continued to the next match againstAEL inLarnaca which leaves other two valuable points to lose and already beginning to lose ground from the beginning. The equal result with AEL 2–2 intensify the tension that exists in the club. Marios Constantinou away from the limelight of publicity gives the resignation which is not acceptable.
In the fourth game with theDoxa, technical leadership officially give the resignation, which is irrevocable after the game (result 3–3). A characteristic fact is that every timeAEK scored the "other AEK" scored against our group bringing the game to equal. In his statements Marios Constantinou said that leaves bitter fromAEK, not so much on the attitude of some players but the attitude of some executives who do not want him in the team. At that time we had no to say something and tried to keep low profile in the interest of the team. Here ends a period led by Marios Constantinou who goes toEnosis Neon Paralimni and leaves behind him that he built from the start of the season.
On 7 December 2008, he resigned fromEnosis Neon Paralimni taking all responsibility after consecutive bad results.[1]
On 17 May 2009, the administration ofAris Limassol decided that he is going to be the manager of the team for the season 2009–2010.[2]Aris did not have good results so on 18 January 2010, Marios Constantinou and the president of the team Kyriacos Hadjikyriacos decided to separate their contract.
On 14 March 2010, the administration ofAlki Larnaca announced its agreement, for three years, with the manager Mr. Marios Constantinou.[3] On 19 October 2010, he resigned from the technical leadership of the team, with his letter to the technical directorVesko Mihajlović.[4]
On 21 March 2011, the administrative council ofDoxa Katokopias decided that Marios Constantinou will undertake as manager ofDoxa with the Greek formerfootballerGeorgios Kostis as assistant.[5] In his first five matches as the coach of Doxa in theSecond Division he made it very well. Doxa is at top of the league and undefeated. The team in five games counts four wins, 1 draw with the first striking line with twelve goals. He brought to the team young and talented players especially fromPortugal, such asAbel Pereira,Tiago Conceição,Nino Osmanagić andAdul Baldé.Doxa having its promotion to theCypriot First Division secured, finished in the second place ofCypriot Second Division losing the club's first title after defeating byAyia Napa F.C. on the last matchday. On 1 November 2012 he undertook his responsibilities after the elimination fromAnagennisi Dherynia for theCypriot Cup and resigned from the club.[6] Few hours laterDoxa hiredLoukas Hadjiloukas in his place whose wished to succeed.[7]
On 10 February 2013 Olympiakos sacked Renos Demetriades after home defeat fromEnosis Neon Paralimni (2–3) and made an official offer to Marios Constantinou to replace him.[8] The next day Constantinou accepted the offer from Olympiakos and begun his efforts to help his new team to avoid relegation.[9] Constantinou left Olympiakos after the team's relegation at the end of the season.
Pezoporikos
AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca
Digenis Morphou
Alki Larnaca
Doxa Katokopias