Members News: Now Dimi Is Well & Truly ‘Tied’ To CCFPA!!

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Dimi with CCFPA tie & badge

Last month the Association announced that we had recruited Greek former Sky Blue shot-stopper defender Dimi (trios) Konstantopoulos!

Since this August (2021) Dimi has added another new job signing becoming goalkeeping coach at Hartlepool United, a club where he had a couple of previous goalkeeping spells (2003-07 & 2019-20). Before rejoining the ‘Pool this time, after a season at non league Thornaby, Dimi had made an F.A.Trophy appearance for them aged 41 years and 15 days old, becoming their oldest player ever to turn out!

Dimi in the Sky Blue yellow

Hartlepool had been Dimi’s first UK port of call in 2003 after playing his football in his homeland and Portugal. Signing for the Sky Blues in 2007 Dimi played 28 CCFC games (plus six outings each on loan at Swansea City and Cardiff City) before returning to play in Greece at the end of the 2009-10 season. He also had six seasons with Middlesbrough from 2013-19 before rejoining Hartlepool.

After CCFPA Recruitment Officer Ed Blackaby signed up Dimi we sent him official membership badge and tie with a request to return a photo of him with (if not wearing) the Association memorabilia which we now share with you.

Our new Greek international recruit (he got a single cap in 2011) has kindly responded and done a selfie proudly holding the CCFPA tie and badge. Welcome again Dimi; it will be a pleasure to meet you back in Coventry again, when and if work commitments allow, perhaps this coming season at a Sky Blue game and/or Association function.

 

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