Konstantinos Kotsaris
Konstantinos Kotsaris (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κότσαρης; born 25 July 1996) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League club Apollon Smyrnis. He has represented his country at youth international levels.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Konstantinos Kotsaris | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Apollon Smyrnis | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Aittitos Spata | ||
| 2011–2014 | Panathinaikos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2020 | Panathinaikos | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Omonia (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | Apollon Smyrnis | 19 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Greece U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Greece U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Greece U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Greece U21 | 13 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 January 2019 | |||
Career
Panathinaikos
Kotsaris made his senior debut for Panathinaikos on 8 January 2015, in a Greek Cup match against Chania.[1] On 11 November 2018, in an away 1–1 draw against rivals Olympiacos forced to replace the first choice keeper Sokratis Dioudis, as the latter suffered a face injury in a strong aerial challenge from Bibras Natcho. It was his first appearance in Super League and has shown an incredible stability despite his first match.[2]
Apollon Smyrnis
On 14 September 2020, Apollon Smyrnis officially announced the signing of the greek goalkeeper on a free transfer.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 19 December 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Panathinaikos | 2014–15 | Superleague Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Omonia (loan) | 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Apollon Smyrnis | 2020–21 | Superleague Greece | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
References
- "K. Kotsaris". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- "Ολυμπιακός - Παναθηναϊκός: Η τρομερή επέμβαση του Κότσαρη στο φάουλ του Χριστοδουλόπουλου". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- "Κότσαρης: Επίσημα στον Απόλλωνα Σμύρνης" (in Greek). Retrieved 14 September 2020.