Kostas Aidiniou

Kostas Aidiniou
Personal information
Full name	Konstantinos Aidiniou
Date of birth	2 February 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth	Psarades, Florina Greece
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1963–1965	Iraklis
Senior career*
Years	Team
1965–1974	Iraklis
1974–1978	Olympiacos
1978–1979	Iraklis
International career‡
1968–1974	Greece
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 professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Playing career

Club career

Aidiniou was born on 2 February 1948 in Psarades.^[1] Although he was a track and field athlete, he was talked into signing for Iraklis 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 against Olympiacos 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 11,000,000 drachmas.^[3]^[4]

Aidiniou could not compete for the 1974–75 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 the 1977–78 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 the 1978–79 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]

International career

Aidiniou scored in his debut for Greece in a 4–1 win against Egypt in Athens.^[6] His last match for Greece came on 15 May 1974, under Alketas Panagoulias, in a friendly match against Poland.^[7] Aidiniou appeared in seven matches of Greece, managing to score three goals.^[8]

Managerial career

Aidiniou had a stint as Iraklis' manager together with Giorgos Koudas in 1987.^[3]^[9] He has also held several positions in the club's technical staff.^[3]

Outside football

Aidiniou wanted to become a doctor, 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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Kolokotsios, Lambros (2 February 2012). Κώστας Αϊδινίου - Ο αστέρας του γηραιού. Ευρτανικά Νέα (in Greek). Karpenisi. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ΚΩΣΤΑΣ ΑΪΔΙΝΙΟΥ (1974 -1978 ) (in Greek). olympiacos24.gr. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Κώστας Αϊδινίου (in Greek). balleto.gr. 17 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
^ Η ιστορία του τμήματος μέρος Γ' (in Greek). Γ.Σ. Ηρακλής. 9 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
^ "Greece 1978/79". Retrieved 30 November 2013.
^ Αγώνες Εθνικής Ανδρών 1966–1970 (PDF) (in Greek). Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία (Hellenic Football Federation). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
^ Αγώνες Εθνικής Ανδρών 1971–1975 (PDF) (in Greek). Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία (Hellenic Football Federation). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
^ Συμμετοχές - Γκολ - Α (in Greek). Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία (Hellenic Football Federation). Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
^ "Greece 1987/88". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
^ "Η BLUEARENA στο σπίτι των βετεράνων" (in Greek). BlueArena.gr. 6 June 2009. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

[evrytanika-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Kolokotsios, Lambros (2 February 2012). Κώστας Αϊδινίου - Ο αστέρας του γηραιού. Ευρτανικά Νέα (in Greek). Karpenisi. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

[ol24-2] ΚΩΣΤΑΣ ΑΪΔΙΝΙΟΥ (1974 -1978 ) (in Greek). olympiacos24.gr. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

[baleto-3] Κώστας Αϊδινίου (in Greek). balleto.gr. 17 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

[history3-4] Η ιστορία του τμήματος μέρος Γ' (in Greek). Γ.Σ. Ηρακλής. 9 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

[5] "Greece 1978/79". Retrieved 30 November 2013.

[6] Αγώνες Εθνικής Ανδρών 1966–1970 (PDF) (in Greek). Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία (Hellenic Football Federation). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

[7] Αγώνες Εθνικής Ανδρών 1971–1975 (PDF) (in Greek). Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία (Hellenic Football Federation). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

[8] Συμμετοχές - Γκολ - Α (in Greek). Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία (Hellenic Football Federation). Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

[9] "Greece 1987/88". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 February 2014.

[10] "Η BLUEARENA στο σπίτι των βετεράνων" (in Greek). BlueArena.gr. 6 June 2009. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

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