Kostantinos Mitroglou
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Konstantinos "Kostas" Mitroglou {Κωνσταντίνος Μήτρογλου}) (born 12 March 1988) is a Greek
international footballer who is currently playing for Atromitos F.C., on loan from Olympiacos F.C..
Krinides, in 1988, but soon after he and his family moved to Germany
, there he was signed to VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach youth team in 2002, and in 2005 made it to the first team.He scored 24 goals at the age of 11 in his team Maura Poulia in 16 matches .
, Mitroglou was signed by Greek champions Olympiacos CFP
. Making a few substitute and starting 11 appearances for the Piraeus
based team in his first season, Mitroglou scored his first Super League goal for the club against Levadiakos
and more notably scored the only goal in the Greek Super Cup
clash against AEL 1964
. The promising striker was instrumental for Olympiakos during the last fixtures of the season 2007–2008 netting several goals and helping towards the claim of the league trophy.
On 16 September Mitroglou scored the first goal in the 2–0 UEFA Cup
1st round, 1st leg victory away against FC Nordsjælland
. Season 2008–2009 saw limited playing time in the starting 11 for Mitroglou. The then coach Ernesto Valverde preferred to play with Diogo Luis Santo as the lone striker.
In the 2009–10 season, Mitroglou has featured in almost every Olympiakos match, and has seen him net his first Champions League Goal and also netted 2 goals against arch rivals Panathinaikos. Mitroglou got his opportunity seeing as the other Olympiakos strikers were injured, and has grasped those opportunities with both hands playing very well as the target man. He was Olympiacos' topscorer of the 2009–10 season with 14 goals (9 in the Greek League, 1 in the Greek Cup
and 4 in the Champions League).
In 2010–2011, as Ernesto Valverde returned to Olympiacos, despite scoring a fantastic goal in the championship's premiere, Mitroglou counted only a few appearances.
He took part in the international match "8th Match Against Poverty", in 14 December 2010, in G. Karaiskakis Stadium
in Greece, playing for Olympiacos All Star team, scoring his team's 2 goals.
On his debut with the team, he scored 2 goals against Aris
, in Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, in a historic 0-2 win for Panionios, after 50 years in this stadium.
He finished the season in Panionios, having scored 8 goals in 11 matches (8 in Panionios and 1 in Olympiacos = 9 goals total), having helped very much the club to stay in Superleague
.
, competitor for the last 20 minutes of the game. The result was draw (1-1). On September 11th, scored his first goal, and gave the win to his team (0-1), against Aris
. In the next match (his first at Peristeri Stadium
), against Panathinaikos
, on September 17th, scored one goal, but the end result was a draw (1-1). On October 1st, he scored twice, at home victory against Panetolikos (2-1) and he was the man of the match.
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
international footballer who is currently playing for Atromitos F.C., on loan from Olympiacos F.C..
VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach
He was born in KavalaKavala
Kavala , is the second largest city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala peripheral unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos...
Krinides, in 1988, but soon after he and his family moved to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, there he was signed to VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach youth team in 2002, and in 2005 made it to the first team.He scored 24 goals at the age of 11 in his team Maura Poulia in 16 matches .
Olympiacos
After making an impression in the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
-Group B:-------------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:---------Final:-----Teams:-Top goalscorers:-External links:* at uefa.com...
, Mitroglou was signed by Greek champions Olympiacos CFP
Olympiacos CFP
----Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus, , , transliterated Olympiakos Sindesmos Filathlon Pireos, is the most popular multisport club and the most successful in Greece, based in Piraeus....
. Making a few substitute and starting 11 appearances for the Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
based team in his first season, Mitroglou scored his first Super League goal for the club against Levadiakos
Levadiakos
Levadiakos FC is a Greek association football club that plays in the second division Football League in Greece in the 2010–2011 season.Based in Livadeia, Greece, the club was promoted to the Alpha Ethniki, forerunner of the Super League, after ten seasons in minor divisions in the 2005–2006...
and more notably scored the only goal in the Greek Super Cup
Greek Super Cup
-Official edition:-External links:*...
clash against AEL 1964
AEL 1964
AEL 1964 F.C., fully the Athletic Union of Larissa 1964 , is a Greek association football club based in the city of Larissa, capital of Greece's Thessaly region. The club is also known, unofficially, as Larissa. It is the only FC outside the two big Greek cities, Athens and Thessaloniki, to have...
. The promising striker was instrumental for Olympiakos during the last fixtures of the season 2007–2008 netting several goals and helping towards the claim of the league trophy.
On 16 September Mitroglou scored the first goal in the 2–0 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
1st round, 1st leg victory away against FC Nordsjælland
FC Nordsjælland
Football Club Nordsjælland is a professional Danish football team from the North Zealand town of Farum, Denmark. Founded as Farum Boldklub from the merger of the town's two football clubs Farum IK and Stavnsholt BK in 1991, the club changed its name to F.C...
. Season 2008–2009 saw limited playing time in the starting 11 for Mitroglou. The then coach Ernesto Valverde preferred to play with Diogo Luis Santo as the lone striker.
In the 2009–10 season, Mitroglou has featured in almost every Olympiakos match, and has seen him net his first Champions League Goal and also netted 2 goals against arch rivals Panathinaikos. Mitroglou got his opportunity seeing as the other Olympiakos strikers were injured, and has grasped those opportunities with both hands playing very well as the target man. He was Olympiacos' topscorer of the 2009–10 season with 14 goals (9 in the Greek League, 1 in the Greek Cup
Greek football Cup
The Greek Football Cup , commonly known as the Greek Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Football Cup OPAP, is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation....
and 4 in the Champions League).
In 2010–2011, as Ernesto Valverde returned to Olympiacos, despite scoring a fantastic goal in the championship's premiere, Mitroglou counted only a few appearances.
He took part in the international match "8th Match Against Poverty", in 14 December 2010, in G. Karaiskakis Stadium
Karaiskakis Stadium
Karaiskakis Stadium is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. It is the home ground of Olympiacos F.C. and is named after Georgios Karaiskakis , hero of the Greek War of Independence, who was mortally wounded near the area....
in Greece, playing for Olympiacos All Star team, scoring his team's 2 goals.
Panionios F.C.
On the 11th of January 2011, his six-month loan to Panionios F.C. was confirmed.On his debut with the team, he scored 2 goals against Aris
Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in...
, in Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, in a historic 0-2 win for Panionios, after 50 years in this stadium.
He finished the season in Panionios, having scored 8 goals in 11 matches (8 in Panionios and 1 in Olympiacos = 9 goals total), having helped very much the club to stay in Superleague
Super League Greece
The Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...
.
Atromitos F.C.
On August 2nd, 2011, he signed with Atromitos F.C. for one year, on loan from Olympiacos, as he wasn't part of the plans of Olympiacos' coach, Ernesto Valverde. On August 27th, made his debut at his new team, in the away game against OFI CreteOFI Crete
OFI , the Sportfriends Association Heraklion, is a Greek association football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. Outside Greece, the club is generally known as OFI Crete F.C., however, the name Crete is not actually part of the club's official title.OFI is the club with most...
, competitor for the last 20 minutes of the game. The result was draw (1-1). On September 11th, scored his first goal, and gave the win to his team (0-1), against Aris
Aris
-Given name:* Aris Alexandrou, a Greek writer* Aris Christofellis, a Greek male soprano* Aris Gavelas, a Greek sprinter* Aris Jaffar, a Malaysian polymath genius mastermind* Aris Konstantinidis, a Greek architect* Aris Maliagros, a Greek actor...
. In the next match (his first at Peristeri Stadium
Peristeri Stadium
Peristeri Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Peristeri, a western district of Athens, in Greece.It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Atromitos....
), against Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos is a multi-sport club based in Athens, Greece. It has the shamrock as its official emblem and green and white as its colours...
, on September 17th, scored one goal, but the end result was a draw (1-1). On October 1st, he scored twice, at home victory against Panetolikos (2-1) and he was the man of the match.
Palmeras
Olympiacos- Greek Championship (3): 2008, 2009, 2011
- Greek CupGreek football CupThe Greek Football Cup , commonly known as the Greek Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Football Cup OPAP, is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation....
(2): 2008, 2009 - Greek Super CupGreek Super Cup-Official edition:-External links:*...
(1) 2007
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Greek SL Super League Greece The Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each... |
Greek Cup Greek football Cup The Greek Football Cup , commonly known as the Greek Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Football Cup OPAP, is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation.... |
Greek Super Cup | Europe UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
Other Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | Assists | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Olympiacos | 2007–08 Super League Greece 2007-08 2007-08 was the second season of the Super League's, and started on September 1, 2007. The defending champions were Olympiacos. Asteras Tripolis, Veria and Levadiakos were promoted from Beta Ethniki in the previous season.-Postponement:... |
12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 17 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 2008–09 Super League Greece 2008-09 -League table :||rowspan=8 style="background-color:white;"|-Results:... |
7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| 16 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 14 | |
| 2010-11 2010–11 Super League Greece The 2010–11 Superleague Greece was the 52nd season of the highest football league of Greece and the fifth under the name Superleague. The league consisted of 16 teams, the 13 best teams of the 2009–10 season and three teams that had been promoted from the 2009–10 Beta Ethniki.The season began on 27... |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Panionios | 2010-11 2010–11 Super League Greece The 2010–11 Superleague Greece was the 52nd season of the highest football league of Greece and the fifth under the name Superleague. The league consisted of 16 teams, the 13 best teams of the 2009–10 season and three teams that had been promoted from the 2009–10 Beta Ethniki.The season began on 27... |
11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Atromitos | 2011-12 2011–12 Superleague Greece The 2011–12 Superleague Greece is the 53rd season of the highest football league of Greece and the sixth under the name Superleague. The season will begin in late August or early September 2011 and will end in May 2012 with the last matches of the European playoff round... |
8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Subtotal | 74 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 49 | |
External links
- http://www.olympiakos.gr/#/Homepage/
- http://www.transfermarkt.de/en/spieler/34944/konstantinos-mitroglou/profil.html