Kostas Lagonidis

Kostas Lagonidis
Personal information
Full name Konstantinos Lagonidis
Date of birth (1965-07-01) 1 July 1965 (age 61)
Place of birth Altena, West Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
PAOK (scout)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Xanthi
1987–1995 PAOK 227 (38)
1995–1997 Iraklis 41 (1)
1997–1998 Apollon Kalamarias 11 (0)
1998–1999 PAOK 1 (0)
International career
1988–1991 Greece 4 (1)
Managerial career
2002–2004 PAOK (assistant)
2008 AE Polykastro
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kostas Lagonidis (Greek: Κώστας Λαγωνίδης; born 1 July 1965) is a Greek former international footballer and current football official, best known for his long-standing career as a midfielder for PAOK.

Career

Club career

Lagonidis began his football career at Xanthi. In 1987, he joined PAOK and recorded with the Double-headed eagle of the North a total of 287 appearances in all competitions scoring 45 goals (228 apps and 38 goals in the league). In December 1995, his contract was not renewed by the then PAOK president Thomas Voulinos and he moved to Iraklis where he played for one-and-a-half season. In 1997, he had a brief spell at Apollon Kalamarias and ended his career at PAOK in 1999.

International career

Lagonidis had 4 caps and scored 1 goal for the Greece national team, between 1988 and 1991.

Post-playing career

After retiring from professional football, Lagonidis transitioned into management and administrative roles. He was the assistant manager of Angelos Anastasiadis when PAOK won the 2003 Greek Cup and has worked in various administrative positions within the PAOK Academy.

Career statistics

Club career

Kostas Lagonidis in the Greek Championship
ClubDivisionSeasonAppsGoals
PAOKAlpha Ethniki1987–88164
1988–89232
1989–90334
1990–91292
1991–92286
1992–93328
1993–94243
1994–95316
1995–96 (i)113
Total22738
IraklisAlpha Ethniki1995–96 (ii)151
1996–97260
Total411
PAOKAlpha Ethniki1998–9910
Career total26939

Source: RSSSF

International career

National team YearCapsGoals
Greece
198811
198920
199110
Total41
International goal scored by Kostas Lagonidis
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 November 1988 Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus  Hungary 1–0 3–0 Friendly

References

  1. ↑ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (9 May 2018). "Greece Club Directory 2003/04". RSSSF.
  2. ↑ "Κώστας Λαγωνίδης: "Τα καλύτερά μου με τον ΠΑΟΚ" (vid)". novasports.gr. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
  3. ↑ Greek internationals of the 1980s at rsssf.org
  4. ↑ "PAOK Academy - Philoshopy - Structure". paokfc.gr. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2026.