Constantinos "Con" Blatsis (born 6 July 1977) is a former Australian international association footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Constantinos Blatsis | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| South Melbourne | |||
| 1994–1995 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2000 | South Melbourne | 96 | (4) |
| 2000–2001 | Derby County | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Colchester United | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Kocaelispor | 11 | (1) |
| 2004 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | South Melbourne | 26 | (0) |
| Total | 149 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Australia U-20 | 11 | (3) |
| 1998–2000 | Australia U-23 | 12 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Australia | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2014 | |||
Club career edit
Blatsis was born in Melbourne. He started his career at his home club South Melbourne making 104 league appearances before moving to English Premier League side Derby County in the summer of 2000. He subsequently joined First Division Sheffield Wednesday on loan making six appearances. After making only two appearances for Derby he was released and in March 2002 joined Division Two side Colchester United on a short-term deal. He made seven appearances for the club becoming a fan favorite in the process.[1] However, he left the club at the end of the season.[2] He then joined Turkish team Kocaelispor, where he played until he left the club for financial reasons during his second season. A brief move to Irish club St Patrick's Athletic followed, but after only two cup appearances he left in May 2004. After unsuccessful trials with Coventry City and FC Twente, he returned to his first club, South Melbourne in early 2005. He stayed at the club until he retired in 2009 after a series of injuries.[3]
International career edit
He played for the Australian Under-20 and Under-23 sides before earning two senior caps and a place in the squad for the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| South Melbourne | 1995–96 | National Soccer League | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 1996–97 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 1997–98 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 1998–99 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| South Melbourne total | 96 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 110 | 4 | ||
| Derby County | 2000–01 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2000–01 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Colchester United | 2001–02 | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Kocaelispor | 2002–03 | Süper Lig | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | TFF First League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Kocaelispor total | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2004 | League of Ireland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| South Melbourne | 2005 | Victorian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2006 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| South Melbourne total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 149 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 170 | 5 | ||
International edit
| Australia national team[4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours edit
Club edit
South Melbourne
- Oceania Club Championship: 1999
- National Soccer League Championship: 1997–98, 1998–99
- National Soccer League Premiership: 1997–98
- NSL Cup: 1995–96
- Victorian Premier League: 2006
International edit
Australia
References edit
- ^ "FansNetwork/TheU'sual – Whatever Happened To... Con Blatsis – Colchester United news". Fansnetwork.co.uk. 3 December 2011.
- ^ "Blatsis set for U's exit". 21 June 2002.
- ^ "Veteran SMFC defender announces retirement". Smfc.com.au. 3 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "Con Blatsis". National-Football-Teams.com.