Christos Kontis (, born 13 May 1975) is a Greek professional

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and former player.

Playing career

Kontis started his career at Ethnikos Piraeus. In Greece he played also for

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

and

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

. With

he won 3 Greek

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. In the summer of 2006 he moved to

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and signed with APOEL. During his five-year spell with APOEL, he won 3

, 1

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and 3 Super Cups. He also appeared in four official

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matches with APOEL.

End of career

After a successful career at APOEL, Christos Kontis was forced to retire due to heart failure problems. During the first official

2011–12 Cypriot First Division The 2011–12 Cypriot First Division was the 73rd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 27 August 2011 and ended on 12 May 2012. APOEL were the defending champions. AEL Limassol won the championship one matchweek before t ...

match (29 August 2011) between

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC (, "Athletic Union Kition (ancient state), Kition of Larnaca") is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional association football, football club based in Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two historical Larnaca clubs, EP ...

and APOEL, Kontis felt a slight discomfort and a pain in his chest. Later that night the discomfort continued to exist and the pain got worse, thus the club's doctors moved him to Nicosia's General Hospital. It was diagnosed that Kontis had suffered a minor heart attack that had damaged one of the veins in his heart. Consequently, he was forced to retire from his professional football career 9 months before his contract with APOEL expires. He was one of APOEL's fans' favorite players and he will always be remembered for his passion and for the low profile that he always kept. These virtues earned him the respect and admiration of all Cypriot football fans. He wore the jersey with the number 24.

Managerial career

When Christos Kontis recovered fully from the heart incident that forced him to retire, the Board of Directors of APOEL appointed him as an assistant of the head coach of APOEL, Ivan Jovanović. He served as an assistant manager of Ivan Jovanović at APOEL for two years, until the end of 2012–13 season. Christos Kontis has served as an assistant manager of the head coach of Al-Nasr, Ivan Jovanović from 2013 to 2016. He was subsequently hired by

for the same role, and served as the team's caretaker manager for a fixture against Larisa on 7 January 2018, while the transition from

Takis Lemonis Takis Lemonis (; born 13 January 1960) is a Greek professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player. Playing career Takis Lemonis played for local club Attikos before playing for Olympiacos F. ...

to the club's new manager Óscar García took place; he also coached the team in a

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quarter-final return leg game against rivals AEK on 7 February 2018 as García was hospitalised with an appendicitis inflammation. He also finished season as a head coach for the last month of the campaign 2017–18. On the summer of 2019, Christos took his first full managerial job at Hatta with the job of keeping the promoted club in the top flight of UAE football. However on November of 2020, he was sacked due to lack of victories, during the cancelled 19–20 season, Hatta was at the relegation zone and in the first six matches of the following 20–21 season, Hatta was at the bottom of the league with 1 point. On 8 July 2024, Kontis was appointed as manager of Saudi Pro League side Al-Fayha.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

;Olympiacos *

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: 2000-01, 2001–02, 2002–03 ;APOEL *

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...

: 2006–07, 2008–09,

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: 2007–08 *

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: 2008, 2009, 2011

Coach

;Panathinaikos *

: 2023–24

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kontis, Christos Living people 1975 births Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players AEK Athens F.C. players APOEL FC players Panionios F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. players Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players Men's association football defenders Greek football managers Volos F.C. managers Hatta Club managers Al-Fayha FC managers UAE Pro League managers Saudi Pro League managers Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Greek expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Greek expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Footballers from Athens Greek men's footballers