Con Blatsis

Constantinos "Con" Blatsis (born 6 July 1977) is a former Australian international association footballer who played as a defender.

Con Blatsis

Personal information
Full name	Con 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)
National team
1996–1997	Australia U-20	11	(3)
1998–2000	Australia U-23	12	(0)
2000–2001	Australia	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 June 2014

Club career

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

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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

Australia national team[4]
Year	Apps	Goals
2000	1	0
2001	1	0
Total	2	0

Honours

Club

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

Australia

• OFC U-20 Championship: 1997

References

1. "FansNetwork/TheU'sual - Whatever Happened To... Con Blatsis - Colchester United news". Fansnetwork.co.uk. 3 December 2011.
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/2057006.stm
3. "Veteran SMFC defender announces retirement". Smfc.com.au. 3 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
4. "Con Blatsis". National-Football-Teams.com.

External links

• OzFootball profile