Con Boutsianis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Constantinos Boutsianis | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1995 | South Melbourne | 109 | (40) |
| 1996 | Heidelberg United | 14 | (3) |
| 1996–1997 | Collingwood Warriors | 20 | (7) |
| 1997 | Bentleigh Greens | 6 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | South Melbourne | 26 | (7) |
| 1998–2000 | Perth Glory | 49 | (25) |
| 1999–2000 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | South Melbourne | 48 | (24) |
| 2003 | Heidelberg United | 11 | (11) |
| 2003–2004 | South Melbourne | 25 | (3) |
| 2005 | Heidelberg United | 6 | (1) |
| 2005 | Bulleen Zebras | 12 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Oakleigh Cannons | 30 | (5) |
| 2009 | Essendon United | 3 | (1) |
| 2009 | Malvern City | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 361 | (129) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001 | Australia | 4 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 July 2009. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 May 2007 |
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Constantinos "Con" Boutsianis (born 27 December 1971 in Melbourne) is an Australian football (soccer) player and former international, noted for his ability in dead ball situations.
Boutsianis began his career with South Melbourne in the National Soccer League in 1989, and soon established himself as a goalscoring midfielder. He left South at the end of the 1994/95 season to join Heidelberg United for the 1996 Victorian Premier League season, before joining Collingwood Warriors for their one and only season in the NSL.
Following the club's demise at the end of the 1996/97 season, he had a short stint in the VPL with Bentleigh Greens, before rejoining South Melbourne for the 1997/98 NSL season. He played a crucial role in the grand final against Carlton, scoring the controversial winning goal after coming on as a substitute. Paul Trimboli sent a long ball forward, finding Boutsianis in pursuit behind Carlton defender Sean Douglas. Boutsianis seemed to push Douglas to the ground before collecting the ball and proceeding to beat Carlton goalkeeper Dean Anastasiadis.
The controversy was added to further as unbeknownst to most in the crowd, Boutsianis had been implicated in the robbery of Melbourne's Shark Fin restaurant in the lead up to the game. In 2001 the case reached its conclusion with no conviction being recorded against Boutsianis, though he was placed on 2 years probation and lost his place with Bolton Wanderers of England as a result.
Despite being the hero of the grand final, Boutsianis went over to Perth Glory for the next two seasons, arguably reaching his peak as a player, scoring 25 goals in 49 appearances. A short unsuccessful stint with Bolton Wanderers followed, and he returned to play with South Melbourne in the 2000/01 side which finished runner-up to Wollongong, continuing his career best form scoring 14 goals in 30 games.
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