![]() Constantine coaching India in a match against Iran
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 October 1962 | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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India (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Pennsylvania Stoners | |||
New York Pancyprian-Freedoms | |||
Teams managed | |||
1999–2001 | Nepal | ||
2002–2005 | India | ||
2005–2006 | Millwall Reserves | ||
2007–2008 | Malawi | ||
2009–2010 | Sudan | ||
2010 | APEP | ||
2011–2012 | Nea Salamis | ||
2012–2013 | Ethnikos Achna | ||
2014–2015 | Rwanda | ||
2015– | India | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Stephen Constantine (born 16 October 1962) is an English professional football coach and former player who currently manages the India national football team.
Constantine was born on 16 October 1962 in London. He is of Greek-Cypriot descent. He is a fan of English club Arsenal. Constantine is married with three daughters; his family were living in Cyprus while he was coaching in Sudan.
Constantine played in the United States for the Pennsylvania Stoners and the New York Pancyprian-Freedoms. He retired from playing at the age of 26, following a knee injury.
After retiring from playing, Constantine spent his early coaching career in the United States and Cyprus.
Constantine coached the Nepalese national team between 1999 and 2001, and was awarded a medal by the country's King. Constantine was then manager of the Indian national team from 2002 to 2005. After leaving India he was the first-team coach and reserve team manager for English club Millwall during the 2005–06 season. He has also worked in England for Bournemouth.
In January 2007 he was on a two-man shortlist, alongside Carlos Alberto da Luz, for the manager's job of the Malawi national team. He was named as Malawi manager in February 2007, with the role beginning on 1 March 2007. He resigned in April 2008.
He became manager of the Sudan national team in February 2009. After leaving Sudan he managed in the Cypriot domestic leagues with APEP and Nea Salamis Famagusta, the latter of which he guided to promotion in the Cypriot First Division. He was also manager of Ethnikos Achna from December 2012 to February 2013.