Former Hartlepool United and Middlesbrough goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos signs for Northern League Division One side Thornaby

The Greek goalkeeper has joined local Northern League Division One side Thornaby ahead of the 2020-21 campaign.

After being released from Middlesbrough last summer, Konstantopoulos rejoined Pools on non-contract terms in November 2019.

He kept a clean sheet in a 3-0 Durham Challenge Cup win against Tow Law Town at Victoria Park before an ill-fated second first-team debut saw the 41-year-old save a penalty before conceding three times late on in a 3-2 FA Trophy collapse at Harrogate Town.

Konstantopoulos didn’t return to Pools following the match at the CNG Stadium last December and has been without a club until Thornaby secured his signature this week.

Following the signing, Thornaby manager Craig Haley said: “Dimi is a top-class signing for the football club, with his levels and experience both in the Premier League and the Championship with Middlesbrough and also his international football career with Greece.”

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