Stephen Constantine
Personal information
Full name	Stephen Phillip Constantine
Date of birth	16 October 1962 (1962-10-16) (age 47)
Place of birth	London, England
Playing position	Manager
Club information
Current club	Sudan
Teams managed
1994–1995 1995–1996 1998–1999 1999–2001 2002–2005 2007–2008 2009–	Achilleas FC APEP FC APEP FC Nepal India Malawi Sudan
* Appearances (Goals)

Stephen Phillip Constantine (born 16 October 1962 in London, England^[1]) is an English football manager who is currently the manager of the Sudan national side, a job he has held since 15 February 2009.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 2.1 USA 2.2 Cyprus 2.3 Nepal 2.4 Bournemouth 2.5 India 2.6 Millwall 2.7 Malawi 2.8 Sudan 3 Qualifications 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

Stephen Phillip Constantine was born on 16 October 1962 to a Cypriot father and an English mother ^[1], and he was raised both in Cyprus and England ^[1]. He is married with three daughters ^[1].

[edit] Career

Stephen Constantine has established a reputation as an outstanding young coach with a track record of finding and developing young players, and of rebuilding ageing teams. As a National Head Coach, he has worked in some of the most challenging environments in world football and yet has consistently achieved remarkable results.

[edit] USA

He began his career in 1989 as an assistant coach at CW Post College, before moving onto being Academy Director of New York Freedom in 1990 where he led them to the Cosmopolitan Championship; he left in 1992. During 1991-1992, he was also an assistant coach for the New York State Select Team.

[edit] Cyprus

In 1992, he moved to Cyprus and was assistant coach for two years at Apollon Limassol FC. During his time there the club were Runners-up in the League Championship and qualified for the UEFA Cup. He also guided their U21 team to League & Cup runners-up.

In 1994 Constantine became manager at Achilleas FC saving them from relegation from the Fourth Division and causing the biggest Cup upset in the history of Cypriot football by knocking out Second Division and First Division clubs. A year later he took up a similar appointment at APEP FC whom he led in his first season to promotion to the First Division. In 1996 he moved onto AEL FC to take up a position as both Goalkeeping Coach and Director of Youth, winning the U16 League Championship and the Cyprus Youth Cup during an unbeaten run. He returned to APEP FC in 1998, leading the club to promotion to the First Division, and picking up the Football Writers Manager of the Year Award.

[edit] Nepal

In 1999, Constantine was appointed manager of the Nepal national team, a position which he held until 2001. In his first season Constantine led the Nepal team to an unprcedented silver medal in the South Asian Games. This achievement was recognised through the award of the Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Baahu, the highest honour the country can bestow upon a foreigner.

Constantine then led the U16's to the finals of the Asian Youth Championships, the first time any national team from Nepal had qualified for the finals of any international football competition.

[edit] Bournemouth

In 2001, Constantine became Assistant Director of the Centre of Excellence of AFC Bournemouth. He stayed at the club until 2002.

[edit] India

In 2002, Constantine was appointed manager of the Indian national team, a position which he held until 2005. Constantine enjoyed great success in India, and is lauded as a hero in the country.^[2]

In his first tournament in charge, he won the LG Cup against Vietnam. The improvements were again apparent at the Asian Games in Busan South Korea, where India were only denied a place in the last eight by a single goal. Constantine then took the U-18s to the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland and on to Wales to compete for the Ian Rush Trophy, which they won by upsetting Botafogo of Brazil 3-0 in the final. Although India failed to qualify for the 2004 Asian Cup, the senior team shone in a silver medal-winning performance in the inaugural Afro Asian Games, with victories over Rwanda and Zimbabwe (then 85 places ahead of India in the world rankings) along the way, losing in the final by just 1-0 to Uzbekistan. Meanwhile, both the U-17 and U-20 teams reached the AFC Youth Championships in 2004, while the U-19 team collected a Silver Medal in the BIMST Cup in Thailand. India also collected a Silver Medal in the SAF Games in Pakistan.

In November 2003 the AFC named Constantine as Asia Manager/Coach of the Month

[edit] Millwall

In September 2005, Constantine returned to England to become first-team coach at Millwall F.C. who by then were deep in relegation trouble.^[3] He stayed at the club for the remainder of the 2005-2006 season, working under no fewer than three different managers as Millwall were relegated to League One.

[edit] Malawi

Constantine was appointed manager of the Malawi national team on 2 February 2007.^[4] As he set about rebuilding an ageing side by bringing in young players, Malawi lost their first six international matches under his management. However, his policies began to pay off with subsequent victories against the much higher ranked Swaziland and Namibia and a 2-1 victory over Mozambique in the African Nations Cup - the first time in their history that Malawi had won three consecutive matches. Constantine resigned in April 2008 after Malawi narrowly failed to qualify for the 2009 African Nations Championship, losing 1-0 to Mozambique in a first round, second leg qualifying match on Sunday 13 April 2008.^[5][6]

In the games immediately following Constantine's resignation the Malawi team that he had built recorded victories over DR Congo and Egypt, and reached the Qualification Group Stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

[edit] Sudan

Constantine was appointed as the manager of Sudan on 15 February 2009.^[7]

[edit] Qualifications

He holds UEFA Pro Licence, an FA Psychology Award, FA Fitness Award, Diploma in Sports Nutrition, an FA Coach Educator's Certificate, and is also a FIFA Instructor.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website

v • d • e Nepal national football team – Managers Gutendorf (1981) · Kinnear (1987) · Constantine (1999–01) · Flath (2008) · Shrestha (2008–09) · Suwal (2009–)

v • d • e India national football team – Managers Rahim (1950–62) · Wright (1963–64) · Banerjee (1981–82) · Bootland (1982) · Kinnear (1983) · Ćirić (1984–85) · Banerjee (1985) · Nayeemuddin (1986) · Dutta (1987) · Gelei (1990–91) · Pešek (1993–94) · Akhramov (1995–97) · Nayeemuddin (1997–1998) · Singh (1998–2001) · Constantine (2002–05) · Singh (2005) · Nayeemuddin (2005–06) · Houghton (2006–)

v • d • e Malawi national football team – Managers Chamangwana (1998–99) · Chimodzi (1999–00) · Splidsboel (2000–02) · Gillet (2002–03) · Ng'onamo (2003–04) · Kaputa (2004) · Osman (2004–05) · Hennigan (2005) · Ziese (2005–06) · Phiri (2006–07) · Constantine (2007–08) · Phiri (2008–09) · Cohen (2009–)

v • d • e Sudan national football team – Managers Ziese (1978–80) · Łazarek (2002–04) · Abdallah (2008) · Constantine (2009–)