1. Konstantinos "Kosta" Barbarouses is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a winger for A-League Men club Wellington Phoenix FC.
32 Facts About Kosta Barbarouses
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Kosta Barbarouses played 21 matches during his first stint with Wellington Phoenix in three seasons and scored two goals.
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Kosta Barbarouses made his professional debut on 21 October 2007 against Central Coast Mariners, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute.
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Kosta Barbarouses played his first full professional game when he fronted against Central Coast Mariners on 19 January 2008.
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Kosta Barbarouses scored his second A-League goal against Sydney FC on 1 November 2009 after coming off the bench to replace Leo Bertos.
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Kosta Barbarouses scored the goal off a volley which bounced over Clint Bolton.
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Kosta Barbarouses played his first match starting in the first team line-up against Newcastle Jets on 4 November 2009, assisting Chris Greenacre's goal with a back-heel pass.
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Kosta Barbarouses turned down a two-year contract extension with Wellington Phoenix in February 2010 for a three-year contract with A-League side Brisbane Roar.
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Brisbane Roar play an attractive brand of football and Kosta Barbarouses wanted the opportunity to play more regular football.
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Kosta Barbarouses continued to start for the Brisbane team and played against his old club Wellington Phoenix, on 27 August 2010 at Suncorp Stadium.
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On 18 July 2011, Fairfax News NZ announced that Kosta Barbarouses had signed a three-year contract with Russian side Alania Vladikavkaz.
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Kosta Barbarouses made his debut for Vladikavkaz on 9 August 2011, in a First Division league match against Torpedo Vladimir.
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On 27 June 2012, Kosta Barbarouses signed a one-year loan contract with Greek giants Panathinaikos, with option to buy him in the next summer.
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Kosta Barbarouses only played 11 games and scored no goals during his one-year loan spell in his ancestral country.
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On 7 August 2013, Kosta Barbarouses signed a three-year deal at Melbourne Victory under Ange Postecoglou for the second time.
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On 8 March 2016, it was announced that Kosta Barbarouses would leave Melbourne Victory at the end of the season to rejoin his hometown club Wellington Phoenix on a three-year contract.
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On 5 June 2017, Phoenix announced they would be releasing Kosta Barbarouses following his request to leave for non-footballing reasons.
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On 7 June 2019, Kosta Barbarouses signed on a multi-year contract deal with Sydney FC.
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Kosta Barbarouses captained New Zealand at the 2007 U-17 World Cup in Korea.
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Kosta Barbarouses scored five goals, including a hat-trick, during the team's qualifying campaign to ensure progression to the finals.
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Kosta Barbarouses played for New Zealand at the 2008 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament.
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Kosta Barbarouses made his senior debut in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Fiji on 19 November 2008.
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Kosta Barbarouses trained with the national team before its World Cup qualifying play-off against Bahrain.
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Kosta Barbarouses was one of two forwards on the squad.
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Kosta Barbarouses had stated that he would like to make the New Zealand 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.
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Kosta Barbarouses was named as one of seven non-travelling reserves.
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Kosta Barbarouses formed part of an 18-man All Whites squad that played Jamaica in an international friendly at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, on 29 February 2012.
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On 23 May 2012, Kosta Barbarouses scored his first goal for the All Whites in a friendly match against El Salvador.
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Kosta Barbarouses played for New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Kosta Barbarouses was selected as a member of the All Whites squad for the June 2017 friendly vs Japan.
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Kosta Barbarouses was a member of New Zealands Qualification campaign for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
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Kosta Barbarouses played in both the home and away matches vs Peru in November 2017 as New Zealand ultimately were unsuccessful in their qualification bid.