Kostas Christodoulou

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Kostas Christodoulou (born 1915 in Athens) was a Greek football forward who later became a coach. He started his football at PAO Dafni Athens, playing on the left wing. In 1930, at a very young age, he moved to Panathinaikos without his club’s consent and was banned for one year.

With Panathinaikos, he won the Athens FCA league in 1934. In 1936, he joined city rivals AEK Athens and stayed there until 1945. With AEK he won two consecutive Panhellenic Championships, one Cup, and two Athens FCA titles, including the first domestic double by a Greek club in 1939. He retired from playing in 1945 during World War II.

Christodoulou earned five caps for Greece between 1934 and 1938. He debuted on 4 February 1934 in a 1–0 friendly win against Bulgaria, coming on as a substitute in the 55th minute for Leonidas Andrianopoulos. His last pre-war game for Greece was on 25 March 1938, a heavy 11–1 defeat to Hungary in Budapest.

After retiring, he coached several teams, including Proodeftiki. His younger brother Christos was also a footballer, playing for Panathinaikos on the left wing.