Konstantinos Rougalas

Kostas Rougalas
Personal information
Full name Konstantinos Rougalas
Date of birth (1993-10-13) 13 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Patras, Greece
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Apollon 1960 Krya Vrysi F.C.
Youth career
2007–2013 Olympiacos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Olympiacos 0 (0)
2013 → Ergotelis (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Fostiras (loan) 21 (1)
2014 → Atlético Madrid B (loan) 2 (0)
2015 Iraklis 6 (0)
2015–2016 OH Leuven 17 (0)
2017 Târgu Mureș 10 (0)
2017–2018 Westerlo 16 (0)
2018–2019 Doxa Drama 19 (0)
2019–2020 Panachaiki 7 (0)
2020 Dunărea Călărași 1 (0)
2020–2022 Diagoras 52 (0)
2022–2023 Panachaiki 16 (0)
2023 Apollon Pontou 4 (0)
2024 Tilikratis 9 (1)
2024– Apollon Krya Vrysi 0 (0)
International career‡
2009–2010 Greece U17 10 (1)
2010–2012 Greece U19 19 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2015

Konstantinos "Kostas" Rougalas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Ρουγκάλας; born 13 October 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who is currently playing as a centre-back for Gamma Ethniki club Apollon Krya Vrysi.

Career

Born in Patras, Rougalas first played football for Thyella Patras F.C. He joined Olympiacos' youth setup in 2007, aged 14. In September 2013, he moved to Ergotelis in a season-long loan deal.[1]

After making no appearances for Ergotelis, Rougalas moved to Fostiras on 25 January of the following year, also in a temporary deal.[2] He made his professional debut six days later, starting in a 3–0 home win against Asteras Magoula.[3]

Rougalas scored his first professional goal on 16 March 2014, netting the first of a 2–0 away win against Paniliakos.[4] He appeared in 21 matches during the campaign, as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs.

On 13 August 2014 Rougalas moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Atlético Madrid in a one-year loan deal. He was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[5]

On 9 February 2015, Rougalas penned a two-and-a-half-year deal with Football League side Iraklis.[6][7] On 1 July 2015 he was released by Iraklis [8] and one day later he was signed by Oud-Heverlee Leuven, where he was reunited with his former Fostiras' coach Jacky Mathijssen.[9] On the summer of 2016, he released his contract in a mutual content with Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

On 20 January 2017, he signed a six months' contract with the Romanian club Târgu Mureș for an undisclosed fee.[10] On 28 June 2017, after six months in Romania, he signed a two years' contract with Belgian First Division B club Westerlo for an undisclosed fee.[11] On 31 August 2018, he signed a contract with Football League club Doxa Drama for an undisclosed fee [12] and the next season for another Football League club Panachaiki. In 2020 he joined the hellenic football club Diagoras.

References

  1. ^ "Στον Εργοτέλη ο Ρουγκάλας" [Rougalas to Ergotelis] (in Greek). Sport FM. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Στον Φωστήρα ο Κώστας Ρουγκάλας!" [Kostas Rougalas to Fostiras!] (in Greek). Patra Goal. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Περίπατος του Φωστήρα επί του Αστέρα Μαγούλας" [Fostiras' routing against Asteras Magoula] (in Greek). Contra. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Πανηλειακός – Φωστήρας 0–2: Χωρίς κίνητρο..." [Paniliakos–Fostiras 0–2: Without motivation...] (in Greek). Proti News. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Kostas Rougalas, new Atlético B player". Atlético Madrid's official website. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  6. ^ Υπογράφει ο Ρουγκάλας (in Greek). sport24.gr. 8 February 2015.
  7. ^ Υπέγραψε στον Ηρακλή ο Ρουγκάλας (in Greek). sport-fm.gr. 9 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Λύση συνεργασίας με Κώστα Ρουγκάλα" (in Greek). Iraklis FC. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  9. ^ "OHL trekt twee nieuwe verdedigers aan" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Υπέγραψε στην Τάργκου Μούρες ο Ρουγκάλας" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Στην Βέστερλο ο Ρουγκάλας" (in Greek). www.novasports.gr. 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Στη Δόξα Δράμας ο Ρουγκάλας" (in Greek). www.gazzetta.gr. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.