Stephen Constantine

Stephen Constantine (born 16 October 1962) is an English professional football coach and former player, who currently manages the Indian national team.

Early and personal life

Constantine was born on 16 October 1962 in London. He is of Greek-Cypriot descent. He is a fan of English club Arsenal. Constantine is married with three daughters; his family were living in Cyprus while he was coaching in Sudan.

Playing career

Constantine played in the United States for the Pennsylvania Stoners and the New York Pancyprian-Freedoms. He retired from playing at the age of 26, following a knee injury.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Constantine spent his early coaching career in the United States and Cyprus.

Constantine coached the Nepalese national team between 1999 and 2001, and was awarded a medal by the country's King. Constantine was then manager of the Indian national team from 2002 to 2005. After leaving India he was the first-team coach and reserve team manager for English club Millwall during the 2005–06 season. He has also worked in England for Bournemouth.

Stephen Constantine (historian)

Stephen Constantine is professor emeritus of modern British history at Lancaster University. He received his BA from Wadham College, Oxford, in 1968 and his D.Phil from Nuffield College, Oxford, in 1984. Constantine joined Lancaster University in 1971 and retired in 2010. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Constantine's research relates to the history of St Helena, the history of Gibraltar, the publicity campaigns of the Empire Marketing Board, migration and settlement into and around the British Empire and Commonwealth, and the dispatch overseas as child migrants of children in care in the UK.

Selected publications

1980s