Football mourns for Didi Constantini: A life for sport!

Football mourns for Didi Constantini: A life for sport!

Dietmar Constantini, the former coach of FSV Mainz 05 and the eponymous ÖFB team boss, died on Wednesday night at the age of 69 after a long illness. This reported, among other things, the "Tyrolean daily" and Kicker.de . Constantini, who only worked for a short time at Mainz 05, still left a lasting impression. "Didi" was described as an open and charismatic person who was always available for a joke. Christian Heidel, sports director of Mainz, expressed his sympathy with the words: "His death makes us all very sad."

his footsteps in Austrian football

Dietmar Constantini was the coach of the Austrian national team from 2009 to 2011, in which he introduced talents such as David Alaba and Aleksandar Dragovic. According to Salzburg24.at he left a significant influence on the coming generations, which was recognized by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen. Constantinis call as a "firefighter" reflects his ability to help and be successful in times of crisis, although his terms of office were often not long -lasted.

his path led him through various clubs, including Austria Vienna and FC Wacker Innsbruck, where he worked as a player and as a coach. Constantini also gained celebrity for his children's soccer camps after withdrawing from the professional coaching business. In September 2019, his family made his dementia disease public, which was accompanied in 2020 with the publication of a book by daughter Johanna about dealing with this disease. Despite his health challenges, Constantini received the Cross of Merit of his hometown Innsbruck in December 2021.