Constantinos "Con" Boutsianis (born 27 December 1971 in Melbourne) is an Australian soccer player and former international, noted for his ability in dead ball situations.
After impressive performances for the South Melbourne youth side, the legendary Hungarian coach Ferenc Puskas placed his faith in the young winger and called him up to the senior team.
He played a crucial role in the Grand Final against Carlton, scoring the controversial winning goal in the last minute after coming on as a substitute, ending a seven-year championship wait for Hellas.
Boutsianis seemed to push Douglas to the ground before collecting the ball and proceeding to beat former teammate and Carlton goalkeeper Dean Anastasiadis.
Despite being the hero of the Grand Final, Boutsianis went over to Perth Glory for the next two seasons, arguably reaching his peak as a player, scoring 25 goals in 49 appearances.
After leaving Perth, he returned to Lakeside to play with South Melbourne in the 2000/01 side which finished on top of the table but ultimately lost the grand final to Wollongong, continuing his career-best form scoring 14 goals in 30 games.
Oakleigh's exit from the 2006 VPL finals was expected to bring an end to Boutsianis' career, but he donned the boots again for the Cannons in the 2007 season.
[4] His motto is "I will stack the odds in the player's favour, by making sure that when an opportunity to score arises, the chance is executed with absolute precision, because in crucial moments during a match, the margins are small, and as a consequence the only difference between winning and losing."