Dimitris Papadopoulos (basketball)
| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Born |
August 15, 1966 Thessaloniki, Greece | |||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) | |||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||
| Playing career | 1985–1999 | |||||||||
| Position | Small forward / Power forward | |||||||||
| Coaching career | 2000–present | |||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||
| As player: | ||||||||||
| 1985–1994 | Iraklis | |||||||||
| 1995–1996 | AEK | |||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Iraklis | |||||||||
| 1997–1999 | AEK | |||||||||
| As coach: | ||||||||||
| 2000–2007 | Panathinaikos (Assistant) | |||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Greece (Assistant) | |||||||||
| 2007 | AEL Limassol | |||||||||
| 2007 | APOEL | |||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Apollon Patras | |||||||||
| 2009–2010 | MENT | |||||||||
| 2010 | Pagrati | |||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Doxa Lefkadas | |||||||||
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Dimitris Papadopoulos (Greek: Δημήτρης Παπαδόπουλος; born August 15, 1966, in Greece), also known by his nickname, "The Doctor", is a retired Greek professional basketball player and professional basketball coach.
Professional career
Papadopoulos played with Iraklis. Papadopoulos and Lefteris Kakiousis were the key players of the team in those days. He was a Greek Cup finalist in 1994. Papadopoulos is the 2nd leading scorer, the 1st rebounder, the 1st in 3 point field goals made, and the 3rd player in number of games played, in the history of Iraklis' club.[1]
He also played with AEK Athens.
Greek national team
Papadopoulos was also a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team that won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 1989. He was also a member of the Greek national team that finished in 6th place at the 1990 FIBA World Championship.
Coaching career
Papadopoulos was also the coach of Apollon Patras.