Dimitris Papadopoulos (basketball)

Dimitris Papadopoulos
Personal information
Born	August 15, 1966 (age 55); 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
Career history
1985–1995	Iraklis
1995–1999	AEK
Representing Greece
EuroBasket

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.

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.

National team career[]

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.

Personal life[]

After, his retirement from playing professional basketball, Papadopoulos became an Anesthesiologist.

References[]

^ "HOME" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2007-12-07. Retrieved 2008-03-28.

External links[]

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[1] "HOME" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2007-12-07. Retrieved 2008-03-28.

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