Dimitris Papadopoulos (basketball)

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.

This article is about the former Greek Basketball player. For the Basketball coach, see Dimitris Papadopoulos (basketball coach).
Dimitris Papadopoulos
Personal information
Born (1966-08-15) August 15, 1966
Thessaloniki, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Career information
Playing career1985–1999
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
Career history
1985–1995Iraklis
1995–1999AEK
Medals
Representing  Greece
EuroBasket
1989 Yugoslavia

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.

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


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