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Lazaros Papadopoulos (Greek: Λάζαρος Παπαδόπουλος; born 3 June 1980) is a Greek former professional basketball player. He was listed at 7 ft (2.13 m) 265 lbs (120 kg), and he played the center position.[1] During his playing career, he was best known for his signature skyhook move.

Lazaros Papadopoulos

Papadopoulos in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1980-06-03) 3 June 1980 (age 42) Krasnodar, USSR
Nationality	Greek / Russian
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2002 / Undrafted
Playing career	1996–2014
Position	Center
Number	6, 12, 14, 8
Career history
1996–2001	Iraklis
2001–2003	Panathinaikos
2003–2004	Iraklis
2004–2007	Dynamo Moscow
2007–2008	Real Madrid
2008–2009	Fortitudo Bologna
2009–2011	PAOK
2011	Khimki
2011–2012	Olympiacos
2012–2013	PAOK
2014	Canarias
Career highlights and awards
2× EuroLeague champion (2002, 2012) All-EuroLeague Second Team (2007) EuroCup Champion (2006) 2× Greek League Champion (2003, 2012) Greek Cup Winner (2003) Greek League Best Five (2004) 6× Greek League All-Star (2001–2004, 2010, 2013) VTB United League champion (2011)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Greece FIBA World Cup 2006 Japan EuroBasket 2005 Serbia & Montenegro FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 1998 Bulgaria Under-18

Papadopoulos played with several teams in Europe throughout his professional club career, and he most notably won the EuroLeague twice, in 2002 with Panathinaikos and in 2012 with Olympiacos. He was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2007. He represented the Greece national team and won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket and the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.

Professional career

Papadopoulos began his professional career playing with the Greek club Iraklis in the 1996–97 season. After five years with Iraklis, he signed to play with the Greek League powerhouse Panathinaikos in 2001, and he stayed there until 2003. He then returned to Iraklis the following season, and stayed there for only one year, before next signing with Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague A, in the year 2004. In 2007, he joined the Spanish ACB League club Real Madrid. In 2008, he joined Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian League.[2]

He won the EuroLeague championship during the EuroLeague 2001–02 season, while he was with Panathinaikos, and also the EuroCup championship, while he was with Dynamo Moscow, in the year 2006. In 2007, his performance with Dynamo Moscow during the EuroLeague 2006–07 season, earned him a selection to the All-EuroLeague Second Team.[3] He joined PAOK for the 2009–10 season, and donated his salary to charity.[4]

In February 2011, he joined the Russian club Khimky.[5] In August 2011, he signed a one-year deal with Olympiacos.[6] With Olympiacos, he won the EuroLeague championship in 2012. On 5 September 2012, he returned after few seasons to his former club PAOK.[7] On 6 February 2014, Papadopoulos came back to Spain, after signing with 1939 Canarias.[8] After only one game played, he parted ways with them.[9]

National team career

Greek junior national team

As a member in the junior Greece national team, Papadopoulos won the bronze medal at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also competed with the Greek junior team at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Greek senior national team

With the senior Greece national team, Papadopoulos won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket. With Greece, he also won the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Papadopulos was also a member of the Greek teams that competed at the 2001 EuroBasket and the 2007 EuroBasket. He was also a part of Greece's 2004 Summer Olympic Games team. He played a total of 103 games for Greece at the senior men's level, averaging 8.2 points per game.[10] While playing for the national team Papadopoulos won the Acropolis Tournament five times: in 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Personal life

Papadopoulos was born in Krasnodar, then-USSR, on 3 June 1980, as Lazar Popandopulo (Russian: Лазарь Попандопуло) to a Greek father and a Russian mother.[11] In 1990, he came to Thessaloniki, Greece with his parents, Theodore and Marina, and younger sister Agapi.

He was married in August 2002, and he has two daughters, Daphne and Nefeli.[12]

References

External links

• Lazaros Papadopulos' Official Website (in Greek, English, Spanish, and Italian)
• NBA.com Profile
• Euroleague.net Profile
• Draftexpress.com Profile
• Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)

На других языках

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[de] Lazaros Papadopoulos

Lazaros Papadopoulos (griechisch Λάζαρος Παπαδόπουλος, * 3. Juni 1980 in Krasnodar, Sowjetunion) ist ein ehemaliger griechischer Basketballspieler.

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- [en] Lazaros Papadopoulos

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[es] Lazaros Papadopoulos

Lazaros Papadopoulos (en glo: Λάζαρος Παπαδόπουλος; nacido el 3 de junio de 1980 en Krasnodar, URSS), es un jugador griego retirado de baloncesto.

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[ru] Пападопулос, Лазарос

Ла́зарос Пападо́пулос (греч. Λάζαρος Παπαδόπουλος, при рождении Лазарь Фёдорович Попандопуло; род. 3 июня 1980, Краснодар, СССР) — греческий баскетболист, игравший на позиции центрового.

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