| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Born |
August 15, 1966 Thessaloniki, Greece |
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| 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.
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.
He also played with AEK Athens.
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.
Papadopoulos was also the coach of Apollon Patras.