Nikos Papadopoulos (footballer, born 1971)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolaos Papadopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilkis, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Greece U21 (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1988 | Apollon Mavroneriou | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1990 | Kilkisiakos | 37 | (0) |
| 1990–1999 | OFI | 216 | (11) |
| 1999–2004 |
Aris | 109 | (10) |
| 2004–2005 |
Skoda Xanthi | 17 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 |
Apollon Kalamarias | 18 | (1) |
| 2006 | Ergotelis | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Agrotikos Asteras | 23 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 |
Thermaikos | 18 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 |
Apollon Kalamarias | 25 | (1) |
| Total | 471 | (27) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009 |
Thermaikos | ||
| 2010–2011 | Skoda Xanthi | ||
| 2011–2012 | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
| 2012 | Ethnikos Achna | ||
| 2012–2013 | Kavala | ||
| 2013–2014 | Panachaiki | ||
| 2014–2016 |
Iraklis | ||
| 2017–2019 | OFI | ||
| 2019–2020 | Apollon Smyrnis | ||
| 2021 | Panachaiki | ||
| 2021–2022 | Chania | ||
| 2022– | Greece U21 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nikos Papadopoulos (Greek: Νίκος Παπαδόπουλος; born 5 October 1971) is a Greek professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Greece national U21 team.
He is mostly remembered for his 9.5-year spell in
top tier. In the later stages of his career he played in several clubs in the lower divisions
.
As a manager, he has coached several clubs in Greece and Cyprus.
Playing career
After playing youth football, for the club of his village, Apollon Mavroneriou, he moved to nearby professional club
Greek Cup final, although he did not participate in the final.[1] He stayed in OFI for 9.5 years and even managed to become captain of the club.[1] In 1997-1998 received a record 21-match ban for being sent-off in a match against Olympiacos.[2] Totally he appeared in 213 matches for the club and scored 11 goals. His impact for the club was so high that in an internet polling of a local Heraklion website in 2011 Papadopoulos was voted among the all-time best XI of OFI.[3]
After leaving OFI he moved to
Managerial career
Papadopoulos started his managerial career in 2009 for
Iraklis.[10] In February 2016, Papadopoulos received the best manager award of the North Group of the 2014–15 Football League by the Greek Professional Footballers Association.[11]
Honours
- OFI
- Greek Cup
- Runner-up: 1989–90
- Runner-up:
- Football League
- Champion: 2017–18
- Ergotelis
- Football League
- Champion: 2005–06
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "About Nikos Papadopoulos as staff" (in Greek). footballleaguenews.gr. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ Σαν Σήμερα: Ο ΟΦΗ «πατάει» την Φερεντσβάρος στο φλεγόμενο «Γεντί Κουλέ» (in Greek). gentikoule.gr. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ Αυτή είναι η κορυφαία 11αδα του ΟΦΗ! (in Greek). athleticradio.gr. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ a b Το αφιέρωμα της ΠΑΕ στον Νίκο Παπαδόπουλο (in Greek). bluearena.gr. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ Παρουσιάστηκε ο Παπαδόπουλος (in Greek). sport24.gr. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ Στην Άχνα ο Νίκος Παπαδόπουλος (in Greek). contra.gr. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ Εθνικός: Παρελθόν ο Νίκος Παπαδόπουλος (in Greek). balla.com.cy. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ Ανέλαβε ο Νίκος Παπαδόπουλος (in Greek). contra.gr. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ Και επίσημα νέος τεχνικός στην Παναχαϊκή είναι ο Νίκος Παπαδόπουλος (in Greek). exedra.gr. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ Ο Νίκος Παπαδόπουλος νέος προπονητής της ομάδας (in Greek). Iraklis FC. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Βραβεία με λάμψη από το παρελθόν και το μέλλον" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.