Lazaros Papadopoulos

Lazaros Papadopoulos
Λάζαρος Παπαδόπουλος Nickname Lazos Position CenterHeight 6 ft 10.75 in (2.10 m) Weight 260 lb (118 kg) League Spanish League/EuroleagueTeam Real MadridNumber 14Born June 3, 1980(1980-06-03) (age 28)
Krasnodar, USSRNationality GreekDraft Undrafted Pro career 1997–present Former teams AO Stauroupolis (1992–1996)
Iraklis BC(1996–2001)
Panathinaikos BC(2001–2003)
Iraklis BC(2003–2004)
MBC Dynamo Moscow(2004-2007)

Olympic medal record Competitor for GreeceMen's Basketball European ChampionshipsGold 2005 Serbia & Montenegro GreeceWorld Championships Silver 2006 Japan Greece

Lazaros Papadopoulos (Greek: Λάζαρος Παπαδόπουλος; born June 3, 1980 in Krasnodar, U.S.S.R), is a Greek professional basketball player. He is currently with Real Madrid in the Spanish League. He is 6'10 3/4" (2.10 m) 260 lbs. (118 kg) and he plays the center position.

1 Professional Career
2 Greek National Team
3 Awards and Accomplishments
- 3.1 Pro Career
- 3.2 Greek National Team
4 External Links

Professional Career

Papadopoulos began his professional career playing for the Greek club Iraklis BC in 1997. After five years with Iraklis BC, he signed to play for the Greek League powerhouse Panathinaikos BC in 2001, and he stayed there until 2003. He then returned to Iraklis BC the following season, and stayed there for only one year, before next signing with Dynamo Moscow of the Russian League in the year 2004. In 2007, he joined the Spanish League club Real Madrid.

He has won the Euroleague Championship during the Euroleague 2001-02 season while he was with Panathinaikos and also the ULEB Cup Championship while he was with Dynamo Moscow in the year 2006. In 2007, his performances with Dynamo Moscow during the Euroleague 2006-07 season, earned him a selection into the All-Euroleague Second team.

Greek National Team

As a member of the junior Greek national team, Papadopoulos won the bronze medal at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 European Championship. He also competed with the Greek junior team at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. With the senior Greek National Basketball Team Papadopoulos won the gold medal at the Eurobasket 2005 and he was voted the best center of the tournament.

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 Eurobasket 2001 and the Eurobasket 2007. He was also part of Greece's 2004 Olympic Basketball team.

Papadopoulos in the middle.