Yiannis Papadopoulos is a Greek

Greeks

The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....

 footballer, currently playing for Dynamo Dresden

Dynamo Dresden

SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...

. He was the captain of the Greece Under-19

Greece national under-19 football team

-Group 3:- Current squad :Represented Greece in the UEFA under 19 championship July 20- August 1 2011- See also :* Greece Under-19 2007 national team* Greece Under-19 2007 national team- External links :*...

 team. He plays in a central midfield role predominantly, although he is capable of playing as a left midfielder and also as an attacking midfielder.

Iraklis F.C.

Papadopoulos started out his career at Iraklis F.C. as a trainee. His second season was a very impressive one, catching the eye of major Greek teams in 2007–2008, which eventually earned him a move to Olympiacos F.C. on 3 June 2008. The transfer fee was thought to be around 800,000 Euros. Papadopoulos is left-footed, and his main strength is his powerful shot which he uses to great effect by often shooting from long distances.

Olympiacos F.C.

On 5 October 2008, Papadopoulos became a man as he made his Olympiakos debut as a substitute for teammate Dudu Cearense

Dudu Cearense

Dudu Cearense, whose real name is Alexandro Silva de Sousa, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Clube Atlético Mineiro....

 against city rivals AEK Athens. He impressed, having played a creative role in the second goal of Olympiakos' 2–0 win. After he had terminated his contract with Olympiakos in August 2011, he switched to Dynamo Dresden

Dynamo Dresden

SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...

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International Career

He is member of Greece U21 and Captain of Greece U19.
On 29 May he demonstrated this capability by scoring a 30-yard shot against Russia for the Greece U19 team.

Personal

Giannis Papadopoulos is the son of Iraklis all-time leader in appearances Daniil Papadopoulos

Daniil Papadopoulos

Daniil Papadopoulos is a former Greek footballer that played in several positions throughout his career. He was born in Thessaloniki and played youth football with Olympos Dendropotamou before starting his professional career with Iraklis. Papadopoulos spent his entire professional career with...

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Honours

Olympiacos

• Greek Superleague: 2008-09, 2010-2011
  2010–11 Super League Greece
  The 2010–11 Superleague Greece was the 52nd season of the highest football league of Greece and the fifth under the name Superleague. The league consisted of 16 teams, the 13 best teams of the 2009–10 season and three teams that had been promoted from the 2009–10 Beta Ethniki.The season began on 27...
  
  
• Greek Cup
  Greek football Cup
  The Greek Football Cup , commonly known as the Greek Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Football Cup OPAP, is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation....
  
  : 2008-09

Greece

• UEFA U-19 Championship: 2007
  2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
  -Group B:-------------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:---------Final:-----Teams:-Top goalscorers:-External links:* at uefa.com...
  
   (Runners-up)

External links

• Olympiacos F.C. Player Profile
• Yiannis Papadopoulos at uefa.com
• Yiannis Papadopoulos at worldfootball.net
• Yiannis Papadopoulos at transfermarkt.co.uk