1. Avraam Papadopoulos is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
24 Facts About Avraam Papadopoulos
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Avraam Papadopoulos was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Greek parents.
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Avraam Papadopoulos is quite tall, with very tough body constitution, but not slow for his physical appearance, with pretty good awareness and tackling, sometimes reckless which leads him to getting yellow cards, but this can be partially explained by more attacking football of the post-2006 Aris that can expose a defender like Papadopoulos to the situations of must-break the opponents' attacks.
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Avraam Papadopoulos completed 28 league appearances and he scored 2 goals.
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Avraam Papadopoulos, who plays for champions Olympiacos, was included in the list along with another high profile player, Kostas Mendrinos, who is on the books of Aris.
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Avraam Papadopoulos took a swipe at coach Michel after sealing a free transfer to Trabzonspor.
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However, his last season saw Dimitris Siovas break into the first-team and Avraam Papadopoulos became a somewhat peripheral figure at the Karaiskakis Stadium.
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Avraam Papadopoulos was set to be the center of fans attention, with the veteran midfielder becoming only the second Greek player to play in Turkey's top-flight, following Theofanis Gekas.
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Avraam Papadopoulos became the first ever Greek footballer to play in the Chinese Super League.
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On 18 May 2016 Avraam Papadopoulos continued his career at J1 League club Jubilo Iwata, for an undisclosed fee.
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Avraam Papadopoulos became the first Greek footballer to play in the J1 League.
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On 14 February 2017 Avraam Papadopoulos joined Australian A-League club Brisbane Roar until the end of the season, as an injury replacement for Daniel Bowles, who was sidelined for at least 10 months with a serious knee injury.
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Avraam Papadopoulos could have had a hat-trick from another goal-bound header before half-time but Stefan Mauk managed to clear it off the line.
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On 25 November 2017, in the last quarter of the game, Papadopoulos spat at Sydney FC striker Matt Simon, who retaliated, Avraam went to ground covering his face, resulting in Matt Simon's dismissal.
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On 8 December 2017, Avraam Papadopoulos was given a seven-match ban by the A-League judiciary for spitting on Sydney FC's Matt Simon.
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Avraam Papadopoulos underwent surgery in Brisbane and was out of action for four months.
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On 27 January 2019, Avraam Papadopoulos is reportedly close to sealing a fairytale return to Greek giants Olympiacos.
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On 28 January 2019, Olympiacos revealed that veteran defender Avraam Papadopoulos has returned to the club for a six-month contract.
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On 1 August 2022, Avraam Papadopoulos officially announced his retirement from professional football.
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Avraam Papadopoulos had been capped for Greece U-21 for several times.
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In 2010, Avraam Papadopoulos played for Greece at the 2010 World Cup.
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Avraam Papadopoulos was later a regular squad member of Greece as they went unbeaten through qualifying for Euro 2012.
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Avraam Papadopoulos was called from Greece national team manager Fernando Santos to the 30 man provisional World Cup squad, but he did not make it to be the final 23-man squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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Avraam Papadopoulos is a robust defender unafraid of mixing it up physically on the field of play.