1. Lazaros Christodoulopoulos, known mononymously as Lazaros due to his long surname, is a Greek professional footballer and plays for Super League Greece 2 club Iraklis as a winger.
23 Facts About Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
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Lazaros Christodoulopoulos has been a mainstay in the PAOK first team proving to be a vital team player.
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Lazaros Christodoulopoulos was nicknamed "The Builder" by the local media, because during his fall-out in relations with PAOK, he stated that he would be better off being a construction worker than playing for PAOK again.
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On 18 February 2010, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos scored against Roma after coming on in the UEFA Europa League round of 32.
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On 31 January 2013, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos was transferred to Bologna on a free transfer.
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Lazaros Christodoulopoulos was outstanding for the club and at the heart of the club's excellent attacking football so it was no surprise when he swept home the winner from the penalty spot.
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Lazaros Christodoulopoulos curled a free kick over the top for Bologna before being denied by another brilliant save with 15 minutes to go after again jinking past defenders and letting loose.
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The spot kick was awarded and Lazaros Christodoulopoulos stepped up to provide the cool conversion and give his side a priceless win.
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On 16 May 2014, there was tension in the training campus at Bologna, a few days after the last challenge at the Olimpico against Lazio ending a disappointing season that led to relegation to Serie B An entry of Cesare Natali's hard training on Lazaros Christodoulopoulos, sparked the reaction of the Greek midfielder.
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Lazaros Christodoulopoulos is afraid to get hurt and jeopardize his participation at the 2014 World Cup.
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On 30 June 2014, Verona released a statement confirming Lazaros Christodoulopoulos had been bought outright without the need for an exchange.
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On 27 August 2016, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos signed a 3-season contract for AEK Athens, as a free transfer, in order to return to his motherland after 3.5 years in Italy.
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On 1 April 2018, in the derby against Panathinaikos, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos reached 200 appearances with all his clubs in the Super League.
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Lazaros Christodoulopoulos finished his best season in his career having 47 appearances in all competitions.
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Lazaros Christodoulopoulos thus became the first and only player in Greek football history to wear the shirt of all 'Big-4' teams of the country - the other two being anathinaikos and PAOK.
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On 3 September 2018, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos became a 2018 FIFA Puskas Award nominee for his stunning marker scored for previous club AEK Athens against his then club Olympiacos.
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On 23 November 2018, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos received a knock in a training session and did not play again until the turn of the year.
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On 17 February 2019, after receiving an injury against rivals AEK Athens, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, meaning he sat on the sidelines for at least six months.
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On 22 December 2019, after a very difficult year for the defender marred by injury, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos returned to action in an away game against Volos.
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On 5 June 2020, two days before the restart of the Super League playoffs, after an 80-days COVID-19 break Lazaros Christodoulopoulos received yet another injury blow, with the Olympiacos winger suffering a ligament rupture in his right knee.
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From 25 June 2021, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos began playing for Anorthosis Famagusta with a one-year for an undisclosed fee.
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On 26 August 2021, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos helped Anorthosis Famagusta with two goals in seven minutes against Hapoel Beer Sheva, to qualify for the Europa Conference League group stage.
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At 18 August 2024 Lazaros Christodoulopoulos agreed the offer to join Iraklis and thats make him the first and only player in Greek Football History that plays for the four biggest clubs in Attica and the three biggest clubs in Thessaloniki that competed in professional tier of greek football.