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| Date of birth | 9 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Midfielder Attacking midfielder Left Midfielder |
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| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dynamo Dresden | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Iraklis F.C. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Iraklis F.C. | 25 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Olympiacos F.C. | 28 | (3) |
| 2011– | Dynamo Dresden | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | Greece U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2010– | Greece | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Yiannis Papadopoulos (Greek: Γιάννης Παπαδόπουλος; born 9 March 1989 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek footballer, currently playing for Dynamo Dresden. He was the captain of the Greece Under-19 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.
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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.
On 5 October 2008, Papadopoulos became a man as he made his Olympiakos debut as a substitute for teammate Dudu Cearense 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.
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.
Giannis Papadopoulos is the son of Iraklis all-time leader in appearances Daniil Papadopoulos.[1]
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