Kyriakos Papadopoulos
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Kyriakos Papadopoulos is a Greek
footballer. He currently plays for Schalke 04
as a central defender
and defensive midfielder.
, Papadopoulos was signed from hometown club, Svoronos Katerinis, and was promoted from the Olympiacos
U18 team in July 2007. He has so far featured in several Olympiacos pre-season friendlies, three league games and three Greek cup games.
In the summer of 2007, Papadopoulos was invited on trial to train with the Espanyol youth team during the pre-season, with a view to giving the player a role in the team. However, Papadopoulos performed well enough for the club's management staff to fast-track him, promoting him to the reserve team, and then once more to the first team, offering him a contract immediately.
However, Olympiakos scouts were also aware of the prodigy's talents, and especially the former Manager of Olympiacos Mr. George Louvaris was quick to secure a deal with Papadopoulos' father Nikos Papadopoulos, thus bringing him to Piraeus
.
The 2007–08 season was promising for Papadopoulos. He made his competitive debut for Olympiacos in the Greek Superleague
as a substitute during a 3–1 win over Atromitos
on 2 December 2007, thus becoming the youngest player to ever play in the Greek league. He also made the substitutes bench in the Champions League against Real Madrid and Lazio, and has featured in several Greek Cup games. If Papadopoulos featured in any Champions League games, he would have smashed the record for the youngest player to ever compete in the competition by nearly two years.
In September 2008, Papadopoulos signed a new contract with Olympiakos, which included a £4.6 million release clause, over three years. On 2 November 2008 Papadopoulos made his first league appearance of the 2008/2009 season for Olympiakos at home to Ergotelis in a 2–0 home win.
announced that they had signed Papodopoulos on a four year deal. He scored his first goal for Schalke in a 6 - 1 win over HJK Helsinki, it was a header met by a fine delivery from the wing.
to participate in the Elite round
of the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
. He participated in all three group games against Moldova, Netherlands and Russia, helping Greece finish top and qualify for the finals.
Papadopoulos featured at the heart of the Greek defence in the finals tournament and was partners with team-mate Konstantinos Lambropoulos
. He was instrumental in keeping a clean sheet against the Czech Republic, as well as good performances against England and Italy. His performances attracted attention from scouts of teams such Manchester United and Nottingham Forest, Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC.
The teams were impressed with the defender's maturity in a competition in which he was the youngest player by 13 months. Despite being the youngest player in the tournament, he was also one of the 10 most talented players in Europe as considered by UEFA in their UEFA U19 Team of the Tournament.
Otto Rehhagel
is also said to have been impressed with the youngster's performances, and has met with EPO officials to talk about moving Papadopoulos to the senior team.
Having done an excellent year with Schalke 04, on June 4 2011 the head coach of the Greek national football team, Fernando Santos
called him for the first time on the men's national football team, in a match against Malta. Due too Avraam Papadopoulos
injury and Sokratis Papastathopoulos
inability to play, he took place in the squad next to Vangelis Moras. Not only did he have an excellent game backwards, but he also scored the second goal of his team. On September 6th 2011, he scored his second international goal against Latvia in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
International goals
International Statistics
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Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
footballer. He currently plays for Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
as a central defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
and defensive midfielder.
Olympiacos
Born in KateriniKaterini
Katerini is a town in Central Macedonia, Greece, the capital of Pieria regional unit. It lies on the Pierian plain, between Mt. Olympus and the Thermaikos Gulf, at an altitude of 14 m. The town, which is one of the newest in Greece, has a population of 83,764...
, Papadopoulos was signed from hometown club, Svoronos Katerinis, and was promoted from the Olympiacos
Olympiacos CFP
----Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus, , , transliterated Olympiakos Sindesmos Filathlon Pireos, is the most popular multisport club and the most successful in Greece, based in Piraeus....
U18 team in July 2007. He has so far featured in several Olympiacos pre-season friendlies, three league games and three Greek cup games.
In the summer of 2007, Papadopoulos was invited on trial to train with the Espanyol youth team during the pre-season, with a view to giving the player a role in the team. However, Papadopoulos performed well enough for the club's management staff to fast-track him, promoting him to the reserve team, and then once more to the first team, offering him a contract immediately.
However, Olympiakos scouts were also aware of the prodigy's talents, and especially the former Manager of Olympiacos Mr. George Louvaris was quick to secure a deal with Papadopoulos' father Nikos Papadopoulos, thus bringing him to Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
.
The 2007–08 season was promising for Papadopoulos. He made his competitive debut for Olympiacos in the Greek Superleague
Super League Greece 2007-08
2007-08 was the second season of the Super League's, and started on September 1, 2007. The defending champions were Olympiacos. Asteras Tripolis, Veria and Levadiakos were promoted from Beta Ethniki in the previous season.-Postponement:...
as a substitute during a 3–1 win over Atromitos
Atromitos
Atromitos FC is a football club based in Peristeri, Athens that plays in the Super League Greece.-History:Atromitos FC was officially founded in May 1923 when Kalomvounis, Petos, Glykofridis, Stathopoulos, Synodinos, Rigopoulos, Stamatopoulos, and other students living in Victoria Square decided...
on 2 December 2007, thus becoming the youngest player to ever play in the Greek league. He also made the substitutes bench in the Champions League against Real Madrid and Lazio, and has featured in several Greek Cup games. If Papadopoulos featured in any Champions League games, he would have smashed the record for the youngest player to ever compete in the competition by nearly two years.
In September 2008, Papadopoulos signed a new contract with Olympiakos, which included a £4.6 million release clause, over three years. On 2 November 2008 Papadopoulos made his first league appearance of the 2008/2009 season for Olympiakos at home to Ergotelis in a 2–0 home win.
Schalke 04
On 23 June 2010, German club FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
announced that they had signed Papodopoulos on a four year deal. He scored his first goal for Schalke in a 6 - 1 win over HJK Helsinki, it was a header met by a fine delivery from the wing.
International career
He was called for duty for the U-19 Greece teamGreece 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 :*...
to participate in the Elite round
2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification
UEFA U-19 Championship 2007 is the second round of qualification for the final tournament of the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. Spain, Italy, and England automatically qualified for this round...
of the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
-Group B:-------------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:---------Final:-----Teams:-Top goalscorers:-External links:* at uefa.com...
. He participated in all three group games against Moldova, Netherlands and Russia, helping Greece finish top and qualify for the finals.
Papadopoulos featured at the heart of the Greek defence in the finals tournament and was partners with team-mate Konstantinos Lambropoulos
Konstantinos Lambropoulos
Labropoulos Konstantinos-Vassilios is a Greek footballer who plays for FC Asteras Tripolis in the Greek Super League.-References: -External links:...
. He was instrumental in keeping a clean sheet against the Czech Republic, as well as good performances against England and Italy. His performances attracted attention from scouts of teams such Manchester United and Nottingham Forest, Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC.
The teams were impressed with the defender's maturity in a competition in which he was the youngest player by 13 months. Despite being the youngest player in the tournament, he was also one of the 10 most talented players in Europe as considered by UEFA in their UEFA U19 Team of the Tournament.
Otto Rehhagel
Otto Rehhagel
Otto Rehhagel is a German football coach and former football player. Along with Helmut Schön, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Udo Lattek and Hennes Weisweiler, he is considered one of the most successful German managers....
is also said to have been impressed with the youngster's performances, and has met with EPO officials to talk about moving Papadopoulos to the senior team.
Having done an excellent year with Schalke 04, on June 4 2011 the head coach of the Greek national football team, Fernando Santos
Fernando Santos
Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos is a Portuguese football manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Greek national team, last managing PAOK of the Super League Greece....
called him for the first time on the men's national football team, in a match against Malta. Due too Avraam Papadopoulos
Avraam Papadopoulos
Avraam Papadopoulos is a Greek footballer, currently playing for Olympiacos F.C. and the Greek national football team as a central defender.-Aris Thessaloniki:...
injury and Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Sokratis Papastathopoulos is a Greek professional footballer who plays for Werder Bremen on loan from Genoa and the Greek national team, as a defender. Since the surname Papastathopoulos cannot fit on his club shirt, his first name Sokratis is usually displayed instead; however, a common nickname...
inability to play, he took place in the squad next to Vangelis Moras. Not only did he have an excellent game backwards, but he also scored the second goal of his team. On September 6th 2011, he scored his second international goal against Latvia in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 June 2011 | Karaiskakis Stadium Karaiskakis Stadium Karaiskakis Stadium is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. It is the home ground of Olympiacos F.C. and is named after Georgios Karaiskakis , hero of the Greek War of Independence, who was mortally wounded near the area.... , Piraeus Piraeus Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf.... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
2–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F This page shows the standings and results for Group F of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:- Results and fixtures :Group F fixtures were to be finalised at a meeting between the participants in Athens, Greece on 7 March 2010... |
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| 2. | 6 September 2011 | Skonto Stadium, Riga Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,... , Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F This page shows the standings and results for Group F of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.-Standings:- Results and fixtures :Group F fixtures were to be finalised at a meeting between the participants in Athens, Greece on 7 March 2010... |
International Statistics
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|2011||6||2
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!Total||6||2
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Records
- Youngest ever player to play in the Greek League at 15 years and 283 days.
- UEFA U19 Team of the Tournament
Honours
- OlympiakosOlympiakosOlympiakos may refer to:* Olympiakos F.C., a football club in Piraeus, Greece* Olympiakos CFP, a multisport club in Piraeus, Greece...
- Greek Super League 2008Super League GreeceThe Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...
- Greek Cup 2008Greek Cup 2007-08The Greek Cup 2007-08 was the 66th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short. 69 clubs' entries were accepted for the competition....
- Greek Super League 2008
- Schalke 04
- DFB-PokalDFB-PokalThe DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
: 2010–112010–11 DFB-PokalThe 2010–11 DFB-Pokal was the sixty-eighth season of the annual German football cup competition. It commenced on the weekend around 14 August 2010 with the matches of Round 1 and concluded on 21 May 2011 with the final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin... - DFL-Supercup: 20112011 DFL-Supercup-References:...
- DFB-Pokal
External links
- Player profile OlympiakosOlympiacos CFP----Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus, , , transliterated Olympiakos Sindesmos Filathlon Pireos, is the most popular multisport club and the most successful in Greece, based in Piraeus....
website - Career stats at Fussballdaten.de