| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolaos Papadopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-10-05)5 October 1971 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | Kilkis, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Levadiakos (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1988 | Apollon Mavroneriou | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1990 | Kilkisiakos | 37 | (0) |
| 1990–1999 | OFI | 216 | (11) |
| 1999–2004 | Aris | 109 | (10) |
| 2004–2005 | Skoda Xanthi | 17 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Apollon Kalamarias | 18 | (1) |
| 2006 | Ergotelis | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Agrotikos Asteras | 23 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Thermaikos | 18 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Apollon Kalamarias | 25 | (1) |
| Total | 471 | (27) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009 | Thermaikos | ||
| 2010–2011 | Skoda Xanthi | ||
| 2011–2012 | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
| 2012 | Ethnikos Achnas | ||
| 2012–2013 | Kavala | ||
| 2013–2014 | Panachaiki | ||
| 2014–2016 | Iraklis | ||
| 2017–2019 | OFI | ||
| 2019–2020 | Apollon Smyrnis | ||
| 2021 | Panachaiki | ||
| 2021–2022 | Chania | ||
| 2022–2024 | Greece U21 | ||
| 2024 | Greece (interim) | ||
| 2024– | Levadiakos | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nikos Papadopoulos (Greek:Νίκος Παπαδόπουλος; born 5 October 1971) is a Greek professionalfootballmanager and former player, who is the current manager ofSuper League clubLevadiakos.
He is mostly remembered for his 9.5-year spell inOFI. He has also played forAris,Skoda Xanthi andApollon Kalamarias in thetop tier. In the later stages of his career he played in several clubs in thelower divisions. As a manager, he has coached several clubs inGreece andCyprus.
After playing youth football, for the club of his village, Apollon Mavroneriou, he moved to nearby professional clubKilkisiakos in 1988.[1] He moved toOFI in the winter transfer window of1989-1990.[1] In his first season, he was part of the squad that reached theGreek Cup final, although he did not participate in the final.[1] He stayed in OFI for 9.5 years and even managed to becomecaptain of the club.[1] In1997-1998 received a record 21-match ban for being sent-off in a match againstOlympiacos.[2] Totally he appeared in 213 matches for the club and scored 11 goals. His impact for the club was so high that in an internet polling of a localHeraklion website in 2011 Papadopoulos was voted among the all-time best XI of OFI.[3]
After leaving OFI he moved toAris where he stayed for 4.5 years.[1] Totally he played 109 league matches for the club and scored 10 goals. He left Aris forSkoda Xanthi where he stayed for 1 year appearing in 17 matches and scoring 2 goals.[1] His last club in thetop tier wasApollon Kalamarias where he scored 1 goal in 16 matches.[1] After his stint at Apollon Kalamarias he moved to the lower divisions. He subsequently moved toErgotelis, where he appeared in 8 matches helping the club to win theBeta Ethniki.[4] He also had spells withAgrotikos Asteras andThermaikos and finished his playing career with Apollon Kalamarias.[1][4]
Papadopoulos started his managerial career in 2009 forThermaikos.[1] He was appointed assist manager in Skoda Xanthi for thenext season and after managerGeorgios Paraschos was sacked, Papadopoulos was appointed caretaker manager and finished the season with the club.[1] He moved toCyprus for the2011–12 to coachOlympiakos Nicosia.[5] Midway through the season he moved toEthnikos Achna and he was removed from his position early in thenext season.[6][7] After his spell in Cuprus he signed forKavala andPanachaiki in theGreek Football League.[8][9] On 20 April 2014 he was appointed manager ofIraklis.[10] In February 2016, Papadopoulos received the best manager award of theNorth Group of the 2014–15 Football League by the Greek Professional Footballers Association.[11]