Georgios Papadopoulos ( el, Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος; 1914 – ?) was a

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professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Papadopoulos started football at PAOK in 1930 and four years later he came to

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on behalf of

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

, where he played until 1948, where he retired from football. He played alongside players such as

Kleanthis Maropoulos Kleanthis Maropoulos ( el, Κλεάνθης Μαρόπουλος; 1919 – 3 January 1991) was a Greek footballer who played as a striker for AEK Athens He was a star footballer during the 1930's and 1940's and arguably the greatest Greek playe ...

, Michalis Delavinias, Christos Ribas,

Vasilios Manettas Vasilios Manettas or Lappas ( el, Βασίλης Μανέττας ή Λάππας; 1 January 1917 – 18 June 2003) was a Greek footballer who played as a forward. Early life Manettas was born in Smyrna on the New Year of 1917. During the Asi ...

Tryfon Tzanetis Tryfon Tzanetis () was a Greek international football player and a later manager. He was best known as a great figure for AEK Athens during the 30's and 40's, partnering Kleanthis Maropoulos in AEK's front line. Tzanetis also contributed to AE ...

and Georgios Magiras, while he won 2 conscecutive Panhellenic Championships, 3 Greek Cups and 4 Athens FCA League, including the first domestic double by a Greek club in 1939.

International career

He played a total of 9 times with the

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, between 1934 and 1940. His debut took place on 23 December 1934 in a home win against

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of the fourth

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, under the instructions of Apostolos Nikolaidis. He was also part of Greece's team for their qualification matches for the

1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, beat ...

Honours

AEK Athens *

Panhellenic Championship The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

: 1938–39, 1939–40 *

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: 1938–39 * Athens FCA League: 1940, 1946, 1947

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Papadopoulos, Georgios 1914 births Year of death missing Greek men's footballers Greece men's international footballers PAOK FC players AEK Athens F.C. players Men's association football defenders People from the Marmara Region