Dimitris Papadopoulos

Dimitris Papadopoulos (born September 20, 1981) is a Greek football striker.

Papadopoulos was born in Gagarin, Uzbekistan, USSR. He started his professional carrer in 1999, playing for Akratitos FC in Greece. In 2001, he moved to Burnley in England. He stayed at Burnley for two seasons, in which he played 39 games and scored 3 goals.

In 2003 he transferred to Panathinaikos. He played with them for the next five seasons, becoming a regular and scoring 49 goals in 126 appearances.

In 2008, Papadopoulos was signed by Italy's Lecce on a free transfer. The following year he played for Croatia's Dinamo Zagreb and, in 2010 signed to play for Spain's Celta de Vigo.

Papadopoulos has won 24 caps (as of Autumn 2010) and has scored 3 goals for Greece. He was European Champion with his national team at 2004 European Football Championship.