Lazaros Papadopoulos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lazaros Papadopoulos

Greek basketball player

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1980

Place of Birth: Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: Greece

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Lazaros Papadopoulos (Greek: ???a??? ?apad?p?????; born June 3, 1980), is a retired Greek professional basketball player.
He was listed at 7 ft (2.13 m) 265 lbs (120 kg), and played the center position.
Born in Krasnodar, Papadopoulos started his professional career with Iraklis.
An All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2007, he played for several teams in Europe throughout his professional career, most notably winning the EuroLeague twice, in 2002 with Panathinaikos and in 2012 with Olympiacos.
Papadopoulos represented Greece regularly, winning the gold medal in the 2005 EuroBasket, and the silver medal in the 2006 FIBA World Championship.