Kalia Papadopoulou

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Kalia Papadopoulou
Personal information
Born15th March 1980
Limassol, Cyprus
Nationality Cypriot
Listed height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Career information
Playing career1993–2016
PositionPoint Guard
Coaching career2022–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1998 AEL Limassol B.C. (women)
1998–2001 GS Megas Alexandros
2001–2003 A.P.O. Thermaikos Thermis
2003–2005 APS Siemens
2005–2008 AEL Limassol B.C. (women)
2008–2009 Laveyrone Drôme
2009–2010 O.A. Chanion
2010–2011 Keravnos B.C.
2011–2016 AEL Limassol B.C. (women)
As coach:
2017–2022 AEL Limassol B.C. (women)
2022– AEL Limassol B.C.

Kalia Papadopoulou (born 15 March 1980) is a Cypriot former basketball player and current basketball coach of the men's team of AEL Limassol B.C.

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Standing at 1.66 m tall, she played as a point guard and shooting guard. For three consecutive years she was awarded as the best Cypriot basketball player by the Cyprus Basketball Federation, [1] making her one of the most important personalities for the sport on the island.

Career

Papadopoulou started her career in 1993 playing for AEL Limassol. In 1998 she moved to Greece to play for Mega Alexandros Thessaloniki.

For two years she played for Thermaikos Thermi, winning the 2002–2003 Women's A2 National Championship. She then played for A.P.S. Siemens, where in 17 games she had amassed an average of 7.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.

Papadopoulou returned to AEL Limassol from 2005 to 2008, winning three championships and two Cyprus Cups, but retiring in an uneventful manner.

During the 2008-2009 season Papadopoulou played in the French league for Laveiron Drom. In the autumn of 2009 she returned to Greece, becoming a member of the O.A. Chania team. In the summer of 2010 Papadopoulou returned to Cyprus this time playing for Keravnos Strovolos.

Following her individual performances during the 2010–11 season, she was awarded as the Top Female Basketball Player of the Year by the Cyprus Basketball Federation.

Papadopoulou was also a key member of the Cyprus Women's National Team. [2]

Footnotes

  1. Φυλακτακίδου, Αναστασία. Το προφίλ της γυναικείας καλαθοσφαίρισης και αξιολόγηση της επιθετικής και αμυντικής συμπεριφοράς των Ελληνικών ομάδων καλαθοσφαίρισης Α'εθνικής κατηγορίας γυναικών (Thesis). National Documentation Centre (EKT).
  2. "Τρισόκκας και Παπαδοπούλου οι κορυφαίοι". Cyprus Basketball. Archived from the original on 2011-06-26.

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