At the time, the presence of many notable footballers in the team's roster did not leave much room for his establishment in the basic squad.
[3] In fact he scored the only goal of his team in the first leg of the semi-finals against Juventus in the 4–1 defeat at Stadio Comunale on 6 April 1977.
[1] With the yellow-black jersey, he won 2 consecutive championships, a Greek Cup including a domestic double in 1978.
Papadopoulos left AEK at the age of 29, in the summer of 1979 to continue his career at Rodos where he played for a season.
[5] In 2012, he had been the coach of the women's football second division side, Agrotikos Asteras Agia Varvara.