Andreas Theodoropoulos
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andreas Theodoropoulos | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Piraeus, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AO Moschato | |||
| –1990 | Agioi Anargyroi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Aris Nikea | ||
| 1992–1993 | Proodeftiki | ||
| 1993–1994 | AEK Athens | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | → Proodeftiki (loan) | ||
| 1994–1997 | Apollon Athens | 29 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Athinaikos | 33 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Atromitos | ||
| 2001–2002 | Rodos | ||
| 2002–2003 | Vyzas Megara | ||
| 2003 | Ethnikos Piraeus | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2006 | A.O. Ilion | ||
| 2006–2007 | Olympiacos Agios Stefanos | ||
| 2009–2010 | A.O. Ilion | ||
| 2016–2017 | Vyzas Megara | ||
| 2021–2022 | APS Kythinos | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andreas Theodoropoulos (Greek: Ανδρέας Θεοδωρόπουλος; born 27 June 1971) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as center back and a manager.
Theodoropoulos started his football career in the mid-80s, in the academies of AO Moschato and then in the men's team, playing as a striker, while he was also a key member of the Piraeus Mixed Team. He continued to Agioi Anargyroi and established himself as the center back, while also competing in the Athens Mixed Team. In 1990 he moved to Nikaia for the local, Aris Nikaia,[1] playing in the third division. In 1992, he was transferred to Proodeftiki, where he played in the second division and was named the best defender of the league that season.
On 29 June 1993, he took the big step in his career and was transferred to AEK Athens.[2] Under Dušan Bajević, where in his first season he won the Championship.[3] He did not his manager's trust and did not compete at all in the league managing to appear only once in the Cup. On 16 December 1994 he was transferred to Apollon Athens.[4] He played the two and a half seasons at the club, contributing significantly to the output of the team for the only time in its history in Europe and its participation in the UEFA Cup, as a key member of the defense and also in the lost, by the previous team of AEK, Greek Cup final in 1996 by 7–1.[5]
In 1997, he was transferred to Athinaikos, where he was voted for in best eleven of the league in 1998 and 1999. That was the last time of his career that competed in the first division. In 1999 he was transferred to Atromitos[6] and two years later, he transferred to Rodos[7] for a season and then in Vyzas Megara. In January 2003[8] he moved to Ethnikos Piraeus, where he played until the end of the season, ending his football career.[9]