Career
He is the older brother of Odisseas Vlachodimos, who plays for Panathinaikos too. Club career
Vlachodimos started his career with local club VfL Stuttgart-Wangen. He later joined VfB Stuttgart in 2001.
He was promoted to the reserve team in 2010.
On 20 June 2011, Vlachodimos moved to Greek club Skoda Xanthi. He made his debut for the club on 28 August 2011 against PAOK. He scored his first goal against Panathinaikos, his next goal came against Olympiacos in a stunning 1–0 victory against the Greek giants, he scored his third and final goal of the season against Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society Giannina.
On 23 May 2012, Vlachodimos signed a five-year contract with Greek Olympiacos on a fee of €400.000. On 14 February 2013, he also made his European debut against Levante in a 3–0 away loss.
In the second leg against Levante of the Europa League, Vlachodimos made an impressive performance but it was not enough to save Olympiakos from being knocked out on a 4–0 aggregate.
On 6 July 2013, Vlachodimos joined Bundesliga side Football Club Augsburg on a season–long loan. He made his first and only appearance for Augsburg on 10 August 2013 against Borussia Dortmund. At the end of the year, the club cancelled his loan and he returned to Greece.
In January 2014 he signed for Platanias on loan from Olympiacos until the end of the season.
On 2 February 2015, Vlachodimos joined French Ligue 2 side Nîmes Olympique for the rest of the 2014-2015 season. On 30 August 2015, after having returned to Olympiacos, his contract was dissolved and Vlachodimos became a free agent.
On 5 January 2016, it was said that Panathinaikos had a deal with Vlachodimos, who was released by Olympiakos last summer. On 30 January 2016, despite the probable legal actions for the signing of the player from Olympiakos, the 24-year-old Greek winger was included in Panathinaikos" match squad for the championship and will probably make his debut at away match against Platanias.
Eventually, on 10 February 2016, he made his debut with the club in a 1-0 away loss against Atromitos for the Greek Cup coming in as a late substitute.
International career
Vlachodimos decided to represent Greece, the country of his ancestors, from youth level He has played for the under-19 team and the under-21 team