Aris Thessaloniki Volleyball Club is the professional volleyball team of A.C. Aris Thessaloniki, the major multi-sport club of Thessaloniki, Greece. Aris VC participates in the Pre League and it is one of the most historical teams of the whole club and of the most stable values of the Greek volleyball, inside and outside its borders.
| Full name | Aris Thessaloniki Volleyball Club | ||
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| Ground | Mikra Indoor Arena I (capacity: 1,203) | ||
| Chairman |  Michalis Zorpidis | ||
| Head Coach | Akis Chatziantoniou | ||
| League | Pre League | ||
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| Championships | |||
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History edit
Aris was the first team to end Olympiacos and Panathinaikos domination of the sport, conquering the Greek Championship in 1997. Aris' roster, that period, was the strongest the club ever had, as it included top scorers Ganev, Konstantinov and some of the most capable Greek players then available: Alexandropoulos, Papakosmas, Melkas, Mitroudis, Chatziantoniou etc.
The club has to demonstrate a very decent and respectful presence in the Greek Cup as well, having reached the final five times. The fact that they had to play all the finals against the season's champions (Olympiacos 4 times and Iraklis 1 time), prevented Aris from winning even one of them. However, they won the Super Cup in 1997. The following season they participated in the Champions League, with a remarkable presence and especially an unforgettable 3-0 road win against European champion Modena.
Honours edit
Domestic edit
- Winners (1): 1996–97
- Runners-up (2): 1993–94, 1995–96,
- Winners (1): 1997
- Runners-up (5): 1988–89, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02
International edit
- Semi Finalists (2): 1993–94, 1995–96
Current men's volleyball squad edit
Season 2018-2019
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Date of birth |
| 1 | Nikolaos Skarlatidis
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Setter | 1.86 | 11/03/1998 |
| 2 | Alexandros Antoniadis
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Libero | 1.84 | 19/06/1986 |
| 3 | Vassileios Christopoulos
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Middle blocker | 1.86 | 13/01/1986 |
| 4 | Konstantinos Telios
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Outside hitter | 1.94 | 12/04/1997 |
| 5 | Christos Gitersos
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Setter | 1.93 | 07/04/2000 |
| 6 | Georgios Karantaidis
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Middle blocker | 1.93 | 05/06/1999 |
| 7 | Argyris Zavopoulos
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Opposite | 1.87 | 15/01/1989 |
| 9 | Konstantinos Angouras
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Middle blocker | 1.91 | 19/05/1982 |
| 10 | Panagiotis Kalfas
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Libero | 1.80 | 31/08/2000 |
| 11 | Alexandros Alexakis
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Middle blocker | 2.03 | 19/04/2000 |
| 12 | Georgios Tellios
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Outside hitter | 1.86 | 01/01/2000 |
| 13 | Napoleon Frangkoulidis
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Outside hitter | 1.92 | 12/10/2000 |
| 14 | Konstantinos Tsangalidis (C)
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Outside hitter | 1.90 | 12/05/1991 |
| 15 | Dimitrios Papazacharias
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Outside hitter | 1.85 | 28/9/1979 |
| 18 | Nikitas Vildiridis
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Opposite | 1.85 | 09/04/1998 |
Technical and managerial staff edit
| Staff | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Christos Patras
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| Technical Director | Ioannis Varvoutas
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| Physio | Konstantinos-Rafail Mittas
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| Conditioner | Dimitrios Papaefthimiou
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Notable players edit
Lyubomir Ganev- Plamen Konstantinov
Michalis Alexandropoulos- Nikos Doukas
- Andrej Kravárik
- Giorgos Lykoudis
- Giannis Melkas
- Thanassis Moustakidis
- Dimitris Modiotis
- Vasilis Mitroudis
- Kostas Prousalis
- Nikos Roumeliotis
- Nikos Smaragdis
- Sokratis Tzoumakas
- Sotiris Sotiriou
Riley Salmon- Clayton Stanley
Jakovljevic Milos
Notable coaches edit
Sponsorships edit
- Official Sponsor: Joker, Euromedica
- Official Broadcaster: Nova Sports
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- ARIS AC Official website
- Official A1 League website
- Hellenic Federation of Volleyball official website
- International Volleyball Federation official website
- Press
- All about Aris (in Greek)