Aris Thessaloniki Volleyball Club

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.

History

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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.

On 9 February 2002, Aris Thessaloniki set a record for one of the longest sets played in men's volleyball worldwide, when it played against A.E. Nikaia for 44 minutes and 42 seconds.[1]

Honours

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Domestic

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Greek Volleyball League:

  • Winners (1): 1996–97
  • Runners-up (2): 1993–94, 1995–96,

Greek Super Cup:

  • Winners (1): 1997

Greek Cup:

  • Runners-up (5): 1988–89, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02

International

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  CEV Cup:

  • Semi Finalists (2): 1993–94, 1995–96

Recent men's volleyball squad

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Season 2018-2019

Number Player Position Height (m) Date of birth
1   Nikolaos Skarlatidis Setter 1.86 11/03/1998
2   Alexandros Antoniadis Libero 1.84 19/06/1986
3   Vassileios Christopoulos Middle blocker 1.86 13/01/1986
4   Konstantinos Telios Outside hitter 1.94 12/04/1997
5   Christos Gitersos Setter 1.93 07/04/2000
6   Georgios Karantaidis Middle blocker 1.93 05/06/1999
7   Argyris Zavopoulos Opposite 1.87 15/01/1989
9   Konstantinos Angouras Middle blocker 1.91 19/05/1982
10   Panagiotis Kalfas Libero 1.80 31/08/2000
11   Alexandros Alexakis Middle blocker 2.03 19/04/2000
12   Georgios Tellios Outside hitter 1.86 01/01/2000
13   Napoleon Frangkoulidis Outside hitter 1.92 12/10/2000
14   Konstantinos Tsangalidis (C) Outside hitter 1.90 12/05/1991
15   Dimitrios Papazacharias Outside hitter 1.85 28/9/1979
18   Nikitas Vildiridis Opposite 1.85 09/04/1998


Technical and managerial staff

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Staff
Coach   Christos Patras
Technical Director   Ioannis Varvoutas
Physio   Konstantinos-Rafail Mittas
Conditioner   Dimitrios Papaefthimiou

Notable players

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Notable coaches

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Sponsorships

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zyka, Yolanda (1 March 2017). "Το παγκόσμιο ρεκόρ της ΑΕΚ σε διάρκεια σετ" [AEK's world record in set duration]. enwsi.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
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