Aris Thessaloniki Volleyball Club Explained

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

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

Domestic

Greek Volleyball League

Greek Super Cup

Greek Cup

International

CEV Cup:

Recent men's volleyball squad

Season 2018-2019

NumberPlayerPositionHeight (m)Date of birth
1 Nikolaos SkarlatidisSetter1.8611/03/1998
2 Alexandros AntoniadisLibero1.8419/06/1986
3 Vassileios ChristopoulosMiddle blocker1.8613/01/1986
4 Konstantinos TeliosOutside hitter1.9412/04/1997
5 Christos GitersosSetter1.9307/04/2000
6 Georgios KarantaidisMiddle blocker1.9305/06/1999
7 Argyris ZavopoulosOpposite1.8715/01/1989
9 Konstantinos AngourasMiddle blocker1.9119/05/1982
10 Panagiotis KalfasLibero1.8031/08/2000
11 Alexandros AlexakisMiddle blocker2.0319/04/2000
12 Georgios TelliosOutside hitter1.8601/01/2000
13 Napoleon FrangkoulidisOutside hitter1.9212/10/2000
14 Konstantinos Tsangalidis (C)Outside hitter 1.9012/05/1991
15 Dimitrios PapazachariasOutside hitter1.8528/9/1979
18 Nikitas VildiridisOpposite1.8509/04/1998

Technical and managerial staff

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

Notable players

Notable coaches

Sponsorships

See also

External links

Press

Notes and References

  1. News: Zyka . Yolanda . 1 March 2017 . Το παγκόσμιο ρεκόρ της ΑΕΚ σε διάρκεια σετ . AEK's world record in set duration . 2024-05-23 . enwsi.gr . Greek.