Gerasimos Voltirakis Explained

Makis Voltirakis
Nationality:	Greece
Birth Date:	14 May 1968
Birth Place:	Athens, Greece
Position:	Goalkeeper
Years:	–1988 1988–1992 1992–2002
Teams:	NO Chania Ethnikos Piraeus Olympiacos

Gerasimos "Makis" Voltirakis (born 14 May 1968) is a Greek retired water polo player and current water polo coach. Voltirakis was a member of Greece men's national water polo team from 1991 to 1997, with whom he competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[1] He was part of the Greece men's national water polo team that won the silver medal at the 1997 World Cup in Athens, being voted the tournament's best goalkeeper.^[2]

Voltirakis played for Greek powerhouses Ethnikos and Olympiacos, with whom he won the 2001–02 LEN Champions League in Budapest, being the captain of the team. He was also runner-up of the 2000–01 LEN Champions League in Dubrovnik with Olympiacos.^{[3] [4]}

Voltirakis was captain of the Olympiacos squad that won the 2002 Triple Crown (LEN Champions League, Greek Championship, Greek Cup).^{[5] [6]} He also won 7 Greek Championships, 5 Greek Cups and 2 Greek Super Cups with Olympiacos.

Honours

Club

Olympiacos

• LEN Euroleague (1): 2001–02
• Greek Championship (7): 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
• Greek Cup (5): 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002
• Greek Super Cup (2): 1997, 1998

National team

• Silver Medal in 1997 World Cup, Athens
• 6th place in 1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta

Individual

• 1997 World Cup Best Goalkeeper

See also

• Greece men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers

External links

• • interview at tanea.gr (in Greek)
• Makis Voltirakis (in Greek)

Notes and References

1. Gerasimos Voltyrakis . 23 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121217172050/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/gerasimos-voltyrakis-1.html . 17 December 2012 .
2. http://todor66.com/Water_Polo/World_Cup/Men_1997.html Men's Water Polo World Cup 1997 Athens, Greece: MVP: Chris Humbert (USA), Best Goalkeeper: Makis Voltirakis (GRE)
3. http://www.pisina.net/%CF%83%CE%B1%CE%BD-%CF%83%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B1-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%81%CF%85%CF%86%CE%B7-%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%83-%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%81%CF%89%CF%80%CE%B7%CF%83-%CE%BF-%CE%BF%CE%BB/ Σαν Σήμερα: Στην κορυφή της Ευρώπης ο Ολυμπιακός
4. http://www.gavros.gr/blog/polo/sygkinhtiko-ranteboy Ο Ματουτίνοβιτς έβγαζε λαγούς από τα μανίκια του όταν φαινόταν ότι η Ποζίλιπο, που είχε και τη μισή εθνική Ιταλίας στη σύνθεσή της, με τον Ποστιλιόνε ντόπιο ήρωα, του έκοβε τα χέρια και στην παράταση χρησιμοποίησε τον Μαρούλη, ο οποίος έκανε ένα σπουδαίο ματς. Ο Ολυμπιακός προσυπέγραψε ένα αθλητικό έπος, νικώντας με 7-6 στην παράταση, έχοντας χάσει από την αρχή της τον Χατζηθεοδώρου με τρεις ποινές, αλλά με τον Μάκη Βολτυράκη να κάνει μία μεγαλειώδη εμφάνιση.
5. http://www.onsports.gr/afieromata/story/216317/otan-i-eyropi-ypoklithike-ston-olympiako-photos-videos Όταν η Ευρώπη υποκλίθηκε στον Ολυμπιακό
6. http://www.kathimerini.gr/138565/article/epikairothta/a8lhtismos/8eloyme-ta-panta Θέλουμε τα πάντα