P.A.O.K. V.C.
Full name |
(Greek: Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών) (Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans) | ||
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Nickname | Two Headed Eagle of the North, Patriarch | ||
Founded |
1926 (Volleyball Club: 1933) | ||
Ground |
PAOK Sports Arena (Capacity: 8,500) | ||
Chairman | Antonis Tsalopoulos | ||
Manager | Sergiu Stancu | ||
League |
A1 Greek Volleyleague CEV Champions League | ||
2017–18 | 2nd | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
Uniforms | |||
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Championships | |||
None |
Active departments of P.A.O.K. | |||
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Football (Men's) | Football (Women's) | Basketball (Men's) | |
Basketball (Women's) | Volleyball | Handball | |
Water Polo | Swimming | Wrestling | |
Boxing | Taekwondo | Weightlifting | |
Cycling | Athletics | Ice hockey |
P.A.O.K. Volleyball Club or PAOK Volley, is a professional volleyball club based in Thessaloniki, Greece, part of the major multi-sport club PAOK. It was founded in 1933 and refounded in 1948 after the Axis occupation. PAOK has taken part in 34 Greek Volleyball League seasons and won its first Championship in 2015.
The team had its first participation in the CEV Champions League during the 2015-16 season.
Current squad
Season 2018–19
Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Height | Position |
1 | Aleksandar Okolić | June 26, 1993 | 2.05 | Middle Blocker | |
3 | Iván Márquez | October 4, 1981 | 2.05 | Middle Blocker | |
4 | Dimitris Konstantinidis | May 8, 1993 | 1.88 | Libero | |
5 | Thanos Terzis | March 17, 1979 | 1.93 | Setter | |
7 | Dima Filippov | April 12, 1990 | 1.98 | Setter | |
9 | Kostas Kapetanidis | April 23, 1999 | 1.95 | Οutside Hitter | |
10 | Tasos Gatsis | March 14, 1991 | 1.96 | Middle Blocker | |
11 | Zenia Gorchaniuk | November 10, 1987 | 2.00 | Οutside Hitter | |
12 | Mitar Tzourits | April 25, 1989 | 2.11 | Opposite | |
13 | Ioannis Takouridis | May 24, 1988 | 1.98 | Middle Blocker | |
14 | Javier Jiménez | November 16, 1989 | 1.98 | Οutside Hitter | |
16 | Alexandros Boutos | September 9, 1998 | 2.02 | Opposite | |
17 | Alexander Shafranovich | April 2, 1983 | 1.94 | Οutside Hitter | |
18 | Nikitas Efremidis | February 11, 1989 | 1.92 | Libero |
Board of directors
Technical staff
Honours
Domestic competitions
Greek Championship - Winners (3): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Greek Cup - Winners (2): 2014–15, 2017–18
- Double
- Winners (1): 2014−15
Notable players
Chrysanthos Kyriazis Vassilis Mitroudis Ioannis Pantakidis Theoklitos Karipidis Giannis Kalmazidis Nikos Karagiannis Andreas Andreadis Thanasis Psaras Giannis Melkas Gerasimos Kanellos Vasileios Kournetas Sotiris Amarianakis Giannis Charitonidis Konstantinos Prousalis Nikolaos Smaragdis Dimitrios Gkaras Georgios Petreas Thanos Terzis Apostolos Armenakis Ioannis Takouridis Panagiotis Pelekoudas Rafail Koumentakis Mitar Tzourits Dima Filippov Zenia Gorchaniuk Andrej Kravárik Nikolay Uchikov Plamen Konstantinov Nikolay Jeliazkov Ivaylo Gavrilov Vladimir Grbić (FIVB Hall of Fame) Saša Starović Vlado Petković Aleksandar Okolić Đula Mešter Marko Bojić Gerni Potocnik Olli-Pekka Ojansivu Matti Hietanen Matthias Valkiers Ronald Zoodsma Alexander Shafranovich Yoichi Kato David Lee Kevin Hansen Michael Lambert Paul Lotman Evan Patak James Polster Riley Salmon Clayton Stanley Michael Diehl Kyle Robinson Jayson Jablonsky Dante Amaral Ernardo Gómez Iván Márquez Javier Jiménez Rolando Cepeda Freddy Brooks
Notable coaches
Sotiris Ieroklis Stelios Kazazis Alekos Leonis Gianis Melkas Giannis Kalmazidis Jorge Elgueta Danielle Ricci
Historical performance in Volleyleague and Greek Cup
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Positions in Volleyleague
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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Times | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
European record
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | Qual. |
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2000–01 | CEV Challenge Cup | QR | 3–1 | 2nd place | |||
1–3 | |||||||
1–3 | |||||||
2003–04 | CEV Challenge Cup | QR | 3–0 | 1st place | |||
3–0 | |||||||
3–2 | |||||||
1/16 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–5 | ||||
2004–05 | CEV Challenge Cup | 1/8 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–6 | ||
2005–06 | CEV Challenge Cup | QR | 3–1 | 1st place | |||
3–0 | |||||||
3–2 | |||||||
1/8 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 | ||||
2006–07 | CEV Cup | QR | 3–0 | 1st place | |||
3–0 | |||||||
3–2 | |||||||
1/8 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–5 | ||||
2007–08 | CEV Cup | 1/16 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–5 | ||
2013–14 | CEV Cup | 1/16 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | ||
1/8 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–3 | ||||
1/4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–6 | ||||
2015–16 | CEV Champions League | Group stage | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3rd place | ||
1–3 | 0–3 | ||||||
3–1 | 0–3 | ||||||
2016–17 | CEV Champions League | QR | 3–2 | 3–2 | 6–4 | ||
0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 | |||||
CEV Cup | 1/16 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 6–3 | |||
1/8 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–6 | ||||
2017–18 | CEV Champions League | Group stage | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3rd place | ||
2–3 | 0–3 | ||||||
3-1 | 2–3 | ||||||
2018–19 | CEV Champions League | 1st Qual. Round | – | – | |||
Women's Volleyball Department
PAOK women's volleyball club was only alive for 3 years, 1995–1998. In 2003 it merged with Filathlitikos and ceased to exist.
It was founded again in 2010 and is currently and after reaching A2 it fell again in the 3rd level for 2012–13, B Ethiki. In 2017 the team promoted into A2 Ethniki Women's Volleyball.
Sponsorships
- Official Sponsor: OPAP, Sportingbet
- Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Legea
- Official Broadcaster: Nova Sports
External links
- http://www.paokvolley.gr/ (Official site in Greek)
- http://www.volleyball.gr/
- http://www.volleyleague.gr/
- Press
- PAOK24 (in Greek)
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