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 A2 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.

Main article: Aris Thessaloniki
Aris VC
Full nameAris Thessaloniki Volleyball Club
GroundNick Galis Hall
(capacity: 5,138)
Mikra National Gym
(capacity: 1,543)
Chairman Michalis Zorpidis
Head Coach Christos Patras
LeagueA2 League
Uniforms
Home
Away
Championships
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Active departments of AC Aris Thessaloniki
Football
(Men's)		Football (Women's)Basketball
(Men's)
Basketball
(Women's)		Wheelchair basketballVolleyball
(Men's)
Volleyball
(Women's)		Handball (Men's)Handball (Women's)
Water PoloSwimmingAthletics
Ice hockeyBaseballSoftball
CyclingChessKorfball
BoxingJudoWrestling
FencingWeightlifting

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 six times. The fact that they had to play all the finals against the season's champions (Olympiacos 5 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

Domestic

Greek Volleyball League:

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

Greek Super Cup:

  • Winners (1): 1996–97

Greek Cup:

  • Runners-up (6): 1988–89, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02

International

CEV Cup:

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

Current men's volleyball squad

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

Notable players

Notable coaches
  • Sotiris Ieroklis
  • Giorgos Kosmatos
  • Notis Litsas
  • Kostas Charitonidis

Sponsorships

See also

References
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