Panathinaikos VC
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| Full name | T.A.P. Panathinaikos A.O. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Prasinoi (The Greens) Trifilli (The Clover) |
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| Founded | 1919 | ||
| Ground | Glyfada Indoor Hall Athens, Greece (Capacity: 3,232) |
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| Chairman | Thanassis Giannakopoulos | ||
| Head Coach |  Alekos Leonis |
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| League | A1 | ||
| 2007-08 | A1, 2nd place | ||
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Panathinaikos Volleyball Club is the volleyball team of Panathinaikos, the Athens based Greek sport club. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest volleyball clubs in Greece.
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[edit] History
The first dynamic presence of the team is dated back in the years 1927–29 with many popular players of the time such as the historical member of the board Apostolos Nikolaidis as well as players such as Aravositas, Gkoumas, Arg. Nikolaidis, Papageorgiou and Papastefanou. In the following years the interest for volleyball became less until before the Second World War when Panathinaikos presented a powerful team with leader players such as Labrou, Vallidis, Momferatos, Tzoumanis, Proselentis, Lykouris, Kakridis and more.
In recent years, Panathinaikos' volleyball club has won many titles and honors due to the fact that the team roster has always included some of the leading volleyball players. The first and most popular generation of players of 60’s was Andreas and Nikos Bergeles, as well as Iliopoulos, Leloudas, Chasapis, Emmanouil, Perros and Fotiou who opened the road for the next generations. The most important achievement of the team was the participation in the final of the European Cup in 1980 with players such as Georgantis, Agrapidakis, Iliopoulos, Papadopoulos, Malousaris, Gkountakos, Astras, Kokkinaras and Koliopoulos one of the most talented players to be part of this team. In the following years, Panathinaikos team continued to dominate the Greek championship with players such as Kazazis, Tentzeris, Gontikas, Galakos, Dimitriadis, Margaronis, Karamaroudis and Andreopoulos.
Two of the most successful periods have been 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons, when Panathinaikos won 2 championships in a raw with Stelios Prosalikas as head coach and Andreopoulos, Triantafillidis, Philippov, Spanos, Hatziantoniou, Ouzounof, A. Kovatsef, S. Kovatsef, Karamaroudis, Mavrakis, Konstantinidis, Zakynthinos, Koutouleas, Tonev as players.
Today, after a transition period, Panathinaikos is aiming again at the top. The renaissance of the team was demonstrated at the 2006 Top Teams Cup Final-4 in Palma de Mallorca, where Panathinaikos came third. Notable was the fan support, since it was the first major volleyball tournament in Europe where such a large number of fans (over 500) have travelled more than 2.000 km to support their team.
[edit] Honours
(Total Titles: 24)
- Greek Championships: (18)
- 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2006
- Greek Cups: (5)
- 1982, 1984, 1985, 2007, 2008
- Greek Super Cup: (1)
- 2006
- Cup Winners Cup Runners-Up
- 1980
- CEV Cup Runners-Up
- 2009
- Doubles: (3)
- 1982, 1984, 1985
[edit] Current Men's volleyball squad
As of September 2008
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) |
| 2 | Stathis Ntonas |
Opposite | 1.99 |
| 3 |  Liberman Agamez |
Opposite | 2.03 |
| 5 |  Paweł Zagumny |
Setter | 2.00 |
| 7 | Georgios Stefanou |
Libero | 1.88 |
| 14 | Sotirios Pantaleon |
Middle Blocker | 2.03 |
| ? | Achilleas Papadimitriou |
Libero | 1.85 |
| ? | Nikos Smaragdis |
Middle Blocker | 2.02 |
| ? |  Guillaume Samica |
Wing Spiker | 1.97 |
| ? | Dima Filippov |
Setter | 2.00 |
| ? | Stelios Nikiforidis |
Wing Spiker | 1.88 |
| ? | Kostas Christofidelis |
Wing Spiker | 1.96 |
| ? |  Sean Rooney |
Wing Spiker | 2.06 |
| ? | Giorgos Papazoglou |
Middle Blocker | 2.01 |
Coach: Alekos Leonis
[edit] Selected Former Players
[edit] Selected Former Coaches
Carlos Xavier Weber
Francisco dos Santos- Andreas Bergeles
- Savvas Grozdanovic
- Stelios Prosalikas
- Gerasimos Theodoratos
Mauro Berutto- Roberto Sernioti
[edit] International Record
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| Champions Cup | |||
| 1995-96 | 7th place | ||
| 1996-97 | 5th place | ||
| Cup Winners Cup | |||
| 1976-77 | Quarter-final | ||
| 1979-80 | Final | defeated by Panini Modena, 2-3 sets in Athens | |
| 1981-82 | Quarter-final | ||
| 1983-84 | Quarter-final | ||
| 1987-88 | Quarter-final | ||
| 1988-89 | Final four | 3rd place | |
| 1989-90 | Quarter-final | ||
| 1990-91 | Quarter-final | ||
| 1991-92 | Quarter-final | ||
| Top Teams Cup | |||
| 2005-06 | Final four | 3rd place | |
| CEV Cup | |||
| 2001-02 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Asystel Milano | |
| 2002-03 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Tourcoing Lille Metropole | |
| 2003-04 | Final four | 4th place | |
| 2008-09 | Final | 2nd place | |
[edit] Women
Ground: Apostolos Nikolaidis Indoor Hall (Capacity: 1.500)
[edit] Honours
(Total Titles: 26)
- Greek Championships: (22)
- 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Greek Cups: (4)
- 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
- Cup Winners Cup Runners-Up
- 2000
- Challenge Cup Runners-Up
- 2009
- Doubles: (4)
- 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
[edit] Current Women's volleyball squad
As of October 2008
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) |
| 1 | Eleftheria Chatzinikou |
Setter | 1.82 |
| 3 | Eleni Frangiadaki |
Wing Spiker | 1.87 |
| 4 | Nikoleta Koutouxidou |
Setter | 1.78 |
| 5 | Fidanka Saparevska |
Middle Blocker | 1.80 |
| 7 | Georgia Tzanakaki |
Middle Blocker | 1.88 |
| 9 | Ruxandra Dumitrescu |
Opposite | 1.86 |
| 10 | Fenia Papageorgiou |
Wing Spiker | 1.80 |
| 11 | Panagiota Giouzeli |
Wing Spiker | 1.84 |
| 12 | Xanthi Milona |
Libero | 1.73 |
| 14 |  Sanja Tomasevic |
Wing Spiker | 1.85 |
| 18 | Chara Sakkoula |
Wing Spiker | 1.80 |
| ? | Maria Chatzinikolaou |
Middle Blocker | 1.90 |
Coach: Takis Floros
Assistant: Pavlos Karamaroudis
[edit] Selected Former Players
[edit] Selected Former Coaches
[edit] International Record
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| Champions Cup | |||
| 1993-94 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Matera | |
| Cup Winners Cup | |||
| 1994-95 | Final Four | 4th place | |
| 1995-96 | 7th place | ||
| 1999-00 | Final | 2nd place, defeated by Perugia | |
| CEV Cup | |||
| 1980-81 | Final Four | 4th place | |
| Challenge Cup | |||
| 2008-09 | Final | 2nd place, defeated by Vini Monteschiavo Jesi | |
[edit] External links
- Panathinaikos Volleyball Department - Official website (in Greek & English)
- Panathinaikos Fans' Site (in Greek & English)
- Green CyBeR Fans' Site (in Greek & English)
- Panathinaikos Fan Site & Forum (in Greek & English)
- Panathinaikos Gate 13 Fans' Site (in Greek & English)
- |P|anathinaikos - the |G|reek |S|ports |M|aster website (in English)
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