Panathinaikos VC
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| Full name | T.A.P. Panathinaikos A.O. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Prasinoi (The Greens) Trifilli (The Clover) |
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| Founded | 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Glyfada Indoor Hall Athens, Greece |
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| Capacity | 3,232 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Vlassis Stathokostopoulos |
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| Head Coach |  Francisco dos Santos |
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| League | A1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | A1, Champions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Panathinaikos Voleyball Club is the volleyball team of Panathinaikos, the Athens based Greek sport club. Founded in 1919 it one of the oldest volleyball clubs in Greece. The club is owned by restaurant owner Vlassis Stathokostopoulos.
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[edit] History
The first dynamic presence of the team is dated 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, Koliopoulos, Iliopoulos, Papadopoulos, Malousaris, Gkountakos, Astras and Kokkinaras. 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 2.000km to support their team.
[edit] Current volleyball squad
As of September 2006
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) |
| 1 | Andreas Andreadis |
Middle Blocker | 2.05 |
| 14 | Sotirios Pantaleon |
Middle Blocker | 2.03 |
| 3 | Konstantinos Girtzikis |
Middle Blocker | 1.99 |
| 11 |  Hernando Gomez |
Opposite | 1.95 |
| 2 |  Liberman Agamez |
Opposite | 2.03 |
| 17 | Dante Amaral do Santos |
Wing Spiker | 2.02 |
| 18 | Theodoros Baev (C) |
Wing Spiker | 2.00 |
| 15 | Elias Lappas |
Wing Spiker | 1.94 |
| 12 | Victoras Kouroupis |
Wing Spiker | 1.90 |
| 10 | Marcelo Elgarten |
Setter | 1.86 |
| 8 | Konstantinos Prousalis |
Setter | 1.92 |
| 7 | Georgios Stefanou |
Libero | 1.88 |
| 6 | Georgios Katsaounis |
Setter | 1.89 |
[edit] Selected Former Players
- Andre Nascimento
- Cleber De Oliveira
Plamen Konstantinov
Dalibor Polak
Fabrice Bry- Stelios Kazazis
- Michalis Koliopoulos
- Tasos Tentzeris
- Akis Chatziantoniou.
Dawid Murek
Clayton Stanley
[edit] International Record
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| Champions Cup (Men) | |||
| 1995-96 | 7th place | ||
| 1996-97 | 5th place | ||
| Cup Winners Cup (Men) | |||
| 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 (Men) | |||
| 2005-06 | Final-four | 3rd place | |
| CEV Cup (Men) | |||
| 2001-02 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Asystel Milano | |
| 2002-03 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Tourcoing Lille Metropole | |
| 2003-04 | Final-four | 3rd place | |
| Champions Cup (Women) | |||
| 1993-94 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Matera | |
| Cup Winners Cup (Women) | |||
| 1994-95 | Final-four | 4th place | |
| 1995-96 | 7th place | ||
| 1999-00 | Final | 2nd place | |
| CEV Cup (Women) | |||
| 1980-1981 | Final-four | 4th place | |
[edit] Honours
[edit] Men
- Greek Championships: 18
- 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2006
- Greek Cups: 3
- 1982, 1984, 1985
- Super Cup: 1
- 2006
- Doubles: 3
- 1982, 1984, 1985
[edit] Women
- Greek Championships: 19
- 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006
- Greek Cups: 2
- 2005, 2006
- Doubles: 2
- 2005, 2006
[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)
