Aris Volleyball Club
Aris V.C.|
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Aris Thessaloniki Volleyball Club |
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| Ground |
Alexandreio Melathron |
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| Ground Capacity |
5,021 |
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| Chairman |
 Konstantinos Gavrielidis |
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| Head Coach |
Giannis Melkas |
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| League |
A1 |
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Aris Volleyball Club is the professional volleyball team of A.C. Aris Thessaloniki, the multi-sport club from Thessaloniki, Greece. Aris VC participates in the A1 Division 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.
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 managed to win 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
- 6 times Runners-up of Greek Cup: 1989, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2002
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2 times in F4 of CEV Cup: 1993 (4th place), 1995 (4th place)
Current men's volleyball squad
| Number |
Player |
Position |
Height (m) |
Date of birth |
| 1 |
Vaggelis Koutsonikas |
OH |
1.90 |
5/5/1995 |
| 2 |
Giannis Kyriakidis |
OH |
1.93 |
7/7/1982 |
| 3 |
Argyris Mavrovouniotis |
LI |
1.85 |
12/11/1985 |
| 4 |
Stelios Pipergias |
MI |
2.04 |
19/11/1981 |
| 6 |
 Connor Dougherty |
OH |
1.88 |
9/1/1985 |
| 7 |
Labis Babalioutas |
LI |
1.86 |
18/12/1986 |
| 8 |
Nikos Milis |
OH |
2.02 |
28/9/1981 |
| 9 |
Giannis Charitonidis |
ST |
1.85 |
24/11/1978 |
| 10 |
Stelios Nikiforidis |
DI |
1.97 |
27/8/1988 |
| 11 |
 Michal Kaminski |
MI |
2.10 |
17/05/1987 |
| 12 |
Kassandros Stiggas |
MI |
1.96 |
14/3/1991 |
| 13 |
Christos Chatziparadisis |
DI |
2.05 |
20/4/1980 |
| Coach |
Giannis Melkas |
Notable players
Notable coaches
- Sotiris Ieroklis
- Giorgos Kosmatos
- Notis Litsas
- Kostas Charitonidis
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See also
External links
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- Women's football
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- Men's handball
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- Korfball
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- Athletics
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- Cycling
- Swimming
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- Chess
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| | Facilities | |
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| | Athletes |
- Football
- Basketball
- Volleyball
- Water polo
- Handball
- Baseball
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| | Coaches |
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- Water polo
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