Sony Athinaikos Athens

Departments of
Athinaikos
Football Basketball Club

Sony Athinaikos Athens is the women's professional basketball team of the Athens-based multi-sports club Athinaikos, that was founded in 1917. The team competes in the Greek Women's Basketball League.

History

Athinaikos has starred in the women's Greek League championship during recent years, winning four consecutive championships, and three consecutive women's Greek Cups. From 2008 to 2012, Athinaikos dominated exclusively, breaking the record of consecutive wins in the Greek League (105 wins).[1] The success of Athinaikos entered the Guinness book of records.[2][3] The club's most important moment was the conquest of the EuroCup during the 2009-10 season, which was the first cup won by any Greek club in women's basketball, in European-wide competitions.[4]

Roster

Sony Athinaikos roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 4 Greece Kalentzou, Dimitra 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 37 – 8 April 1978
PG 5 Greece Lymoura, Lolita 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 30 – 8 April 1985
SF 6 Greece Chatzinikolaou, Olga 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 34 – 8 April 1981
PG 7 United States Kotsopoulos, May 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 27 – 8 April 1988
SF 8 Greece Tremkatzi, Vaso 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 28 – 8 April 1987
SF 9 Greece Sotiriou, Katerina 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 31 – 8 April 1984
PG 10 Greece Kechagla, Zoi 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 36 – 8 April 1979
F 11 Greece Chalikia, Aikaterini 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 37 – 8 April 1978
SF 12 Greece Kamenou, Danai 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 25 – 8 April 1990
SF 13 Greece Zaharaki, Evilia 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 22 – 8 April 1993
C 14 Greece Vlahou, Efi 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – 8 April 1982
SF 15 Greece Kiriakopoulou, Sofia 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 31 – 8 April 1984
SF 22 United Kingdom Handy, Chantelle 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – 8 April 1987
C 41 Bulgaria Perostiyska, Vera 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – 25 May 1982
Head coach
  • Greece Giorgos Zevgolis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2012-01-01

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Τέλος στο ρεκόρ Γκίνες του Αθηναϊκού!". sentragoal.gr. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Athinaikos enters the Guinness book of records". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Στο Γκίνες ο Αθηναϊκός". sport24.gr. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Κυπελλούχος Ευρώπης ο Αθηναϊκός". contra.gr. Retrieved 28 July 2013.

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