Ethnikos Alexandroupolis V.C.

Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
Εθνικός Αλεξανδρούπολης
Full name Mousikos Gymnastikos Syllogos Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
(Music and Gymnastics Club Ethnikos Alexandroupolis)
Founded 1927
Ground Alexandroupoli Municipical Gym
(Capacity: 1,000)
Manager Thanassis Moustakidis
League A1 Division
CEV Challenge Cup
2016-17 7th
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Ethnikos Alexandroupolis Volleyball Club is the volleyball department of Ethnikos Alexandroupolis multi-sport club that based in Alexandroupoli, Greece. It plays almost constantly in A1 Ethniki and it is the fifth club in most seasons in A1 Ethniki (behind only Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Iraklis and Aris). Its colours are blue and white and its home is the gymnasium of Alexandroupoli.

History

Ethnikos Alexandroupolis was founded in 1927 as a music and sport club.In 1937 it was dissolved. In 1947, it was refounded again after the Second World War. It developed sport sections in football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis and track and field.[1] The most successful section is the volleyball team that has an almost constant presence in the first division (A1 Ethniki). The most successful season of the club was the 2013 season during which it won the unofficial title of winter champions.[2] and then it played in the finals of the championship against Olympiakos,[3] finishing in 2nd place.

Recent seasons

Season Division Place Notes
2000-01A2 Ethniki6th
2001-02A2 Ethniki 2ndPromoted to A1 Ethniki
2002-03A1 Ethniki 7th
2003-04A1 Ethniki 7th
2004-05A1 Ethniki 10th
2005-06A1 Ethniki10th
2006-07A1 Ethniki 10th
2007-08A1 Ethniki 9th
2008-09A1 Ethniki 12th Relegated to A2 Ethniki
2009-10A2 Ethniki2nd Promoted to A1 Ethniki
2010-11A1 Ethniki 9th
2011-12A1 Ethniki 8th
2012-13A1 Ethniki4th
2013-14A1 Ethniki2nd
2014-15A1 Ethniki6th Finalist League Cup
2015-16A1 Ethniki7th

Honours

Domestic

European

Current squad

2016–2017 roster

Shirt No Player Height Position
1 Greece Dimitris Mouchlias 1.96 Opposite
2 Greece Giannis Kavaratzis 1.95Opposite
3 Greece Kostas Vlachopoulos 1.93Setter
4 Brazil Juarez Gomes Leal Junior 1.96 Outside Hitter
5 Greece Dimitris Chatzopoulos 2.01 Middle Blocker
6 Colombia Daniel Vanegas 1.95 Outside Hitter
7 Greece Sokratis Charalampidis 1.98 Outside Hitter
8 Greece Giannis Charitonidis 1.85 Setter
10 Greece Dimitris Miros 1.83 Libero
11 Greece Achilleas Andravizos 1.94 Outside Hitter
12 Greece Kassandros Stiggas 2.00 Middle Blocker
13 Greece Nikolaos Palentzas 1.98 Opposite
14 Greece Paraskevas Tselios 2.07 Middle Blocker
15 Greece Achilleas Konstantinidis 1.87 Outside Hitter
16 Greece Vasilis Stoiloudis 2.00 Middle Blocker
17 Greece Marios Papazoglou 1.87 Setter
20 Greece Grigoris Kontostathis 1.90 Libero

Technical and managerial staff

Job Name
Head Coach Greece Thanassis Moustakidis

Sponsorships

See also

References

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