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Greek volleyball club
P.A.O.K. Volleyball Club or PAOK Volley , is a Greek volleyball club based in Thessaloniki and part of the major multi-sport club PAOK . The department was founded in 1933 and refounded in 1948 after the Axis occupation. Their home ground is PAOK Sports Arena . PAOK have won 9 domestic titles in total with 3 Championships (2015 , 2016 , 2017 ), 5 Cups (2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023) and 1 Super Cup (2023).
PAOK made their first appearance in the top national division in the 1970–71 season. The team won its first trophies claiming the Double in 2015 and debuted in the CEV Champions League the following season.[1] At the end of 2015–16 season, PAOK was the first team in Greek Volleyball history that won the Greek Championship title despite finishing 4th in the regular season.
PAOK Sports Arena
Current squad [ edit ]
Season 2023–24 [2]
Shirt No
Nationality
Player
Birth Date
Height
Position
1
Greece
Vasilis Mouchlias
(1996-11-21 ) November 21, 1996 (age 27)
1.94
Outside Hitter
3
Netherlands
Maarten Van Garderen
(1990-01-24 ) January 24, 1990 (age 34)
2.00
Οutside Hitter
4
Greece
Dimitris Konstantinidis
(1997-08-05 ) August 5, 1997 (age 26)
1.88
Libero
6
Greece
Christos Saltaferidis
(2002-01-19 ) January 19, 2002 (age 22)
1.93
Outside Hitter/Opposite Hitter
10
Greece
Christos Stefanidis
(1993-01-18 ) January 18, 1993 (age 31)
1.91
Opposite Hitter/Libero
11
Greece
Dimitris Sidiropoulos
(1995-03-24 ) March 24, 1995 (age 29)
1.97
Setter
12
Greece
Anastasios Gatsis
(1991-03-14 ) March 14, 1991 (age 33)
2.04
Middle Blocker
13
Greece
Ioannis Takouridis (c )
(1988-05-24 ) May 24, 1988 (age 36)
1.98
Middle Blocker
14
Greece
Markos Galiotos
(1996-08-23 ) August 23, 1996 (age 27)
1.95
Setter
Belgium
Tomas Rousseaux
(1994-03-31 ) March 31, 1994 (age 30)
1.99
Οutside Hitter
18
France Bulgaria
Axel Truhtchev
(1995-04-29 ) April 29, 1995 (age 29)
1.96
Outsider Hitter
19
Belgium
Bram Van Den Dries
(1989-08-14 ) August 14, 1989 (age 34)
2.08
Οpposite
22
Greece
Dimosthenis Linardos
(1997-02-14 ) February 14, 1997 (age 27)
2.04
Middle Blocker
23
Russia
Aleksey Samoylenko
(1985-06-23 ) June 23, 1985 (age 39)
2.10
Middle Blocker
99
Greece
Menelaos Kokkinakis
(1993-01-21 ) January 21, 1993 (age 31)
1.93
Libero/Outside Hitter
Board of directors [ edit ]
Board of directors
President
Antonis Tsalopoulos
Vice chairman & technical manager
Κonstantinos Paisiadis
Technical advisor
Notis Litsas
Head of administrative and legal affairs
Katerina Giannakopoulou
Security officer and manager in upcoming sporting authorities
Achilleas Tzikas
Contact person with the links
Antonia Manola
Head of marketing
Stelios Beleveslis
Head of press and communications
Georgios Pikoulas
Technical staff [ edit ]
Technical staff
Head coach
Joško Milenkoski
Assistant coach
Chrisovalantis Mamais
Team manager
Kostas Avgitidis
Τrainer
Giorgos Ioannidis
Head physiotherapist
Dimitris Pagotos
Statistician
Panagiotis Kountouridis
Statistician
Vasiliki Nenti
Pathologist
Makis Lefkaditis
Orthopedic doctor
Dionysis Nikiforos
Scoutman
Stefanos Maniotis
Carer
Kosmas Kazias
Honours [ edit ]
Domestic [ edit ]
Greek Cup
Winners (5): 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19 , 2021–22, 2022–23
Historical performance in Volleyleague and Greek Cup [ edit ]
The 2019–20 Cup was abandoned due to COVID-19 while PAOK was in the semi-finals. The 2020–21 Cup was not held for the same reasons.
Positions in Volleyleague [ edit ]
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Times
3
3
2
10
2
Greek Cup Finals [ edit ]
European record [ edit ]
Notable players [ edit ]
Notable coaches [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Press
Professional departments Amateur departments Facilities Athletes Coaches Rivalries Supporters
Gate 4
No 12 Jersey
Black Hell
SF PAOK Athens
SF PAOK Toronto
SF PAOK Melbourne
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