Panathinaikos V.C.
Nickname | The Trifolium The Greens | ||
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Founded | 1919; 105 years ago (1919) | ||
Ground | Mets Indoor Hall (Capacity: 1,200) | ||
Chairman | Panagiotis Malakates | ||
Manager | Dimitris Andreopoulos | ||
League | Greek Volleyleague | ||
2023–24 | 2nd | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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Championships | |||
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Panathinaikos V.C. (Greek: ΤΑΑ Παναθηναϊκός Α.Ο.), also known simply as Panathinaikos, or with its full name Panathinaikos A.O. (Greek: Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, transliterated "Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos", Panathenaic Athletic Club) is the professional volleyball team of the major Athens based multi-sport club Panathinaikos A.O. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest and most successful volleyball clubs in Greece. They have won 20 Greek Championships finishing 6 times undefeated (1962–63, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75), 6 Greek Cups, 3 Greek League Cups and 2 Greek Super Cups. They have reached also twice the CEV Cup final (1979–80, 2008–09).
Notable Greek player have played for the team, while foreign world-class players that have played with the club include Dante Amaral, Marcelo Elgarten, André Nascimento, Frank Depestele, Liberman Agamez, Peter Pláteník, Jakub Novotný, Plamen Konstantinov, Boyan Yordanov, Björn Andrae, Andrija Gerić, Clayton Stanley, Ernardo Gómez, Renaud Herpe, Guillaume Samica, Dawid Murek, Paweł Zagumny and Łukasz Żygadło.
History
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The volleyball department of Panathinaikos was founded in 1919 and is one of the first in Greece. With the participation of Giorgos Kalafatis in the Inter-Allied Games of Paris in 1919, and the informations he collected, the sport became more known in Greece. The same year the officials of the club decided the creation of a volleyball team.
The first dynamic presence of the team is dated back in the years 1927–29 with many popular players of the time such as the founder Giorgos Kalafatis, the historical member of the board Apostolos Nikolaidis, as well as players such as Athanasios Aravositas, Goumas, Arg. Nikolaidis, Papageorgiou and Papastefanou. In the following years the interest for volleyball became less until before World War II when Panathinaikos presented a powerful team with leader players such as Lambrou, Vallidis, Momferatos, Tzoumanis, Proselentis, Lykouris, Kakridis and more.
During the 60’s and 70’s, Panathinaikos' volleyball club won many titles and honors due to the fact that the team roster has always included some of the leading volleyball players and coaches in Greece. 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. Notable coaches of this era was the leading figure of the department Gerasimos Theodoratos, the Yugoslavian Sava Grozdanović and later the ex-player of the team Andreas Bergeles.
The most important achievement of the team was the participation in the final of the European Cup in 1980 with Grozdanović as coach and players such as Georgantis, Agrapidakis, Iliopoulos, Papadopoulos, Malousaris, Gountakos, Astras, Kokkinaras and Koliopoulos. In the following years, Panathinaikos team continued to dominate the Greek championship with Janusz Badora as coach and 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 consecutive championships with Stelios Prosalikas as head coach and Andreopoulos, Triantafillidis, Filippov, Spanos, Hatziantoniou, Ouzounov, A. Kovacev, S. Kovacev, Karamaroudis, Mavrakis, Konstantinidis, Zakynthinos, Koutouleas, Tonev as players.
In 2001 the department became professional under the presidency and financial support of Vlassis Stathokostopoulos and later Thanasis Giannakopoulos.
In 2004 the team won the Championship with the ex-player Stelios Kazazis as coach. With the Brazilian star-player Dante Amaral and Marcelo Elgarten, they made a strong team and finished again first in 2006, while they reached again the final of the European Cup in 2009.
Honours
Domestic
- Greek Championship:[1] (20)
- 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2020, 2022
- Greek Cup:[2] (6)
- 1982, 1984, 1985, 2007, 2008, 2010
- Greek League Cup: (4)
- 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Greek Super Cup:[3] (2)
- 2006, 2022
European
CEV Cup
- Runners-up (2): 1980, 2009
Current men's volleyball squad
Team roster – season 2024/2025[4]
No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
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1 | ![]() | (1995-06-01) June 1, 1995 (age 29) | setter |
7 | ![]() | (1986-11-19) November 19, 1986 (age 37) | middle blocker |
11 | ![]() | (2003-07-01) July 1, 2003 (age 21) | opposite |
15 | ![]() | (1989-12-21) December 21, 1989 (age 34) | outside hitter |
18 | ![]() | (1994-12-22) December 22, 1994 (age 29) | libero |
21 | ![]() | (1996-03-30) March 30, 1996 (age 28) | middle blocker |
77 | ![]() | (1993-09-12) September 12, 1993 (age 30) | outside hitter |
-- | ![]() | (2000-12-29) December 29, 2000 (age 23) | outside hitter |
-- | ![]() | (2002-11-20) November 20, 2002 (age 21) | libero |
-- | ![]() | (1994-05-22) May 22, 1994 (age 30) | opposite |
-- | ![]() | (1998-08-31) August 31, 1998 (age 25) | setter |
-- | ![]() | (1997-01-02) January 2, 1997 (age 27) | middle blocker |
-- | ![]() | (1990-01-24) January 24, 1990 (age 34) | outside hitter |
Head coach: ![]() |
Technical and managerial staff
Staff | |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach / Trainer | ![]() |
Statistician | ![]() |
Physiotherapist | ![]() |
Assistant physiotherapist | ![]() |
Team manager | ![]() |
Retired numbers
Panathinaikos men's volleyball retired numbers | ||||
N° | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure |
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14 | ![]() | Sotiris Pantaleon | Middle Blocker | 1996–2012, 2014–2021 |
Selected former players
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- Renaud Herpe
- Gianluca Saraceni
- Albania
Albano Qualiu
Alvi Shurdhi
- Argentina
José Luis González
- Belgium
- Bosnia-Herzegovina
Milorad Kovać
- Brazil
Dante Amaral
Eduardo Arruda
Hugo de Leon Bozo
Marcelo Elgarten
Windson Ferreira
Roberto Minuzzi
Carlos Alexandre Moreira
Andre Nascimento
Marcelo Mendes Sacchi
Cleber De Oliveira
Lucas Victor Rangel
Vinicius Raguzzoni
- Bulgaria
Theodoros Baev
Plamen Konstantinov
Petar Ouzounov
Dimo Tonev
Aleksandar Simeonov
Boyan Yordanov
Ivan Kovlev
Antonis Kovachev
- Canada
Keith Sanheim
Michael Amoroso
Derrick Epp
Cameron Kern
- Colombia
- Croatia
Danijel Galić
- Cuba
Osniel Melgarejo
Fernando Hernández
Raydel Hierrezuelo
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
Jakub Novotný
Petr Pešl
Peter Pláteník
Dalibor Polak
Petr Zapletal
- Denmark
Axel Jacobsen
- Egypt
Ionas Rezk
- France
Fabrice Bry
Ludovic Castard
Renaud Herpe
Guillaume Samica
- Germany
- Greece
Roulis Agrapidakis
Asimakis Alexiou
Andreas Andreadis
Charalampos Andreopoulos
Dimitris Andreopoulos
Andreas Bergeles
Nikos Bergeles
Theodoros Chatziantoniou
Kostas Christofidelis
Dimitris Gontikas
Christos Dimitrakopoulos
Stathis Donas
Pavlos Karamaroudis
Nikos Karatzas
Stelios Kazazis
Michalis Koliopoulos
Antonis Kovatsev
Savvas Kovatsev
Giannis Laios
Giannis Lambrou
Ilias Lappas
Christos Papadopoulos
Sotirios Pantaleon
Panagiotis Pelekoudas
Giorgos Petreas
Spiros Protopsaltis
Thanasis Psarras
Alexandros Raptis
Nikos Samaras
Giorgos Spanos
Georgios Stefanou
Nikolaos Smaragdis
Akis Sidiropoulos
Gerasimos Theodoratos
Michalis Triantafyllidis
Giorgos Zakynthinos
- Italy
Gianluca Saraceni
Jiří Kovář
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
Jairo Hooi
- Poland
Tomasz Józefacki
Michał Kamiński
Dawid Murek
Paweł Zagumny
Łukasz Żygadło
- Russia
Sergey Orlenko
Gennady Cheremisov
- Serbia
Andrija Gerić
Saša Starović
Miloš Stojković
Željko Tanasković
- Slovenia
- Spain
Jordi Gens
- Ukraine
Yuri Filippov
- United States
Brian Cook
Jared Moore
Jeff Nygaard
Brenden Sander
Clayton Stanley
Nick Vogel
- Venezuela
Selected former coaches
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Gerasimos Theodoratos
Sava Grozdanović
Andreas Bergeles
Nikos Bergeles
Aurel Constantinescu
Janusz Badora
Stelios Prosalikas
Carlos Xavier Weber
Francisco dos Santos
Mauro Berruto
Alekos Leonis
Stelios Kazazis
International record
Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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CEV Champions League | |||
1982–83 | Quarter–final | ||
1995–96 | 7th place | ||
1996–97 | 5th place | ||
2007–08 | Play–off 6 | ||
Cup Winners Cup | |||
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 | |||
2005–06 | Final four | 3rd place | |
CEV Cup | |||
2001–02 | Quarter–final | eliminated by Asystel Milano | |
2002–03 | Quarter–final | eliminated by Tourcoing Lille Metropole | |
2003–04 | Final four | 4th place | |
2008–09 | Final | 2nd place | |
CEV Challenge Cup | |||
2021–22 | Semi–final | eliminated by Halkbank Ankara |
Historical performance in the league
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Sponsorships
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt main sponsor |
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2000-2001[5][6] | Asics | Warsteiner |
2001-2002[6][7] | Nike | |
2002-2003[8] | Caan | EVGA |
2003-2004[9][10] | Caan | EVGA |
2004-2005[11] | Adidas | Subaru |
2005-2006[12] | Adidas | Subaru |
2007-2008[13] | Adidas | Subaru |
2008-2009[14] | Adidas | Subaru |
2009-2010[15] | Asics | |
2010-2011[16] | Asics | |
2011-2012[17] | Asics | |
2012-2013[18] | Fila | |
2013-2014[19] | Fila | |
2014-2015[20] | Fila | |
2015-2016[21] | Fila | Counterpain |
2016-2017[22] | Erreà | Counterpain |
2017-2018[23] | Erreà | |
2018-2019[24] | Athlos Sport | Pame Stoixima |
2019-2020[25] | Macron | Pame Stoixima |
2020-2021[26] | Macron | Pame Stoixima[27] |
2021-2022[28] | Macron | Pame Stoixima |
2022-2023[29] | Macron | Pame Stoixima |
- Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Macron
- Great Shirt Sponsor: OPAP / Pame Stoixima
- Official Sponsors: Viva Fresh, Batteries.gr, Hygeia Medical Center, Avance Car Rental, Biosteel, CIEL, Civitel, Myo Cel, Boukia kai syhorio, Bolossis, Art & Fantasy[30][31]
- Official Broadcaster: PAO TV
Historical uniforms
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Arenas
Arena | Capacity | Years |
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Leoforos Indoor Hall | 1,500 | 1960s–2004 |
Glyfada Indoor Hall | 2,270 | 2004–2009 2010–2011 |
Mets Indoor Hall | 1,200 | 2009–2010 2011–2013 2023–present |
Panellinios Indoor Hall | 1,100 | 2013–2019 |
Maroussi Saint Thomas Indoor Hall | 1,700 | 2019–2023 |
Presidents
- 2001–08: Vlassis Stathokostopoulos
- 2008–09: Thanasis Giannakopoulos
- 2009–11: Thodoris Liakopoulos
- 2011: Stratos Sopilis
- 2011–13: Chronis Akritidis
- 2013–16: Manolis Ladoukakis
- 2016–18: Dimitris Kassaris
- 2018–20: Alexandros Ellinas
- 2020– : Panagiotis Malakates
See also
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