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Pontioi Veria F.C.
Pontioi Veroias Football Club is a football club based in Rachia, Imathia, Greece. Pontioi Veroias FC was founded in 1984. Last season Pontioi Veroias remained at A2 EPS Imathias league as they finished 7th. History Pontioi's best campaign happened during 1992–93 season in Beta Ethniki where they finished at 10th position. They were earlier promoted from Gamma Ethniki, during 1991–92 season as champions in Gamma Ethniki. That position is their best till today. The following season (1993–94) Pontioi finished at 12th position and in season 1994–95 they got relegated to Gamma Ethniki and they'd never return to professional level till today. Notable players * Pantelis Kafes * Andreas Niniadis * Ilias Atmatzidis *{{flagicon, Greece Nikos Dabizas Nikos Dabizas ( el, Νίκος Νταμπίζας, born 3 August 1973) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender for Newcastle United, Leicester City, Olympiacos and AEL. He was also in Greece's 2004 Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefanos Gaitanos
Stefanos Gaitanos ( el, Στέφανος Γαϊτάνος; born in 1948) is a Greek former professional football manager and former player who manages Pontioi Veria. He played for Superleague clubs Veria and Apollon Athens. His nickname was the ''"General" ( el, Στρατηγός)''. It was given to him by Veria's fans as well as by the newspapers, as he was Veria's main playmaker and his football style was familiar to Mimis Domazos who had the same nickname. Playing career Born in Veria, Gaitanos joined Veria in 1960. He left Veria later to join Apollon Athens as he wanted to be closer to his Law school. He retired from football in 1978 in order to finish his studies. Managerial career Stefanos graduated from law school and also became a coach. His first team to manage was Doxa Makrochori (later renamed to Makrochori. He also worked for Veria's in youth level. Two years after joining Makrochori as manager he received a contract offer by Naoussa which was playing in Football Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imathia
Imathia ( el, Ημαθία ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Macedonia, within the geographic region of Macedonia. The capital of Imathia is the city of Veroia. Administration The regional unit Imathia is subdivided into 3 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): * Alexandreia (2) * Naousa (3) *Veroia (1) Prefecture As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Imathia was created out of the former Imathia prefecture ( el, Νομός Ημαθίας). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below. Provinces The former prefecture of Imathia was subdivided into the following provinces: Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece since 2006. Geography The northeastern part of Imathia, along the lower course of the river Aliakmonas, is a vast agricultural plain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the Geography of Greece, mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring List of islands of Greece, thousands of islands. The country consists of nine Geographic regions of Greece, traditional geographic regions, and has a population of approximately 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western culture, Western civilization, being the birthplace of Athenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A2 EPS Imathias
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish it fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantelis Kafes
Pantelis Kafes ( el, Παντελής Καφές; born 24 June 1978) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was known for being one of very few outfield players to have worn the number 1 jersey and has won acclaim for his creative abilities and passing skills. Club career Pontioi Veria He started playing professional football in January 1995 at the age of 17 for Pontioi Veria. The club were relegated to the third division that summer and the following May were demoted again. The one shining light was Kafes, who joined PAOK in January 1997. PAOK Kafes burst on to the Alpha Ethniki scene in 1998–99, scoring seven times. He continued to impress and was instrumental in PAOK's 2000–01 and 2002–03 Greek Cup triumphs. Yet his spell in Thessaloniki ended acrimoniously as he was released from his contract after a dispute over unpaid wages. Olympiacos stepped in with a three-year contract. Olympiacos He was ever-present in his first season a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Niniadis
Andreas Niniadis ( el, Aνδρέας Nινιάδης; born 18 February 1971) is a Pontic Greek former professional footballer. Olympiacos Since his retirement, Niniadis has been employed by his former club Olympiacos as a chief scout and an assistant manager, a position he holds today. Playing career He was one of the dominant players in one of Olympiacos FC ''gold'' eras (1997–2003) and he helped his team to reach seven Greek superleague championships successively and one Greek cup as well. He also played for Pontioi Veroia, Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. and Kerkira FC. He played 23 Champions League matches with Olympiakos, scoring five goals, and three UEFA Cup matches, scoring one goal. Niniadis earned 17 caps for the Greece national team, scoring two goals. Managerial career In the 2006–07 and 2009–10 seasons he was the assistant coach of Olympiacos FC manager Takis Lemonis and Bozidar Bandovic. Honours Club Olympiacos *Greek Championship: 1996–1997, 1997–1998, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilias Atmatzidis
Ilias Atmatsidis ( el, Ηλίας Ατματσίδης; born 24 April 1969) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the Director of Football at AEK Athens B. Club career Atmatsidis started playing football regularly in his village team at the age of 13 competing as a winger. In a match against Foufa Ptolemaidas where the team's goalkeeper could not compete, Atmatsidis was called to play as goalkeeper. His performance established him in the position under the team's goalposts. He was then transferred to the team of the neighboring village of Agios Dimitrios, with which he was crowned champion of the local second division. He was then transferred to Pontius Kozani with whom he played in the fourth national division and at the age of 18 he joined Pontioi Veria, where he played for 3 years contributing to the promotion of the team to the second division. In the summer of 1992 he was signed by AEK Athens. In his first year in the team he was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Dabizas
Nikos Dabizas ( el, Νίκος Νταμπίζας, born 3 August 1973) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender for Newcastle United, Leicester City, Olympiacos and AEL. He was also in Greece's 2004 European Football Championship winning squad. Career Pontioi Veria Dabizas spent his days playing football and helping in his father's company. His first contact with football came when he was sixteen, although he never dreamt of becoming a professional footballer. However, fate had other plans for him. He played for a year as an amateur at the local team of Amydeo called Hermes, which was enough to give him the ticket to a team in the third division and a professional contract, as he joined Pontioi Veria, as an 18-year-old, where he remained for three consecutive seasons, playing one year on the third division and two in the second. His big career break came when he was 21. He got an offer from Olympiacos, one of the biggest teams in Greece. Olympiacos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamma Ethniki
The Gamma Ethniki ( el, Γ΄ Εθνική Ερασιτεχνική Κατηγορία, C National Amateur Division) is the third highest football league in Greece. History The Gamma Ethniki began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 1983 it was changed to professional. Although not literally national (it is divided into ''North'' and ''South'' groups), Football League 2 is considered as a national division. On 3 August 2010, it was announced that the division had been renamed ''Football League 2''. From season 2013–14, the football League 2 is merged by fourth division championship (Delta Ethniki) and renamed again Gamma Ethniki. The new third division will be held in six groups, with the clubs divided basis of geographical criteria, while it will return in an amateur form. From season 2014–15 until season 2016–17 the league was held in four groups, with the clubs divided basis of geographical criteria. The champion of each group was promoted to Super League 2. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991–92 Gamma Ethniki ...
The 1991–92 Gamma Ethniki was the ninth season since the official establishment of the third tier of Greek football in 1983. Panetolikos and Pontioi Veria were crowned champions in ''Southern'' and ''Northern'' Group respectively, thus winning promotion to Beta Ethniki. Proodeftiki and Eordaikos also won promotion as a runners-up of the groups. Patras, Messolonghi, Thriamvos, Fostiras, Enosis Aris- Neapolis, Preveza, Kyriakiou, Niki Volos, Neoi Epivates, Panargiakos, Kozani and Anagennisi Neapoli were relegated to Delta Ethniki. Southern Group League table Northern Group League table References {{DEFAULTSORT:1991-92 Gamma Ethniki Third level Greek football league seasons 3 Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Clubs In Central Macedonia
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in North America and Australia); gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football); Australian rules football; rugby union and rugby league; and Gaelic football. These various forms of football share to varying extent common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th century. The expansion and cultural influence of the British Empire allowed these rules of football to spread to areas of British infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
