Aris Thessaloniki Volleyball Club is the professional volleyball team of A.C. Aris Thessaloniki, the major multi-

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. Aris VC participates in the A2 League and it is one of the most historical teams of the whole club and of the most stable values of the Greek volleyball, inside and outside its borders.

History

Aris was the first team to end

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

and

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

domination of the sport, conquering the Greek Championship in 1997. Aris' roster, that period, was the strongest the club ever had, as it included top scorers Ganev, Konstantinov and some of the most capable

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players then available: Alexandropoulos, Papakosmas, Melkas, Mitroudis, Chatziantoniou etc. The club has to demonstrate a very decent and respectful presence in the Greek Cup as well, having reached the final six times. The fact that they had to play all the finals against the season's champions (Olympiacos 5 times and Iraklis 1 time), prevented Aris from winning even one of them. However, they won the Super Cup in 1997. The following season they participated in the Champions League, with a remarkable presence and especially an unforgettable 3-0 road win against European champion

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Honours

Domestic

Greek Volleyball League: * Winners (1): 1996–97 *''Runners-up (2):'' 1993–94, 1995–96,

Greek Super Cup The Greek Super Cup ( el, Σούπερ Καπ Ελλάδος), officially known as the Cup of Friendship and Solidarity ( el, Κύπελλο Φιλίας και Αλληλεγγύης) was a Greek Football (soccer), association football one-match ...

: * Winners (1): 1996–97

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most ...

: * ''Runners-up (6):'' 1988–89, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02

International

CEV Cup The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year. Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 it was renamed CE ...

: * ''Semi Finalists (2):'' 1993–94, 1995–96

Current men's volleyball squad

Season 2018-2019

Technical and managerial staff

Notable players

Lyubomir Ganev Lyubomir Eftimov Ganev ( bg, Любомир Ефтимов Ганев in Rousse), a.k.a. Lyubo Ganev or Lubo, is a Bulgarian former volleyball player. He was born in Rousse, where he started his career. He played with CSKA for seven years and wa ...

Plamen Konstantinov Plamen Georgiev Konstantinov ( bg, Пламен Георгиев Константинов) (born 14 June 1973) is a former Bulgarian volleyball player, a member of Bulgaria men's national volleyball team, head coach of Lokomotiv Novosibirsk and ...

* Michalis Alexandropoulos * Nikos Doukas * Andrej Kravárik *

Giorgos Lykoudis Giorgos, Yiorgos or Yorgos ( el, Γιώργος) is a common abbreviation of the given name Georgios. Notable people with the name include: Persons Giorgos * Giorgos Agorogiannis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Alkaios, pop musician and singer * Gio ...

Giannis Melkas Yannis, Yiannis, or Giannis (Γιάννης) is a common Greek given name, a variant of ''John'' (Hebrew) meaning "God is gracious." In formal Greek (e.g. all government documents and birth certificates) the name exists only as Ioannis (Ιωάνν� ...

Thanassis Moustakidis Thanassis "Sakis" Moustakidis (Greek: Θανάσης "Σάκης" Μουστακίδης, born ) is a former Greek male volleyball player and current volleyball coach. He was part of the Greece men's national volleyball team that won the bronze me ...

Dimitris Modiotis Dimitris (Δημήτρης) is the Modern Greek form of the older forms Demetrios, Dimitrios (Δημήτριος, usually Latinized as Demetrius) and may refer to: * Dimitris Arvanitis (born 1980), Greek professional football defender who plays for ...

* Vasilis Mitroudis *

Kostas Prousalis Konstantinos Prousalis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Προύσαλης; born 6 October 1980) is a Greek male volleyball player. He was part of the Greece men's national volleyball team. He competed with the national team at the 2004 Summer Olymp ...

Nikos Roumeliotis Nikos ( el, Νίκος, ''Níkos'') is a Greek given name. It originates from Greek ''Nikolaos'', which means "victory of the people".Liddell & Scott, Abridged Greek Lexicon Although used as a proper first name, Nikos is also a popular nickname of t ...

* Nikos Smaragdis *

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* Sotiris Sotiriou *

Riley Salmon Riley Salmon (born July 2, 1976, in Amarillo, Texas) is a volleyball player from the United States. He graduated from Clear Creek High School in League City, Texas, and played two years of varsity volleyball at Pierce College from 1994-96 bef ...

Clayton Stanley Clayton Iona "Clay" Stanley (born January 20, 1978) is an American volleyball player, a member of United States men's national volleyball team, a participant of the Olympic Games ( Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012), Olympic Champion 2008, ...

* Jakovljevic Milos

Notable coaches

* Sotiris Ieroklis * Giorgos Kosmatos * Notis Litsas * Kostas Charitonidis

Sponsorships

*Official Sponsor: Joker, Euromedica *Official Broadcaster:

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References

External links

ARIS AC Official websiteOfficial A1 League websiteHellenic Federation of Volleyball official websiteInternational Volleyball Federation official website
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