Esperos (in el, Π.Ο.Κ. Έσπερος) is a sports club in

Kallithea Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a district of Athens and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece (96,118 inhabitants, 2021 census) and the fourth biggest i ...

(within greater Athens, Greece), founded in 1943 during the Nazi occupation of the country (1941–44).

History

Started as a

football club A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...

and participated during World War II in the games organised by the "Union of Greek Athletes" (founded by

Gregoris Lambrakis Grigoris Lambrakis ( el, Γρηγόρης Λαμπράκης; 3 April 1912 – 27 May 1963) was a Greek politician, physician, track and field athlete, and member of the faculty of the School of Medicine at the University of Athens. A member of ...

) seeking finance in order to fund public messes for the starving population. After the war the Esperos

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team played in Division 1 for three periods (1948–49, 1949–50 and 1954–55) and in Division 2 most of the time. In year 1966 Esperos (football) was co-founder of

Kallithea FC Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a district of Athens and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece (96,118 inhabitants, 2021 census) and the fourth biggest i ...

. Since 1944, POK Esperos (the official name standing for Panathlitikos Omilos Kallitheas, Allsports Club of Kallithea) has also uninterruptedly participated in all national volleyball (men) and basketball (men) ( Esperos Kallitheas B.C.) championships with 7 and 8 Division 1 participations respectively. POK ESPEROS is a founding member of the Hellenic Basketball Federation (EOK), the Hellenic Volleyball Federation (EOΠE), the Hellenic Table Tennis Federation (EΦOEΠA) and also a member of the Hellenic

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

Federation (OXE).

References

External links

Esperos website
{{A2 Ethniki handball Association football clubs established in 1943 Sports clubs established in 1943 1943 establishments in Greece Multi-sport clubs in Attica Defunct football clubs in Greece Volleyball in Greece Kallithea

History

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