Gerasimos "Makis" Voltirakis (born 14 May 1968) is a Greek retired water polo player and current water polo coach. Voltirakis was a member of

Greece men's national water polo team The Greece men's national water polo team represents Greece in international men's water polo competitions and it is organized and run by the Hellenic Swimming Federation. Greece has a long tradition of strong presence at international level, wit ...

from 1991 to 1997, with whom he competed in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

and in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. He was part of the

that won the silver medal at the 1997 World Cup in Athens, being voted the tournament's best goalkeeper. Voltirakis played for Greek powerhouses Ethnikos and

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 ...

, with whom he won the

2001–02 LEN Champions League The 2001–02 LEN Champions League was the 39th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 24 October 2001 to 25 May 2002, and it was contested by 28 teams. The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) ...

in Budapest, being the captain of the team. He was also runner-up of the

2000–01 LEN Champions League The 2000–01 LEN Champions League was the 38th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 2000 to 19 May 2001, and it was contested by 8 teams. The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) took plac ...

in Dubrovnik with Olympiacos. Voltirakis was captain of the Olympiacos squad that won the 2002 Triple Crown ( LEN Champions League,

Greek Championship The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

, Greek Cup).Θέλουμε τα πάντα
kathimerini.gr, 28 December 2002 (in Greek) He also won 7 Greek Championships, 5 Greek Cups and 2 Greek Super Cups with Olympiacos.

Honours

Club

Olympiacos *

LEN Euroleague The LEN Champions League is the top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A change of nam ...

(1): 2001–02 *

(7): 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 * Greek Cup (5): 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002 * Greek Super Cup (2): 1997, 1998

National team

* Silver Medal in 1997 World Cup, Athens * 6th place in 1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta

Individual

* 1997 World Cup Best Goalkeeper

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