PAOK ( el, ΠΑΟΚ, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly known as A.C. PAOK ( el, Α.Σ. Π.Α.Ο.Κ.), is a major multi-

sports club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

based in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

, Macedonia,

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. The club has several departments, including

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basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

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 ...

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

, and

weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various types of competition; promo ...

. P.A.O.K was founded in April 1926. Because of its

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, it is also known as the "

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of the North", in contrast with

AEK A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelf ...

, the "Double-Headed Eagle of the South". They are one of the most popular Greek sports-clubs with many fans all over the country (mostly, but not exclusively, in

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), and also among the

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History

PAOK is closely linked with ''Hermes Sports Club'' ( el, Ερμής), which was formed in 1875 by the Greek community of Pera, a district of

Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...

(

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). The club was founded in April 1926 by Constantinopolitans who fled to

after the Greek defeat in the Greco-Turkish War. The club's first memorandum of association was approved on 20 April 1926 by a decision of the Thessaloniki Court of First Instance (No. 822). The founding members were A. Angelopoulos, A. Athanasiadis, K. Anagnostidis, M. Ventourellis, F. Vyzantinos, V.Karapiperis, A. Dimitriadis, D. Dimitriadis, N. Zoumboulidis, M. Theodosiadis, T. Ioakimopoulos, P. Kalpaktsoglou, T. Kartsambekis, D. Koemtzopoulos, K. Koemtzopoulos, P. Kontopoulos, K. Kritikos, M. Konstantinidis, P. Maleskas, I. Nikolaidis, L. Papadopoulos, F. Samantzopoulos, T. Tsoulkas, M. Tsoulkas, S. Triantafyllidis and T. Triantafyllidis (who was also its first Chairman). P.A.O.K.'s first Board of Directors, serving between 1926 and 1927, consisted of: * T. Triantafyllidis (President) * P. Kalpaktsoglou (1st vice-president) * K. Kritikos (General Secretary) * M. Tsoulkas (Special Secretary) * T. Ioakimopoulos (Treasurer) * A. Angelopoulos (Director of Football) * A. Dimitriadis (Director of Sports) * P. Maleskas (Consultant) * K. Koemtzopoulos (Consultant) * M. Theodosiadis (Consultant) The club's policy was to be open to every citizen of Thessaloniki, leading to a minor rivalry with ''AEK Thessaloniki'', the other

Constantinopolitan la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...

team of the city, in which only refugees were allowed to play. The original logo of PAOK was a horseshoe and a four-leaf clover. The leaves were green and above them were the initials of the word PAOK. Kostas Koemtzopoulos, one of PAOK's founding members, came up with this idea, inspired by his favourite brand of cigarettes. The football club played their first game (friendly) on 4 May 1926, at Thermaikos stadium, defeating

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2–1. The first coach of the club was Kostas Andreadis, who spent five years on the bench without demanding any payment. Their first captain was Michalis Ventourelis. The first professional contract was signed by the club on 5 September 1928. The contract stipulated that the French footballer Raymond Etienne – of Jewish descent from

Pera Club Pera may refer to: Places * Pera (Beyoğlu), a district in Istanbul formerly called Pera, now called Beyoğlu ** Galata, a neighbourhood of Beyoğlu, often referred to as Pera in the past * Pêra (Caparica), a Portuguese locality in the district of ...

– would be paid 4,000

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s per month. The contract was signed by Dr. Meletiou, the PAOK chairman, and Mr. Sakellaropoulos, the Hon. Secretary. In early 1929, AEK Thessaloniki was virtually dissolved and absorbed by PAOK. PAOK thereupon changed their emblem, adopting the

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, as a symbol of the club's

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heritage. PAOK also got possession of AEK's facilities located around Syntrivani (i.e. Fountain) Square. In 1937, PAOK won his first title, the Macedonia (EPSM or Thessaloniki) Championship, and participated in the

Panhellenic 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 ...

, finishing second. The 1937 team included: ''Sotiriadis, Vatikis, Goulios, Kontopoulos, Bostantzoglou, Panidis, Glaros, Kritas, Ioannidis, Kalogiannis, Koukoulas, Kosmidis, Apostolou, Vafiadis, Vasiliadis, Anastasiadis, Moschidis, Tzakatzoglou, Zakapidas''. The first Greek championship for the basketball team was achieved in 1958–59 season. The first Greek championship for the football team was achieved in 1975–76 season. In the 90s, the basketball team won another Greek championship and two European cups, the 1990–91 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup and the 1993–94 FIBA Korać Cup.

Crest and Colours

The original logo of PAOK was a horseshoe and a four-leaf clover. The current symbol since 1929 is the

. The eagle symbolizes the origins of the club in the former

capital,

, and the legacy of the

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from

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Eastern Thrace Eastern may refer to: Transportation *China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai * Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways * Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 1926 to 1991 *Eastern Air ...

Pontus Pontus or Pontos may refer to: * Short Latin name for the Pontus Euxinus, the Greek name for the Black Sea (aka the Euxine sea) * Pontus (mythology), a sea god in Greek mythology * Pontus (region), on the southern coast of the Black Sea, in modern ...

and

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. In 2013, a golden outline was added to the football team's crest, as a symbol of the club's Byzantine heritage. The club's traditional colours are black, as sadness for the

Asia Minor Catastrophe Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

of 1922 and the end of the Greek presence in Anatolia, and white as hope for recovery.

Supporters

P.A.O.K. is the most widely supported sports-club in

and one of the 4 most popular in the country (along with the big-three of capital Athens and Piraeus). PAOK's traditional fanbase comes from the city of

, where the club is based, as well as from the rest of Macedonia region and Northern Greece. They also have fans all over the country and in the

Greek Diaspora The Greek diaspora, also known as Omogenia ( el, Ομογένεια, Omogéneia), are the communities of Greeks living outside of Greece and Cyprus (excluding Northern Cyprus). Such places historically include Albania, North Macedonia, parts of ...

(Germany, Australia, USA, etc.).

Rivalries

P.A.O.K.'s main rivals are

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 ...

Aris Aris or ARIS may refer to: People * Aris (surname) Given name * Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer * Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player * Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano * Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter * Aris Howard, Former President of the Jama ...

(local rivals),

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 ...

, Iraklis. Football kit evolution First Alternative Thessalonioki, Stadium of PAOK - panoramio

P.A.O.K. Departments – Honours

Football

Men's Football

* Greek Championships 3:

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, 1985, 2019 * Greek Cups 8:

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

, 1974, 2001, 2003, 2017, 2018, 2019,

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* Greater Greece Cup 1: 1973

Women's Football

* Greek Women's Championship: 17 (record): 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 *

Greek Women's Cup The Greek Women's Cup (Greek: ''Κυπελλούχοι Ελλάδας'') is the national women's football cup competition in Greece. It was played out for three seasons from 2000 to 2002. It returned in the 2012–13 season. List of finals The ...

: 6 (record): 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Men's Basketball

* Greek Championships: 2 ** 1959, 1992 * Greek Cups: 3 ** 1984, 1995, 1999 *

Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...

: 1 **

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Korać Cup Korać is a surname. Notable persons with that name include: * Dušan Korać (disambiguation), multiple people * Milorad Korać (born 1969), Serbian football player and manager * Radivoj Korać (1938–1969), Serbian basketball player * Vitomir ...

: 1 **

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Men's Volleyball

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: 3 ** 2015, 2016, 2017 *

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 ...

: 4 ** 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022

Women's Volleyball

: 1 ** 2021

Men's Handball

* Greek Championships: 3 **2009, 2010, 2015 * Greek Cups: 3 ** 2012, 2015, 2017 *Greek beach handball championship: 1 ** 2001

Women's Handball

: 5 **2013, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 *

: 6 **2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Weightlifting

*5 Greek men's Championship: 2006, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022

Wrestling

*6 Greek men's Championship Greco-Roman: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Judo

* 1 Greek men's/women's Championship: 2019

Athletics

*3 Greek women's Open Athletics Championship: 1976, 1977, 1982 *2 Greek women's Cross Country Championships: 1968, 1974

Swimming

*1 Greek OPEN Championship: 1987

Cycling

*1 Greek men's Championship Mountain Bike: 2002

Boxing

*2 Greek men's Championship: 2003, 2007

Roller hockey

*1 Greek men's Championship: 2008 *1 Balkan Cup: 2007

European honours

Notable former athletes

* Football: ''Men'':

Giorgos Koudas Giorgos Koudas ( el, Γιώργος Κούδας; born 23 November 1946) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He spent his entire career in PAOK. Due to his fierce competitiveness and his Macedonian h ...

Stavros Sarafis Stavros Sarafis ( el, Σταύρος Σαράφης; 17 January 1950 – 13 October 2022) was a Greek football player who spent his entire career in PAOK, playing as an attacking midfielder or forward. He was one of the club's most famous p ...

, Konstantinos Iosifidis,

Christos Terzanidis Christos Terzanidis ( el, Χρήστος Τερζανίδης; born 13 February 1945) is a retired Greek footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Born in Melissokomeio in Kavala, Terzanidis played for PAOK F.C. and Panathinaikos F.C. He was ...

Angelos Anastasiadis Angelos Anastasiadis (; born 8 March 1953) is a Greek football manager and former international footballer. He previously coached numerous clubs in Greece including PAOK, Panathinaikos, Platanias and PAS Giannina as well as the Greece and Cyp ...

Giorgos Skartados Georgios Skartados (Greek language, Greek: Γεώργιος Σκαρτάδος; born 7 April 1960) is a retired Greece national football team, Greek international Association football, footballer. Career Born in Rhodes, Skartados started his ca ...

, Giorgos Kostikos,

Thodoris Zagorakis Theodoros Zagorakis ( el, Θεόδωρος Ζαγοράκης ; born 27 October 1971) is a Greek politician and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the captain of Greece that won UEFA Euro 2004, and was also presid ...

Zisis Vryzas Zisis Vryzas ( el, Ζήσης Βρύζας; born 9 November 1973) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward for various teams in Greece and abroad, as well as for the Greece national football team, when they won the Euro ...

, Georgios Georgiadis,

Pablo Gabriel García Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul. People * Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer *Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer *Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer * Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist *Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer * Pablo Bren ...

, Lino,

Sérgio Conceição Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro da Conceição (; born 15 November 1974) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who mostly played as a right winger. He is the current manager of Porto. Throughout his career, he played for ...

Vieirinha Adelino André Vieira de Freitas (born 24 January 1986), known as Vieirinha (), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a full-back for Greek club PAOK, for which he is captain. Ambidextrous, he started playing f ...

Dimitar Berbatov Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov ( bg, Димитър Иванов Бербатов; born 30 January 1981) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer. A striker, he captained the Bulgaria national team from 2006 to 2010, and is the country's all-ti ...

Aleksandar Prijović Aleksandar Prijović ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Пpиjoвић, ; born 21 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for A-League club Western United. Born in Switzerland, Prijović played for the Serbia national team ...

Lucas Pérez Lucas Pérez Martínez (, born 10 September 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primera Federación club Deportivo La Coruña. After spending the first years of his career in the lower leagues, only appeari ...

, Magdy Tolba,

Hossam Hassan Hossam Hassan Hussein ( ar, حسام حسن حسين; born 10 August 1966) is an Egyptian professional football coach and former player who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer, he is Egypt's all-time top scorer with 83 goals in 176 appea ...

, Percy Olivares, Dimitris Paridis, Giannis Gounaris,

Filotas Pellios Filotas Pellios ( el, Φιλώτας Πέλλιος; born 22 March 1953) is a retired Greek footballer. He is president of the PAOK veterans association. Honours ;PAOK *Greek Cup: 1974 * Greek Championship: 1976 Events January * J ...

Neto Guerino Guerino Minervino Neto (born 24 March 1950 in São Paulo), commonly known as Neto Guerino, is a Brazilian former football player who played as a striker. Guerino played for Clube Atlético Mineiro and Nacional Futebol Clube in the Campeonato ...

Ioannis Damanakis Ioannis Damanakis (Greek: Ιωάννης Δαμανάκης; born 2 October 1952) is a retired Greek footballer. Career He started his career at Chania, and after 6 years he was transferred to PAOK FC. He played 242 league games for PAOK, winnin ...

, Nikos Alavantas,

Christos Dimopoulos Christos Dimopoulos ( el, Χρήστος Δημόπουλος, born 6 September 1959) is a retired Greek footballer who played as a forward for PAOK and Panathinaikos F.C.. His nickname was "Fonias" (''Φονιάς'', meaning Killer) of Greek ...

, Giorgos Toursounidis,

Kostas Frantzeskos Kostas Frantzeskos ( el, Κώστας Φραντζέσκος, born 4 January 1969) is a Greek professional football manager and former player. Frantzeskos is better known for his deadly free-kick accuracy. He scored 57 free kick goals during h ...

, Omari Tetradze,

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 accla ...

, Stelios Venetidis,

Ioannis Okkas Ioannis "Giannis" Okkas (Greek: Ιωάννης «Γιάννης» Οκκάς; born 11 February 1977) is a retired Cypriot striker and a football manager. He was also the captain of the National Team of Cyprus for many years and he is the 2nd ...

, Panayiotis Engomitis,

Pablo Contreras Pablo Andrés Contreras Fica (; born 11 September 1978) is a Chilean retired footballer who last played for Melbourne Victory and the Chile national football team as a centre back or even as a right back. Contreras began his career at Colo-Colo ...

Zlatan Muslimović Zlatan Muslimović (; born 6 March 1981) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Early career As a teenager, Muslimović played for the Swedish teams Habo IF and Husqvarna FF. He went on to play for the Swedish team ...

''Women'': Natalia Chatzigiannidou, Jelena Dimitrijević (footballer), Jelena Dimitrijević, Dimitra Panteliadou * Basketball: ''Men'': Bane Prelević, John Korfas, Peja Stojaković, Scott Skiles, Walter Berry (basketball), Walter Berry, Ken Barlow (basketball), Ken Barlow, Cliff Levingston, Nikos Boudouris, Giorgos Balogiannis, Efthimios Rentzias, Giannis Giannoulis, Kostas Vasileiadis, Zoran Savić, Anthony Bonner, Frankie King, Claudio Coldebella, Manthos Katsoulis, Nikos Stavropoulos, Vangelis Alexandris, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Rasho Nesterovic, İbrahim Kutluay, Damir Mulaomerović, Dejan Tomašević * Volleyball: ''Men'': Dante Amaral, Ernardo Gómez, Alexander Shafranovich, Rolando Cepeda, Javier Jiménez (volleyball), Javier Jiménez, David Lee (volleyball), David Lee, :el:Γιάννης Παντακίδης, Giannis Pantakidis, Ioannis Kalmazidis, Giannis Kalmazidis, Vasileios Kournetas, Vladimir Grbić, Kevin Hansen (volleyball), Kevin Hansen, Matti Hietanen, Plamen Konstantinov, Paul Lotman, Olli-Pekka Ojansivu, Evan Patak, Vlado Petković, Konstantinos Prousalis, Clayton Stanley, Riley Salmon, Nikolaos Smaragdis, Saša Starović, Mitar Tzourits, Nikolay Uchikov, Ronald Zoodsma * Athletics: ''Men'': Michalis Akritidis, Themistoklis Akritidis, Dimitrios Kokotis, Konstantinos Koukodimos, Dimitrios Koutsoukis ''Women'': Vasiliki Anastasiou, Xanthipi Koukoumaka, Voula Patoulidou * Swimming: ''Men'': Christos Papadopoulos ''Women'': Kalliopi Araouzou, Antonia Machaira, Aikaterini Sarakatsani, Katerina Stikoudi, Aikaterini Klepkou, Anna Ntountounaki.

PAOK Presidents

Notable supporters

*Giannis Aggelakas, musician *Paola Foka, singer *Frangoulis Frangos, military officer *Stratos Dionysiou, singer *Stavros Kalafatis, politician, MP *Vasilis Karras, singer *Anna Korakaki, shooter *Dimitris Lyacos, writer *Manos Loizos, composer *Giorgos Mavridis, TV presenter *Manolis Mitsias, singer *Apostolos Nikolaidis (singer) *Nikos Papazoglou, singer *Dionysis Savvopoulos, musician *Giannis Servetas, actor *Katerina Stikoudi, model *Sakis Tanimanidis, TV producer *Georgios Themelis, politician *Euclid Tsakalotos, economist, former Ministry of Finance (Greece), minister of Finance *Popi Tsapanidou, journalist *Kyriakos Velopoulos, politician, leader of the party Greek Solution *Christos Zabounis, editor *Konstantinos Zervas, politician, mayor of

*Kostas Zouraris, political scientist

Gallery

File:Paok 1928-29.jpg, The team of 1928–29 File:PAOK 1936-37.jpg, The team of 1936–37 File:Raymond Étienne PAOK FC.jpg, Raymond Étienne, the first foreign player of the club File:Giorgos Koudas.jpg,

File:Lóránt Gyula fortepan 13743.jpg, Gyula Lóránt, coach of the 1976 champion team File:Christos Terzanidis photo by Vujcic.jpg,

Angelos Anastasiadis (cropped).jpg, Player and later coach

File:Zisis vryzas.jpg,

File:Theodoros Zagorakis.jpg, Theodoros Zagorakis, the iconic captain and later president of PAOK FC File:Fernando Santos 2018 (cropped).jpg, Fernando Santos (Portuguese footballer), Fernando Santos File:Sérgio Conceição.jpg,

File:Pablo Garcia als Co-Trainer von PAOK 2014.jpg,

, one of the most popular players ever played for PAOK FC File:Vierinia.JPG, Captain

File:Костас Кацуранис.jpg, Kostas Katsouranis File:Lucas Pérez Martínez.jpeg,

File:Mitko Berbatov cropped.jpg,

File:Dimitris Pelkas.jpg, Dimitris Pelkas File:Aleksandar Prijović2017.jpg,

, top scorer during the 2017–18 season File:Léo Matos.jpg, Léo Matos File:Razvan Lucescu, press conference FC Basel - PAOK FC, 1 August 2018.jpg, Razvan Lucescu File:Paok-spartak (16).jpg, The team in 2018 File:PAOK vs HANTH.jpg, PAOK vs YMCA Thessaloniki in the '20s File:Peja Stojakovic Mavs cropped.jpg, Peja Stojaković File:Scott Skiles bench cropped.jpg, Scott Skiles File:Dušan Ivković.jpg, Dušan Ivković, coach of the 1992 champion team File:Kostas Vasileiadis.JPG, Kostas Vasileiadis File:Claudio Coldebella 2013.JPG, Claudio Coldebella File:Anthony Bonner in israel.jpg, Anthony Bonner File:Dejan Tomašević.jpg, Dejan Tomašević File:Ernardo Gomez.JPG, Ernardo Gómez File:Rolando Cepeda Abreu.jpg, Rolando Cepeda File:N. Uchikov in 2017.jpg, Nikolay Uchikov File:Saša Starović.JPG, Saša Starović File:Mitar Đurić.jpg, Mitar Tzourits File:Vladimir Grbić.jpg, Vladimir Grbić File:Paul Lotman 2014 01.jpg, Paul Lotman File:Prousalis Narbonne Volley.JPG, Konstantinos Prousalis, Kostas Prousalis

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paok Multi-sport clubs in Thessaloniki PAOK, Sport in Thessaloniki