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 Macedonia most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...

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. The club has several departments, including football,

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

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,

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 t ...

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 rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two o ...

, 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 crest, it is also known as the "

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of the North", in contrast with AEK, 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

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 ...

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 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

Megas Alexandros Thessaloniki G.S. Megas Alexandros Thessaloniki (Greek: Γ.Σ. Μέγας Αλέξανδρος) is a multi-sport club that is located in the district of ''Dépôt'', in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Megas Ale ...

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 – would be paid 4,000

drachma The drachma ( el, δραχμή , ; pl. ''drachmae'' or ''drachmas'') was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history: # An ancient Greek currency unit issued by many Greek city states during a period of ten centuries, f ...

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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/ Constantinopolitan heritage. PAOK also got possession of AEK's facilities located around Syntrivani (i.e. Fountain) Square. In 1937, PAOK won his first title, the

(EPSM or Thessaloniki) Championship, and participated in the Panhellenic Championship, 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 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

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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 ...

(Germany, Australia, USA, etc.).

Rivalries

P.A.O.K.'s main rivals are Olympiacos, Aris (local rivals), Panathinaikos, AEK, Iraklis. Football kit evolution First Alternative Thessalonioki, Stadium of PAOK - panoramio

Thessalonioki, Stadium of PAOK - panoramio

P.A.O.K. Departments – Honours

Football

Men's Football

* Greek Championships 3:

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* Greek Cups 8:

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1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ...

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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: 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 association football, football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised ...

: 1 **

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: 1 **

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Men's Volleyball

* Greek Championship: 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 i ...

: 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

* Greek Championship: 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, Konstantinos Iosifidis, Christos Terzanidis,

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, Giorgos Kostikos, Thodoris Zagorakis, Zisis Vryzas, Georgios Georgiadis,

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, Lino, Sérgio Conceição,

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 for ...

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, Lucas Pérez, Magdy Tolba,

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, Percy Olivares, Dimitris Paridis, Giannis Gounaris, Filotas Pellios,

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, Nikos Alavantas, Christos Dimopoulos, Giorgos Toursounidis, Kostas Frantzeskos, Omari Tetradze, Pantelis Kafes,

Stelios Venetidis Stelios Venetidis ( el, Στέλιος Βενετίδης; born 19 November 1976 in Orestiada) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender. He used to play in the left-back position, but could be also used on the left sid ...

, Ioannis Okkas,

Panayiotis Engomitis Panayiotis "Yiotis" Engomitis (Greek: Παναγιώτης "Γιώτης" Εγκωμίτης; born 26 May 1972) is a Cypriot football coach and a former midfielder who played for Ethnikos Achnas, Anorthosis Famagusta and PAOK. Honours ;Anort ...

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 Col ...

, Zlatan Muslimović
''Women'': Natalia Chatzigiannidou, Jelena Dimitrijević, Dimitra Panteliadou * Basketball: ''Men'':

Bane Prelević Bane may refer to: Fictional characters * Bane (DC Comics), an adversary of Batman * Bane (''Harry Potter''), a centaur in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Bane (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' film trilogy * Bane the Druid, a Guar ...

, John Korfas,

Peja Stojaković Predrag Stojaković ( sr-cyr, Предраг Стојаковић, ; born June 9, 1977), known by his nickname Peja (''Peđa'', Пеђа, ), is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player who was most recently the assistant gen ...

Scott Skiles Scott Allen Skiles Sr. (born March 5, 1964) is an American former basketball coach and player. He coached the Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic. A first-round draft pick out of Michigan State University, Skiles played ...

, Walter Berry, Ken Barlow, Cliff Levingston, Nikos Boudouris,

Giorgos Balogiannis Georgios Balogiannis (alternate spelling: Giorgos, Ballogianis, Mpalogiannis) ( el, Γιώργος Μπαλογιάννης; born January 17, 1971, in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Professional career Ba ...

Efthimios Rentzias Efthimios "Efthimis" Rentzias (alternate spellings: Efthymios, Efthymis; Greek: Ευθύμιος "Ευθύμης" Ρεντζιάς; born January 11, 1976) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. During his pro club career, he was most ...

, Giannis Giannoulis, Kostas Vasileiadis, Zoran Savić, Anthony Bonner, Frankie King, Claudio Coldebella,

Manthos Katsoulis Mathaios "Manthos" Katsoulis ( el, Μάνθος Κατσούλης; born 20 July 1956) is a Greek former professional basketball player. College career Katsoulis played college basketball at McGill University, with the McGill Redmen (1982� ...

, Nikos Stavropoulos, Vangelis Alexandris,

Panagiotis Fasoulas Panagiotis "Panos" Fasoulas (alternate spelling: Fassoulas; Greek: Παναγιώτης Φασούλας; born May 12, 1963 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek politician and former professional basketball player. He was selected in the second round by t ...

, Rasho Nesterovic, İbrahim Kutluay, Damir Mulaomerović, Dejan Tomašević * Volleyball: ''Men'':

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, Ernardo Gómez,

Alexander Shafranovich Alexander Shafranovich ( he, אלכס שפרנוביץ'; born ) is an Israeli volleyball player who currently plays for Hapoel Mate-Asher Ako. He was member of the Israel men's national volleyball team for 20 years. He was one of the key players ...

, Rolando Cepeda, Javier Jiménez, David Lee, Giannis Pantakidis, Giannis Kalmazidis, Vasileios Kournetas, Vladimir Grbić, Kevin Hansen, Matti Hietanen,

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 ...

, Paul Lotman, Olli-Pekka Ojansivu, Evan Patak,

Vlado Petković Vlado Petković ( sr-cyrl, Владо Петковић, born January 6, 1983, in Kraljevo) is a Serbian volleyball player. He plays as setter. He is currently playing for Crvena zvezda. He played for the national team at the 2008 Summer Olymp ...

, Konstantinos Prousalis,

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 20 ...

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, Nikolaos Smaragdis,

Saša Starović Saša Starović ( sr-cyrl, Саша Старовић; born 19 October 1988) is a Serbian volleyball player, a member of Serbia men's national volleyball team and French club Tourcoing Lille Métropole, a participant of the Olympic Games ( B ...

, Mitar Tzourits, Nikolay Uchikov, Ronald Zoodsma * Athletics: ''Men'': Michalis Akritidis,

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Dimitrios Kokotis Dimitrios Kokotis (born 12 April 1972) is a retired Greek high jumper. He finished thirteenth at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships, eighth at the 1998 European Indoor Championships and fifth at the 1998 European Championships. His person ...

Konstantinos Koukodimos Konstadinos "Kostas" Koukodimos ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Κουκοδήμος, born 14 September 1969 in Melbourne) is a retired Greek long jumper and New Democracy politician, currently serving as the mayor of K ...

Dimitrios Koutsoukis Dimitrios Koutsoukis ( el, Δημήτριος Κουτσούκης; born 8 December 1962) is a retired Greek shot putter who won a gold medal in the 1987 Mediterranean Games in Shot Put and represented Greece in 1984 Summer Olympic Games. His per ...

''Women'': Vasiliki Anastasiou, Xanthipi Koukoumaka, Voula Patoulidou * Swimming: ''Men'': Christos Papadopoulos ''Women'': Kalliopi Araouzou, Antonia Machaira, Aikaterini Sarakatsani,

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, Anna Ntountounaki.

PAOK Presidents

Notable supporters

* Giannis Aggelakas, musician * Paola Foka, singer * Frangoulis Frangos, military officer * Stratos Dionysiou, singer *

Stavros Kalafatis Stavros may refer to: Places Greece * Stavros, Chania, a village and beach in Crete, Greece * Stavros, Grevena, a town and municipality in Western Macedonia, Greece * Stavros, Ithaca, a village on the island of Ithaca, Greece * Stavros, Kardi ...

, politician, MP *

Vasilis Karras Vasilis Karras ( el, Βασίλης Καρράς; born Vasilis Kesoglidis on 12 November 1953) is a Greek folk singer. Biography Karras was born in Kokkinohori, near Kavala, Greece. At the age of 10, his family moved to Thessaloniki. Also arou ...

, singer * Anna Korakaki, shooter *

Dimitris Lyacos Dimitris Lyacos ( el, Δημήτρης Λυάκος; born 19 October 1966) is a contemporary Greek poet and playwright. He is the author of the ''Poena Damni'' trilogy. Lyacos's work is characterised by its genre-defying form and the avant-garde ...

, writer * Manos Loizos, composer * Giorgos Mavridis, TV presenter * Manolis Mitsias, singer * Apostolos Nikolaidis (singer) *

Nikos Papazoglou Nikolaos "Nikos" Papazoglou (in Greek: Νίκος Παπάζογλου; 20 March 1948 – 17 April 2011) was a Greek singer-songwriter, musician, and producer from Thessaloniki. Papazoglou began performing in a number of Greek local groups in th ...

, singer *

Dionysis Savvopoulos Dionysis Savvopoulos ( el, Διονύσης Σαββόπουλος) (born 2 December 1944) is a prominent Greek singer-songwriter. Career Savvopoulos was born in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece (December 1944) in a middle-class family. He pass ...

, musician * Giannis Servetas, actor *

, model *

Sakis Tanimanidis Sakis Tanimanidis ( el, Σάκης Τανιμανίδης; born 30 April 1981) is a Greek TV host, producer and entrepreneur. Tanimanidis became known in his native country as the host, creator, producer and director of the travel shoWorld Party ...

, TV producer *

Georgios Themelis Georgios Themelis ( el, Γεώργιος Θεμελής, 1897-1969) was a Greek politician and officer of the Hellenic Air Force, who served as a Member of the Greek Parliament (1956–67) and as Deputy Defense Minister (1958–61). He was a controv ...

, politician *

Euclid Tsakalotos Euclid Stefanou Tsakalotos ( el, Ευκλείδης Στεφάνου Τσακαλώτος, ; born 1960) is a Greek economist and politician who was Minister of Finance of Greece from 2015 to 2019. He is also a member of the Central Committee of ...

, economist, former

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Konstantinos Zervas Konstantinos Zervas ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Ζέρβας; born 1964) is the 61st and current mayor of Thessaloniki, the second-largest city in Greece. Konstantinos Zervas was born in Thessaloniki in 1964. He is the son of Vasilis Zervas� ...

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

File:Zisis vryzas.jpg, Zisis Vryzas File:Theodoros Zagorakis.jpg, Theodoros Zagorakis, the iconic captain and later president of PAOK FC File:Fernando Santos 2018 (cropped).jpg, Fernando Santos File:Sérgio Conceição.jpg, Sérgio Conceição 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, Lucas Pérez 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 Leonardo de Matos Cruz (born 2 April 1986), better known as Léo Matos, is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right back. Club career Starting from the academies of Flamengo and having been for a short time in Marseille, ...

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,

File:Scott Skiles bench cropped.jpg,

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,

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, Kostas Prousalis

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