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Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
A.C. ARIS THESSALONIKI ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Άρης Θεσσαλονίκης), is a major
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multi-
sport 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 ...
founded on 25 March 1914 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 ...
. Nicknamed ''God of War'', Aris was one of the strongest Greek clubs during the
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with champion teams in football, basketball and water polo. Until nowadays maintains a remarkable tradition in basketball, while "established" the sport in the country with the great star player
Nikos Galis Nikolaos Georgalis ( el, Νικόλαος Γεωργαλής; born July 23, 1957), commonly known as either Nikos Galis ( el, Νίκος Γκάλης), or Nick Galis, is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Galis, who during his playin ...
and the team of the 1980s, which was voted as the best Greek team of the 20th century.


Departments

Aris is considered to be one of the most important Greek sport clubs and today maintains departments in many sports, including: * Aris FC -
Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
* Aris BC -
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Aris Volleyball Club Aris Thessaloniki Volleyball Club is the professional volleyball team of A.C. Aris Thessaloniki, the major multi-sport club of Thessaloniki, Greece. Aris VC participates in the A2 League and it is one of the most historical teams of the whol ...
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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 ...
* Aris Water Polo -
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 ...
* Aris Baseball -
Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...
* Aris Ice Hockey -
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Honours


Football

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Super League Greece 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 ...
**Winners (3): 1927–28, 1931–32, 1945–46 **Runners-up (3): 1929–30, 1932–33, 1979–80 *
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 ...
**Winners (1): 1969–70 **Runners-up (8): 1931–32, 1932–33, 1939–40, 1949–50, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10 * Greater Greece Cup (Defunct) **Winners (1): 1971


Basketball

* Greek League : Winners (10): 1929–30, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91 : Runners-up (8): 1928-29, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1983-84 *
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 ...
: Winners (8): 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1997–98, 2003–04 : Runners-up (6): 1983–84, 1992–93, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2016–17 *
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 association football one-match competition which w ...
: Winners (1): 1986 *
FIBA Saporta Cup The FIBA Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA E ...
/ EuroCup Basketball : Winners (1): 1992–93 : Runners-up (1): 2005–06 *
FIBA Korać Cup The FIBA Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971–72 and 2001–02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the FIBA European Champions' Cup (later renamed th ...
(defunct) : Winners (1): 1996–97 *
FIBA EuroCup Challenge The FIBA EuroCup Challenge was the 4th-tier level (it was the 3rd-tier level during the inaugural 2002–03 season), transnational professional continental club basketball competition in Europe. It was run and organized by FIBA Europe. The leag ...
: Winners (1): 2002–03


Volleyball

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 association football one-match competition which w ...
: * Winners (1): 1996–97


Waterpolo

* Greek League ** Winners (4): 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1931–32 ** ''Runners-up (1):'' 1930–31


Weightlifting

* 2 Greek championships, Women: 1994, 1995


Ice Hockey

* 4 Greek Championships: 1989, 1990, 1991, 2011


Korfball

* 1 Greek Championship:2007 * 1 Greek Cup: 2007 * 1 Beach Korfball Championship'': 2008


Ball Hockey

* 1 Greek Championship: 2009


Roller Hockey

* 1 Greek Championship:2009 * 3 Greek Cups: 2007, 2008, 2009 * 1 Balkan Cup: 2009


Swimming

* 1 Greek Championship, Women: 1994


Boxing

* 1 Greek Championship, Men: 1972


Athletics

* 1 Greek Indoor Championship, Women: 1991 * 1 Greek Cup, Women: 1988 * 2 Greek Cross Country Championship, Women: 1961, 1962


Anthem

The hymn of Aris or ''Aris Niketes'' (Ares Victorious) is the anthem of the club. It was written in 1926. The lyrics were written by Georgios Kitsos and the music by Secondo Poselli, son of the famous architect
Vitaliano Poselli Vitaliano Poselli (1838–1918) was an Italian architect from Sicily, mostly known for his work in the city of Thessaloniki in northern Greece. Life He was born in Castiglione di Sicilia in 1838, and studied in Rome. In 1867, the Catholic Church ...
. The orchestration was made by the famous classic composer
Emilios Riadis Emilios Riadis (original name Emilios Khu; el, Αιμίλιος Κου (Κούης) or Ριάδης; 13 May 1880 – 17 July 1935) was a Greek composer. Biography Riadis was born in Thessaloniki, Ottoman Empire, now in Greece. He had his first ...
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Notable athletes

*Football:
Nikolaos Aggelakis Nikolaos Angelakis ( el, Νικόλαος Αγγελάκης; 15 May 1905 – 29 October 1986) was a Greek footballer who played as a forward and a later manager. Career Angelakis played for Aris and was a member of the 1932 side that won the ...
, Kostas Vikelidis, Nikiphoros Vikelidis, Nikos Kitsos, Argyris Argyriadis,
Kleanthis Vikelidis Kleanthis Vikelides ( el, Κλεάνθης Βικελίδης; 23 October 1916 – 4 November 1988) was a Greek footballer who played for Aris Thessaloniki and the Greece national football team. He was also a manager, taking charge of Aris Thess ...
, Kostas Veliadis, Manolis Keramidas,
Takis Loukanidis Takis Loukanidis ( el, Τάκης Λουκανίδης, 25 September 1937 – 11 January 2018) was a Greek footballer of the 1950s–60s. Career Born in Paranesti, a village in the broader area of Drama, Loukanidis' father was killed by Bulgari ...
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Alketas Panagoulias Alketas 'Alkis' Panagoulias ( el, Αλκέτας 'Άλκης' Παναγούλιας; 30 May 1934 – 18 June 2012) was a Greek association football player and manager. He managed the national teams of both Greece and the United States. He also ...
, Konstantinos Drampis, Giorgos Zindros, Stelios Papafloratos,
Theodoros Pallas Theodoros Pallas ( el, Θεόδωρος Πάλλας; born in 1949), a Greek football player, was a defender for Aris Thessaloniki F.C. during the period 1966–80. He followed Dinos Kouis Dinos Kouis (Greek: Ντίνος Κούης) is a ...
, Alekos Alexiadis,
Dinos Kouis Dinos Kouis (Greek: Ντίνος Κούης) is a Greek retired footballer, one of the best to have ever played for Aris Thessaloniki. Kouis moved to Thessaloniki with his family at age ten, while he started his football career playing for Ag ...
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Vasilis Dimitriadis Vasilis Dimitriadis ( el, Βασίλης Δημητριάδης; born 1 February 1966) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Dimitriadis started his professional career at Aris in 1986. In 1991 Dimitria ...
, Apostolos Liolidis,
Traianos Dellas Traianos Dellas ( el, Τραϊανός Δέλλας; born 31 January 1976) is a Greek football manager and former professional footballer, who played as a centre back. He was an integral part of Greece's Euro 2004 winning squad, during which ...
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Angelos Charisteas Angelos Charisteas ( el, Άγγελος Χαριστέας, ; born 9 February 1980) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward. He works as sporting director for Aris Thessaloniki. At club level he played for Aris Thessa ...
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Avraam Papadopoulos Avraam Papadopoulos ( el, Αβραάμ Παπαδόπουλος; born 3 December 1984) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Greek parents. Club career Aris Papadopoulos ...
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Sergio Koke Sergio Contreras Pardo (born 27 April 1983), known as Koke, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward. In a much-travelled career, he represented clubs in Spain, France, Portugal, Greece, the United States, Azerbaij ...
, Darcy Dolce Neto, Javito, Vangelis Platellas *Basketball: Manthos Matthaiou,
Faidon Matthaiou Faidon Matthaiou, also spelled Fedon Mattheou and Phaedon Mathaiou ( el, Φαίδων Ματθαίου) (12 July 1924 – 17 September 2011) was a Greek professional basketball player and coach. He was a center at the start of his career, and a ...
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Anestis Petalidis Anestis is a Greek given name. Notable people with the name include: * Anestis Anastasiadis (born 1983), Greek footballer * Anestis Argyriou (born 1988), Greek footballer * Anestis Agritis (born 1981), Greek footballer * Anestis Chatziliadis (born ...
, Michalis Romanidis,
Vangelis Alexandris Evangelos "Vangelis" Alexandris ( el, Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Αλεξανδρής; born February 2, 1951) is a Greek professional basketball coach and a retired professional player. During his playing career, his nickname was "The Ti ...
, Charis Papageorgiou,
Nikos Filippou Nikolaos "Nikos" Filippou (alternate spelling: Filipou) ( el, Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Φιλίππου; born July 15, 1962, Ioannina, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At a height of 2.02 m (6 ft 7 in.), he ...
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Stojko Vranković Stojan "Stojko" Vranković (born 22 January 1964) is a Croatian professional basketball executive and former player. He served as the president of the Croatian Basketball Federation from 2016 to 2022. A 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) center (basketball) ...
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Vassilis Lipiridis Vassilis Lipiridis (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Lypiridis) ( el, Βασίλης Λυπηρίδης; born January 1, 1967, in Edessa, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At 2.02 m (6 ft 7 in) tall, he played at the p ...
, Lefteris Subotić,
Giannis Ioannidis Giannis Ioannidis (alternate spellings: Ioannis, Yiannis, Yannis) ( Greek: Γιάννης Ιωαννίδης; born 26 February 1945 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a former Greek basketball player, professional basketball coach, and Greece New Democ ...
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Panagiotis Giannakis Panagiotis Giannakis ( el, Παναγιώτης Γιαννάκης, ; born January 1, 1959), alternatively spelled Panayiotis Yiannakis or Yannakis, is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. As a player, he was primarily a poin ...
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Nikos Galis Nikolaos Georgalis ( el, Νικόλαος Γεωργαλής; born July 23, 1957), commonly known as either Nikos Galis ( el, Νίκος Γκάλης), or Nick Galis, is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Galis, who during his playin ...
, Miroslav Pecarski,
Roy Tarpley Roy James Tarpley (November 28, 1964 – January 9, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions in the National Basketball Association (NBA), earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in ...
, Harold Ellis, Walter Berry, José Ortiz,
Charles Shackleford Charles Edward Shackleford (April 22, 1966 – January 27, 2017) was an American professional basketball player. He played center and power forward, he was renowned for his rebounding – regularly leading leagues in Europe. He played 6 seasons in ...
, Dinos Angelidis,
Panagiotis Liadelis Panagiotis Liadelis (born December 7, 1974 in Volos, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At a height of 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) tall, he played as a point guard-shooting guard. Professional career Liadelis played for many s ...
, Giorgos Sigalas,
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Nestoras Kommatos Nestoras Kommatos (Greek: Νέστορας Κόμματος; born May 4, 1977) is a Greek former professional basketball player and, as of recently, the team manager for Larisa (formerly known as Ermis Agias) of the Greek Basket League. During his ...
, Jeremiah Massey, Bryant Dunston,
Kostas Sloukas Konstantinos "Kostas" Sloukas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Σλούκας; born January 15, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the Euroleague. He is also a regular memb ...
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Kostas Papanikolaou Konstantinos "Kostas" Papanikolaou ( gr, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Παπανικολάου; born 31 July 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroL ...
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Sasha Vezenkov Aleksandar Vezenkov ( bg, Александър Везенков; gr, Αλέξανδρος Βεζένκοφ; born 6 August 1995), also known as Sasha Vezenkov ( bg, Саша Везенков; gr, Σάσα Βεζένκοφ), is a professional b ...
*Volleyball:
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 ...
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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,
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 Smaragdis,
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 ...
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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, ...
*Water polo: Stelios Dimitriou, Agisilaos Zografos, Fotis Zografos


European honours


Notable supporters

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Katerina Sakellaropoulou Katerina Sakellaropoulou ( el, Κατερίνα Σακελλαροπούλου, Latn, el, Katerína Sakellaropoúlou, ; born 30 May 1956) is a Greek judge who has been the president of Greece since 13 March 2020. She was elected by the Hellenic ...
, President of the Hellenic Republic * Arthur Abrahamian, President of the Armenian Community of Thessaloniki *
Anthimos Ananiadis Anthem Moss (Born 9 June 1985), or Anthimos Ananiadis ( el, Άνθιμος Ανανιάδης), is a Greek actor and model best known from his leading role in ''Maria, i Aschimi'', the Greek edition of the television series ''Ugly Betty''. For ...
, actor * Lelos Arouch, prominent member of the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki *
Albert Bourla Albert Bourla ( el, Άλμπερτ Μπουρλά; born ) is a Greek-American veterinarian and the chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer, an American pharmaceutical company. He joined the company in 1993 and has held several executive ro ...
, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
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* Yiannis Boutaris, fmr. Mayor of Thessaloniki *
Angelos Charisteas Angelos Charisteas ( el, Άγγελος Χαριστέας, ; born 9 February 1980) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward. He works as sporting director for Aris Thessaloniki. At club level he played for Aris Thessa ...
, member of the UEFA Euro 2004 winning team * Spyros Charitatos, journalist * Kostas Chrysogonos, jurist, Member of the European Parliament * Giannis Dardamanelis, Mayor of
Kalamaria Kalamariá ( el, Καλαμαριά, ''Port Side'') is among the most densely populated suburbs in Greece, located about southeast of downtown Thessaloniki, with a population of92.238 inhabitat History The area was first settled by humans in pre ...
* Dimos Dasygenis, knitting entrepreneur, whom the Aris training center ("Dasygenio") was named after * Serafeim Dedeoglou, significant entrepreneur, creator of luxury hotels in Thessaloniki * Vangelis Diamantopoulos, fmr. SYRIZA MP * Efstratios Evgeniou, Chalkidiki Flour Mills SA's Chairman & CEO * B.D. Foxmoor, rapper and hip hop producer * Christos Galileas, artistic director of
Thessaloniki Concert Hall Thessaloniki Concert Hall ( el, Μέγαρο Μουσικής Θεσσαλονίκης) is a centre for the performing arts in Thessaloniki, Greece. It opened in 2000 on land donated by the Greek state. The complex has two main buildings: M1, with ...
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Nikos Galis Nikolaos Georgalis ( el, Νικόλαος Γεωργαλής; born July 23, 1957), commonly known as either Nikos Galis ( el, Νίκος Γκάλης), or Nick Galis, is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Galis, who during his playin ...
, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame * Kostas Gioulekas, fmr. Minister of Internal Affairs * Evangelos Grammenos, president of the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) * Aris Grigoriadis, world aquatics champion *
Giannis Ioannidis Giannis Ioannidis (alternate spellings: Ioannis, Yiannis, Yannis) ( Greek: Γιάννης Ιωαννίδης; born 26 February 1945 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a former Greek basketball player, professional basketball coach, and Greece New Democ ...
, fmr. Deputy Minister of Sport * Ignatios Kaitezidis, Mayor of
Panorama A panorama (formed from Greek πᾶν "all" + ὅραμα "view") is any wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography, film, seismic images, or 3D modeling. The word was originally coined in ...
* Sotiris Kalyvatsis, actor * Vassilis Kechagias, President of the
Greek Film Critics Association The Greek Film Critics Association or Pan-Hellenic Film Critics Association (PEKK) ( el, Πανελλήνια Ένωση Κριτικών Κινηματογράφου, ΠΕΚΚ) was founded in 1976. The first members included the Greek film critics ...
(PEKK) * Giorgos Konstantopoulos, President of the Greek Exporters Association (SEVE) * Vladimiros Kyriakidis, actor * Zoe Laskari, actress * Katerina Laspa, journalist, TV host * Michalis Leanis, journalist * Giorgos Lentzas, journalist, TV host * Giannis Logothetis, emblematic sports commentator * Renia Louizidou, actress *
Nikos Makropoulos 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 ...
, singer * Apostolos Mangiriadis, journalist *
Marinella Marinella ( el, Μαρινέλλα) (born 20 May 1938, Thessaloniki) is one of the most popular Greek singers whose career has spanned several decades. She has sung professionally since 1957. Since the beginning of her career, she has release ...
, singer * Rodolfo Maslias, Head of TermCoord of the European Parliament *
Faidon Matthaiou Faidon Matthaiou, also spelled Fedon Mattheou and Phaedon Mathaiou ( el, Φαίδων Ματθαίου) (12 July 1924 – 17 September 2011) was a Greek professional basketball player and coach. He was a center at the start of his career, and a ...
, FIBA EuroBasket Bronze medalist, the "Patriarch" of Greek basketball * Antypas (Masloumidis), singer * Michalis Mitrousis, actor *
Fanis Mouratidis Fanis Mouratidis is a Greek actor. Biography Fanis Mouratidis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. Even though he was accepted in several Greek university schools, he chose to study acting and finally graduated from the drama school of National ...
, actor * Alexandros Nikolaidis, Olympic medalist in
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Alketas Panagoulias Alketas 'Alkis' Panagoulias ( el, Αλκέτας 'Άλκης' Παναγούλιας; 30 May 1934 – 18 June 2012) was a Greek association football player and manager. He managed the national teams of both Greece and the United States. He also ...
, fmr. US and Greece national football team manager * Andreas Papacharalambous, Mayor of Strovolos, Cyprus * Elena Papadimitriou, journalist * Charis Papageorgiou, top scorer and champion in basketball *
Vasilis Papageorgopoulos Vasilis Papageorgopoulos ( el, Βασίλης Παπαγεωργόπουλος; born 27 June 1947) is a retired Greek sprinter, former mayor of Thessaloniki and convicted felon. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as t ...
, fmr. Mayor of Thessaloniki *
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, celebrity chef * Secondo Poselli, composer of the Hymn of Aris Thessaloniki, son of
Vitaliano Poselli Vitaliano Poselli (1838–1918) was an Italian architect from Sicily, mostly known for his work in the city of Thessaloniki in northern Greece. Life He was born in Castiglione di Sicilia in 1838, and studied in Rome. In 1867, the Catholic Church ...
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Emilios Riadis Emilios Riadis (original name Emilios Khu; el, Αιμίλιος Κου (Κούης) or Ριάδης; 13 May 1880 – 17 July 1935) was a Greek composer. Biography Riadis was born in Thessaloniki, Ottoman Empire, now in Greece. He had his first ...
, significant composer and poet * Konstantinos-Christoforos Rodokanakis, physician and essayist * Akis Sakellariou, actor * Nikolaos Sakellaropoulos, fmr. VP of the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece *
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, Vice-President of the
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* Panagiotis Spyrou, pioneer cardiac surgeon * Katerina Stanisi, singer * Nikos Tachiaos, Chairman of Attiko Metro SA * Kyriakos Thomaidis, journalist, TV host * Ioanna Triantafyllidou, actor * Nicholas Trimmatis, London based real estate entrepreneur * Thanasis Tsaltabasis, actor *
Vassilis Tsitsanis Vassilis Tsitsanis ( el, Βασίλης Τσιτσάνης 18 January 1915 – 18 January 1984) was a Greek songwriter and bouzouki player. He became one of the leading Greek composers of his time and is widely regarded as one of the founders of ...
, leading composer of
rebetiko Rebetiko ( el, ρεμπέτικο, ), plural rebetika ( ), occasionally transliterated as rembetiko or rebetico, is a term used today to designate originally disparate kinds of urban Greek music which have come to be grouped together since the s ...
* Vasilis Tsivilikas, actor * Nikos Valergakis, fmr. President of Thessaloniki Bar Association * Foteini Velesiotou, singer * Michalis Zorpidis, President of the Professional Chamber of Thessaloniki (EETH)


AC Αris Thessaloniki Presidents


Gallery

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Nikolaos Aggelakis Nikolaos Angelakis ( el, Νικόλαος Αγγελάκης; 15 May 1905 – 29 October 1986) was a Greek footballer who played as a forward and a later manager. Career Angelakis played for Aris and was a member of the 1932 side that won the ...
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Alketas Panagoulias Alketas 'Alkis' Panagoulias ( el, Αλκέτας 'Άλκης' Παναγούλιας; 30 May 1934 – 18 June 2012) was a Greek association football player and manager. He managed the national teams of both Greece and the United States. He also ...
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Traianos Dellas Traianos Dellas ( el, Τραϊανός Δέλλας; born 31 January 1976) is a Greek football manager and former professional footballer, who played as a centre back. He was an integral part of Greece's Euro 2004 winning squad, during which ...
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Angelos Charisteas Angelos Charisteas ( el, Άγγελος Χαριστέας, ; born 9 February 1980) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward. He works as sporting director for Aris Thessaloniki. At club level he played for Aris Thessa ...
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Héctor Cúper Héctor Raúl Cúper (; born 16 November 1955) is an Argentine football manager and former player. As a player, he was a defender who spent most of his career at Club Ferro Carril Oeste, where played 463 games. His nickname was "Cabezón" ("Big ...
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Sergio Koke Sergio Contreras Pardo (born 27 April 1983), known as Koke, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward. In a much-travelled career, he represented clubs in Spain, France, Portugal, Greece, the United States, Azerbaij ...
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Faidon Matthaiou Faidon Matthaiou, also spelled Fedon Mattheou and Phaedon Mathaiou ( el, Φαίδων Ματθαίου) (12 July 1924 – 17 September 2011) was a Greek professional basketball player and coach. He was a center at the start of his career, and a ...
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Dušan Ivković Dušan "Duda" Ivković ( sr-cyrl, Душан "Дуда" Ивковић; 29 October 1943 – 16 September 2021) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He served as head coach of the senior Serbian national basketball team from ...
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Vangelis Alexandris Evangelos "Vangelis" Alexandris ( el, Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Αλεξανδρής; born February 2, 1951) is a Greek professional basketball coach and a retired professional player. During his playing career, his nickname was "The Ti ...
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Giannis Ioannidis Giannis Ioannidis (alternate spellings: Ioannis, Yiannis, Yannis) ( Greek: Γιάννης Ιωαννίδης; born 26 February 1945 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a former Greek basketball player, professional basketball coach, and Greece New Democ ...
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Panagiotis Giannakis Panagiotis Giannakis ( el, Παναγιώτης Γιαννάκης, ; born January 1, 1959), alternatively spelled Panayiotis Yiannakis or Yannakis, is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. As a player, he was primarily a poin ...
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Kostas Sloukas Konstantinos "Kostas" Sloukas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Σλούκας; born January 15, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the Euroleague. He is also a regular memb ...
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Kostas Papanikolaou Konstantinos "Kostas" Papanikolaou ( gr, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Παπανικολάου; born 31 July 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroL ...
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Aleksandar Vezenkov Aleksandar Vezenkov ( bg, Александър Везенков; gr, Αλέξανδρος Βεζένκοφ; born 6 August 1995), also known as Sasha Vezenkov ( bg, Саша Везенков; gr, Σάσα Βεζένκοφ), is a professional b ...


See also

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Aris Thessaloniki F.C. Aris FC ( el, ΠΑΕ Άρης), commonly known as Aris Thessaloniki FC, AFC or simply Aris, is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Created in 1914 as ''Aris Thessaloniki Football Club'', t ...
* Aris B.C. *
Aris Volleyball Club Aris Thessaloniki Volleyball Club is the professional volleyball team of A.C. Aris Thessaloniki, the major multi-sport club of Thessaloniki, Greece. Aris VC participates in the A2 League and it is one of the most historical teams of the whol ...
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Aris Baseball Club Aris Thessaloniki Baseball Club is a baseball club based in Thessaloniki, Greece; it is owned by one of the biggest sports clubs in Greece, Aris Thessaloniki. The club was established in 2002 and is the only major baseball club in Macedonia and o ...
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Aris Water Polo Club Aris Thessaloniki Water Polo Club is a Water Polo Club from Thessaloniki, Greece, part of A.S. Aris Thessaloniki multi-sport club. Aris currently participates in the second division, but it is the 4th most successful team in championship titl ...


References


External links


Official website
;Press
All about Aris
;Fans
Super3 Official website



Official website of "ARIS Members Society"
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