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2023–24 PAOK FC Season
The 2023–24 PAOK FC season was the club's 98th season in existence and the club's Super League Greece#Seasons in Alpha Ethniki and Super League Greece, 65th consecutive season in the top flight of Football in Greece, Greek football. In addition to the 2023–24 Super League Greece, domestic league, PAOK FC, PAOK participated in this season's editions of the 2023–24 Greek Football Cup, Greek Cup and in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, Europa Conference League. PAOK had an amazing season, breaking the club's records on matches won (40 from 58 games) and goals scored (135). PAOK reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Conference league and in the league they finished first in the regular season and managed to remain on top after the conclusion of the play-offs, winning their fourth league title on a remarkable fashion. PAOK defeated all their major rivals (AEK Athens F.C., AEK, Olympiacos F.C., Olympiacos, Panathinaikos F.C., Panathinaikos and Aris Thessaloniki F.C., Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PAOK FC
PAOK FC (, ), short for "Pan-Thessalonian Sports club, Athletic Club of Constantinople, Constantinopolitans" (), and commonly known as PAOK Thessaloniki, PAOK Salonika or simply PAOK, is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Thessaloniki, Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, Greece. PAOK are one of the top domestic clubs, the most widely supported in Northern Greece. Established on 20 April 1926 by Greek refugees who fled to Thessaloniki from Istanbul, Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), they play their home games at Toumba Stadium, a 29,000 seating capacity football ground. Their name, along with the club's emblem, the Roman Empire, Byzantine-style double-headed eagle with retracted wings, honours the memory of the people and places (mostly from the city of Constantinople) that once belonged to the Eastern Roman Empire. PAOK currently plays in the top-flight Super League Greece, Super League, which they have won four times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEK Athens F
A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Established in Athens, in 1924, by Greek refugees from Constantinople, after the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22), 1919–22 Greco-Turkish war and the subsequent population exchange between Greece and Turkey, it is the most successful club in Greece, as it maintains more than 30 sports departments (football, basketball, handball, volleyball, futsal, etc.), under the control of its amateur sports arm, Amateur AEK (; Erasitechnikί AEK), with noteworthy departments, such as its AEK H.C., handball team, which is the best Greek handball club, in terms of European achievements, having obtained 1 EHF European Cup in 2021 and having also reached the final in 2018 and in 2025 and the semi-finals in 2019. AEK sports club is best known for its professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Näsberg
Ivan Tarek Fjellstad Näsberg (born 22 April 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Viborg FF. Career Vålerenga Ivan Näsberg was born in Vålerenga, grew up in Vålerenga, and apart from a year in Swedish Varbergs BoIS, he played his entire career in Vålerenga. In other words: He is a real Vålerenga boy. Ivan is a defensive player and is used both in center and as a left back. Näsberg made his league debut in July 2013 against Viking. Born in Oslo on 22 April 1996, he started playing football in Valerenga at the age of 5, a lifetime, he is in the same team doing all the steps from the bottom up. Somehow he made his debut in the first division in 2013 at the age of just 17 years old. In his early seasons he did not play a significant role, but for the last four seasons he has established himself as a key player playing in 85 games out of a total of 141 appearances with the Oslo team jersey.With a height of 1.86m. Nä ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Fota
A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title (), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term ''mashiach'' () (usually rendered as ''messiah'' in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term ''Christian'' used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.3 billion Christians around the world, up from about 600 million in 1910. Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Americas, about 26% live in Europe, 24% live in sub-Saharan Africa, ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgios Tsonakas
Georgios (, , ) is a Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "undertaking", "work"). It is one of the most usual given names in Greece and Cyprus. The name day is 23 April (St George's Day). The English form of the name is George, the Latinized form is ''Georgius''. It was rarely given in England prior to the accession of George I of Great Britain in 1714. The Greek name is usually anglicized as ''George''. For example, the name of ''Georgios Kuprios'' is anglicized as George of Cyprus, and latinized as ''Georgius Cyprius''; similarly George Hamartolos (d. 867), George Maniakes (d. 1043), George Palaiologos (d 1118). In the case of modern Greek individuals, the spelling ''Georgios'' may be retained, e.g. Georgios Christakis-Zografos (1863–1920), Georgios Stanotas (1888–1965), Georgios Grivas (1897–1974), Georgios Alogoskoufis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianpaolo Castorina
Gianpaolo Castorina (born 30 August 1976) is a retired Italian professional footballer turned coach. Playing career Castorina played in the Serie B for several seasons, reaching the peak of his playing career with Monza and S.S. Robur Siena, Siena. He retired in 2010 after three years with Virtus Entella. Coaching career After his retirement, he switched into a coaching staff role at Virtus Entella, serving as first team assistant and successively as youth coach. Under his guidance, the ''Primavera'' Under-19 team managed to reach the final of the Coppa Italia Primavera 2017, then lost to A.S. Roma, Roma 3–1 on aggregate. On 30 April 2017, Castorina was promoted to the first team head coaching role until the end of the season after Roberto Breda's dismissal following three consecutive losses in the Serie B The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matteo Spatafora
Matteo is the Italian form of the given name Matthew. Another form is Mattia. The Hebrew meaning of Matteo is "gift of god". Matteo can also be used as a patronymic surname, often in the forms of de Matteo, De Matteo or DeMatteo, meaning " escendantof Matteo". Given name Matteo * Matteo Bandello, Italian novelist * Matteo Berrettini (born 1996), Italian tennis player * Matteo Bisiani, Italian archer * Matteo Maria Boiardo, Italian Renaissance poet * Matteo Fedele (born 1992), Swiss footballer * Matteo Ferrari, Italian football player who currently plays for Montreal Impact * Matteo Goffriller, renowned 18th-century Italian cello maker * Matteo Graziano (born 2001), Argentine rugby player * Matteo Guendouzi, French football player * Matteo Guidicelli (born 1990), Filipino actor, model, and singer * Mateo Kovačić, professional footballer * Matteo Lane (born 1986), American comedian * Matteo Mancuso (born 1996), Italian jazz and rock guitarist and composer * Matteo Mantero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolae Constantin
Nicolae "Nae" Constantin (born 9 December 1973) is a Romanian Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player, who serves as an assistant for Super League Greece club PAOK FC, PAOK. Mainly deployed as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back, he spent most of his playing career at Petrolul Ploiești, FC Astra Giurgiu, Astra Ploiești, FC Rapid București, Rapid București and FC Brașov (1936), FC Brașov, among other brief stints. Although Cap (sports), uncapped by the Romania national football team, Romania national team, he was regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation. Playing career Constantin started his playing career with Victoria Florești, a local club in from his native Prahova County. After one season, he moved to FC Petrolul Ploieşti, Petrolul Ploiești. In spite of being a central defender, he would often go up front and score goals for his teams, as he proved so while on loan at FC Astra Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantelis Konstantinidis
Pantelis Konstantinidis (; born 16 August 1975) is a Greek former footballer who played as a left winger, could also play as a left back. His quick dribbling in his youth earned the nickname "Svouras" (''spinning top''). During 2010 Konstantinidis assumed the position of technical director at PAOK, succeeding Zisis Vryzas. He could also play as a defender. Club career Konstantinidis began playing football at PAS Florina. In 1993 he was signed by the Greek champions, AEK Athens, He was in the roster of the team, when they won their third consecutive championship, but he did not manage to make a single appearance. In the summer of 1994 was loaned to Kavala where he stayed for two seasons. Upon his return to AEK was given at Apollon Athens as an exchange for the transfer of Demis Nikolaidis. At Apollon he spent a succefull two-season spell. He signed with PAOK in 1998 and stayed there for four years. He topped his game and made himself steady in the starting eleven as a left w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christos Karypidis
Christos Karipidis (; born 2 December 1982) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Managerial career from PAOK (Technical director) Club career Early Career (PAOK, Kerkyra and Kavala) Karipidis started his career in U20 PAOK in 2000 to be promoted the next season in the first team. PAOK has given him to Kavala (2001–2002) and to Kerkyra (2002–2003). He returned to PAOK, where he stayed until 2006 (69 appearances, 3 goals in all competitions) when he made the big step to play abroad accepting the proposal of Hearts. Hearts He joined Hearts from PAOK on 3 August 2006 for a fee of around £200,000. Karipidis made his Hearts debut against AEK Athens in a third-round UEFA Champions League qualifier at Murrayfield on 9 August 2006 in a defensive midfield role, Hearts lost the game 2–1. In August 2008 Karipidis looked set for a return to his former club PAOK following an indifferent start to his Hearts career and the birth of his daughter. Heart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
The Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium () or Charilaou Ground (Γήπεδο Χαριλάου) is a Soccer-specific stadium, football stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was built in 1951 as the home stadium of Aris F.C. (Thessaloniki), one of the most popular football clubs in Greece. For many years, the ground's official name was ''Aris Stadium'', until it was renamed in honour of Kleanthis Vikelidis, a legendary player of Aris FC in the 1930s. However, most commonly referred to as "Charilaou Stadium", after the district in which it was built. The stadium's capacity was 23,200 although it got limited to 22,800 after the renovations for the 2004 Summer Olympics, where it served as a training ground for Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Its facilities include dressing rooms, a gym, a swimming pool, VIP boxes, a VIP lounge, a restaurant with pitch view and press rooms. The capacity of the stadium is 22,800. History The football stadium opened in 1951. The expansion of the stadium too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derby Of Thessaloniki
The Derby of Thessaloniki () is a association football, football football derbies in Europe, local rivalry between Aris Thessaloniki F.C., Aris and PAOK FC, PAOK, both of which are based in Thessaloniki, Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, Greece. Aris play their home games at the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium in Charilaou district of eastern Thessaloniki, while PAOK are based at the Toumba Stadium in the neighbouring Toumba (Thessaloniki), Toumba district. The two stadiums are 1.54 km apart. History Social rivalry The rivalry between these two Thessaloniki, Thessalonian Sports club, clubs can be traced back to the interwar period. Upper class local Greeks supported Aris and Greek refugees supported PAOK. These refugees were mostly working class migrants from Asia Minor and Constantinople. They settled in the region of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia after the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923. The antagonism between those social groups has been expressed in man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
