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

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based in

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. The club has several departments, including

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handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

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wrestling Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves di ...

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, and

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. 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

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History

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

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(

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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 (see Rum Millet). The club's first memorandum of association signed on 30 March 1926 at

Enosis Konstantinoupoliton Thessalonikis The Thessaloniki Union of Constantinopolitans () was a social and political association, which was founded by Greek refugees from Constantinople in Thessaloniki on 15 January 1923."Ενωσις Κωνσταντινουπολιτών Θεσσαλο� ...

office, and 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

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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

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– 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

(EPSM or Thessaloniki) Championship, and participated in the

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, 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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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 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

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and Northern Greece. They also have fans all over the country and in the

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(Germany, Australia, USA, etc.).

Rivalries

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

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

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(local rivals), Panathinaikos, AEK, Iraklis. Football kit evolution First Alternative PAOK Mannschaftbus

P.A.O.K. Departments – Honours

Football

Men's Football

Source: *

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: 4 **

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1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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: 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, ...

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

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

* Greater Greece Cup: 1 (defunct) ** 1973

Women's Football

: 19 (record) ** 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

: 7 (record) ** 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,

Basketball

Men's Basketball

Source: *

: 2 ** 1959, 1992 *

: 3 ** 1984, 1995, 1999 *

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: 1 **

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

FIBA Korać Cup The FIBA Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA Europe between the 1971–72 and 2001–02 seasons. It was the European professional club basketball system, third-tier level club competition in European basketball, a ...

: 1 **

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

Volleyball

Men's Volleyball

: 3 **

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

: 5 ** 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 *

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: 1 ** 2023

Women's Volleyball

: 1 ** 2021

Handball

Men's Handball

: 3 **2009, 2010, 2015 *

: 4 ** 2012, 2015, 2017, 2024 *Greek beach handball championship: 1 ** 2001

Women's Handball

: 6 **2013, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 *

: 7 **2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 *Greek Super Cup: 1 **2023

Weightlifting

*6 Greek men's Championships: 2006, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024

Wrestling

*9 Greek men's Championships Greco-Roman: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Judo

* 2 Greek men's Championships: 2019, 2021 *2 Greek women's Championships: 2019, 2022 *1 Greek mixed team Championships: 2023

Athletics

*3 Greek women's Open Athletics Championships: 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 Championships: 2003, 2007

Roller hockey

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

European honours

Notable former athletes

* Football: ''Men'': Giorgos Koudas, Stavros Sarafis, Konstantinos Iosifidis, Christos Terzanidis, Angelos Anastasiadis, Giorgos Skartados, Giorgos Kostikos, Thodoris Zagorakis,

Zisis Vryzas Zisis Vryzas (; 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 Greece, when they won the Euro 2004. After his retirement, he worked for PAOK as tech ...

, Georgios Georgiadis, Pablo Gabriel García, Lino, Sérgio Conceição, Vieirinha, Dimitar Berbatov, Aleksandar Prijović, Lucas Pérez, Magdy Tolba,

Hossam Hassan Hossam Hassan Hassanein (; born 10 August 1966) is an Egyptian former professional association football, football player who played as a Striker (association football), striker, and current coach of the Egypt national football team, Egyptian nat ...

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

Ioannis Damanakis Ioannis Damanakis (Greek: Ιωάννης Δαμανάκης; born 2 October 1952) is a retired Greek footballer. Career Damanakis began his career with Chania before transferring to PAOK FC after six years. He played in 242 league games for PAO ...

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

Pantelis Kafes Pantelis Kafes (; born 24 June 1978) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Due to his follow to the example of Osvaldo Ardiles, he was known for being one of very few outfield players to have worn the number 1 je ...

Stelios Venetidis Stelios Venetidis (; born 19 November 1976 in Orestiada) is a Greek former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. He used to play in the Defender (association football)#Full-back, ...

, Ioannis Okkas, Omar El Kaddouri, Panayiotis Engomitis, Pablo Contreras,

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 t ...

, Dimitrios Salpingidis, José Ángel Crespo, Léo Matos, Yevhen Shakhov (footballer, born 1990), Diego Biseswar, Stefanos Athanasiadis, Dimitrios Pelkas, Maurício (footballer, born October 1988), Fernando Varela * ''Women'': Natalia Chatzigiannidou, Jelena Dimitrijević, Dimitra Panteliadou * Basketball: ''Men'': Bane Prelević, John Korfas,

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

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, Efthimios Rentzias, Giannis Giannoulis, Kostas Vasileiadis, Zoran Savić, Anthony Bonner, Frankie King, Claudio Coldebella, Manthos Katsoulis, Nikos Stavropoulos, Vangelis Alexandris,

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

, Rasho Nesterovic, İbrahim Kutluay, Damir Mulaomerović, Dejan Tomašević * Volleyball: ''Men'': Dante Amaral, Ernardo Gómez, Alexander Shafranovich, Rolando Cepeda, Javier Jiménez, David Lee, Giannis Pantakidis, Giannis Kalmazidis, Vasileios Kournetas, Vladimir Grbić, Kevin Hansen, Matti Hietanen, Plamen Konstantinov, Paul Lotman, Olli-Pekka Ojansivu, Evan Patak, Vlado Petković,

Konstantinos Prousalis Konstantinos Prousalis (; born 6 October 1980) is a Greeks, Greek former volleyball player. He is the current head coach of G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki (men's volleyball), Iraklis Thessaloniki. He was part of the Greece men's national volleyball ...

Clayton Stanley Clayton Iona "Clay" Stanley (born January 20, 1978) is an American former volleyball player, who was a member of United States men's national volleyball team, a participant of the Olympic Games ( Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012), Oly ...

Riley Salmon Riley Salmon (born July 2, 1976) is an American volleyball player. He graduated from Clear Creek High School in League City, Texas, and played two years of varsity volleyball at Pierce College from 1994–96, before joining the men's natio ...

, Nikolaos Smaragdis, Saša Starović,

Mitar Tzourits Mitar Djuric (, sr-Cyrl, Митар Дурић; born ) or Dimitris Tzourits is a Serbian-Greek male volleyball player. He competed at the 2011 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship with Trentino Volley. Sporting achievements Clubs FIVB ...

, Nikolay Uchikov, Ronald Zoodsma * Athletics: ''Men'': Michalis Akritidis, Themistoklis Akritidis, Dimitrios Kokotis,

Konstantinos Koukodimos Konstandinos "Kostas" Koukodimos (, born 14 September 1969 in Melbourne) is a retired Greek long jumper and New Democracy politician, who served as the mayor of Katerini, Macedonia from 2019 to 2023. He was named the 1991 Greek Mal ...

Dimitrios Koutsoukis Dimitrios Koutsoukis (; 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 personal best throw was 20.74 metres, achieved ...

''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

* Effie Achtsioglou, politician * Stefanos Athanasiadis, footballer, former PAOK captain * Angelos Anastasiadis, former football player and coach * Georgios Aftias, journalist, politician * Giannis Aggelakas,

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* Anna Korakaki, shooter *Elena Asimakopoulou, actor *Iordanis Chasapopoulos, journalist *Vicky Chatzivasileiou, journalist, TV presenter *Sissy Christidou, TV presenter *Rallia Christidou, singer, politician *Makis Christodoulopoulos, singer *Olympia Chopsonidou, model * Demy, singer * Georgios Donis, football player and coach *

Pyrros Dimas Pyrros Dimas (; ; born 13 October 1971) is a Greek politician and former weightlifter. He is currently the technical director for USA Weightlifting, having taken that position in June 2017. Dimas has also been involved in politics as a member o ...

, Olympic champion, politician * Stratos Dionysiou, singer * Konstadinos Gatsioudis, Greek javelin thrower *

Periklis Iakovakis Periklís Iakovákis (, , born 24 March 1979 in Patras) is a retired Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder with a time of 47.82 seconds and fifteen times national champion in the event. He has com ...

, athlete, European champion *Michalis Iatropoulos, actor * Antonis Kanakis, journalist * Vasilis Karras, singer *Stavros Kalafatis, former MP *Charis Kastanidis, former MP with

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*Nikos Kourkoulis, singer * Eva Kaili, journalist, politician * Georgios Koudas, footballer, former PAOK captain *Razvan Lucescu, Romanian former football player and coach * Manos Loizos, composer *Kostas Makedonas, singer * Sokratis Malamas, singer * Manolis Mitsias, singer *Giorgos Minos, sports journalist * Alkinoos Ioannidis, singer *Ioanna Lilly, former model * Nikos Oikonomou, basketball player * Marinos Ouzounidis, football player and coach * Kyriakos Papadopoulos, footballer *

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 * Paola, singer *Elena Rapti, politician * Branislav Prelevic, Serbian basketball player and coach, former PAOK president and Greek champion * Dimitris Salpingidis, football player and coach, former PAOK captain * Dionysis Savvopoulos,

* Euclid Tsakalotos, former Minister of Economy * Akis Tsochatzopoulos, Former Minister of National Defence of Greece * Popi Tsapanidou, journalist * Giorgos Toursounidis, football player and coach, former PAOK captain * Natassa Theodoridou, singer *Rania Thraskia, journalist, politician * Tasos Telloglou, journalist *Fay Skorda, TV presenter * Gerasimos Skiadaresis, actor * Katerina Stikoudi, actress, model, singer * Sofoklis Schortsanitis, basketball player, 2006 FIBA Silver Medalist, former PAOK player * Stavros Sarafis, footballer, former PAOK player * Kyriakos Velopoulos, politician * Nikos Vertis, singer * Evangelos Venizelos, politician *

, footballer,

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champion, former PAOK player and president * Kostas Vasileiadis, basketball player * Loukas Vyntra, football player * Theodoros Zagorakis, footballer, Euro 2004 champion, politician, former PAOK president *Christos Zabounis, journalist *Dimitris Lyacos, author * Kostas Zouraris, author, former MP

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, Giorgos Koudas 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 Angelos Anastasiadis 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, Pablo Gabriel García, one of the most popular players ever played for PAOK FC File:Vierinia.JPG, Captain Vieirinha File:Костас Кацуранис.jpg, Kostas Katsouranis File:Lucas Pérez Martínez.jpeg, Lucas Pérez File:Mitko Berbatov cropped.jpg, Dimitar Berbatov File:Dimitris Pelkas.jpg, Dimitris Pelkas File:Aleksandar Prijović2017.jpg, Aleksandar Prijović, 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,

File:Scott Skiles (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, Saša Starović File:Mitar Đurić.jpg,

File:Vladimir Grbić.jpg, Vladimir Grbić File:Paul Lotman 2014 01.jpg, Paul Lotman File:Prousalis Narbonne Volley.JPG, Kostas Prousalis

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paok Multi-sport clubs in Thessaloniki 1926 establishments in Greece Sports clubs and teams established in 1926 Population exchange between Greece and Turkey