P.A.O.K. V.C.

PAOK

Full name	(Greek: Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών) (Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans)
Nickname	Two Headed Eagle of the North, Patriarch
Founded	1926 (Volleyball Club: 1933)
Ground	PAOK Sports Arena (Capacity: 8,500)
Chairman	Antonis Tsalopoulos
Manager	Sergiu Stancu
League	A1 Greek Volleyleague CEV Champions League
2017–18	2nd
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

P.A.O.K. Volleyball Club or PAOK Volley, is a professional volleyball club based in Thessaloniki, Greece, part of the major multi-sport club PAOK. It was founded in 1933 and refounded in 1948 after the Axis occupation. PAOK has taken part in 34 Greek Volleyball League seasons and won its first Championship in 2015.

The team had its first participation in the CEV Champions League during the 2015-16 season.

P.A.O.K. Sports Arena

Current squad

Season 2018–19

Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Height	Position
1	Serbia	Aleksandar Okolić	(1993-06-26) June 26, 1993	2.05	Middle Blocker
3	Venezuela	Iván Márquez	(1981-10-04) October 4, 1981	2.05	Middle Blocker
4	Greece	Dimitris Konstantinidis	(1993-05-08) May 8, 1993	1.88	Libero
5	Greece	Thanos Terzis	(1979-03-17) March 17, 1979	1.93	Setter
7	Greece	Dima Filippov	(1990-04-12) April 12, 1990	1.98	Setter
9	Greece	Kostas Kapetanidis	(1999-04-23) April 23, 1999	1.95	Οutside Hitter
10	Greece	Tasos Gatsis	(1991-03-14) March 14, 1991	1.96	Middle Blocker
11	Greece	Zenia Gorchaniuk	(1987-11-10) November 10, 1987	2.00	Οutside Hitter
12	Greece	Mitar Tzourits	(1989-04-25) April 25, 1989	2.11	Opposite
13	Greece	Ioannis Takouridis	(1988-05-24) May 24, 1988	1.98	Middle Blocker
14	Cuba	Javier Jiménez	(1989-11-16) November 16, 1989	1.98	Οutside Hitter
16	Greece	Alexandros Boutos	(1998-09-09) September 9, 1998	2.02	Opposite
17	Israel	Alexander Shafranovich	(1983-04-02) April 2, 1983	1.94	Οutside Hitter
18	Greece	Nikitas Efremidis	(1989-02-11) February 11, 1989	1.92	Libero

Board of directors

Board of directors
President	Antonis Tsalopoulos
Vice chairman & technical manager	Κonstantinos Paisiadis
Technical advisor	Notis Litsas
Head of administrative and legal affairs	Katerina Giannakopoulou
Security officer and manager in upcoming sporting authorities	Achilleas Tzikas
Contact person with the links	Antonia Manola
Head μarketing	Stelios Beleveslis
Head of press and communications	Theodoros Alepidis

Technical staff

Technical staff
Head coach	Sergiu Stancu
Assistant coach	Cedomir Ilic
Team manager	Dimitris Dimitrakopoulos
Τrainer	Labros Danas
Physiotherapist A'	Dimitrios Aftosmidis
Physiotherapist B'	Kostas Chatzis
Pathologist	Makis Lefkaditis
Orthopedic doctor	Nikiforos Dionysis
Scoutman	Stefanos Maniotis

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Greek Championship
  • Winners (3): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17

• Greek Cup
  • Winners (2): 2014–15, 2017–18

• Double
  • Winners (1): 2014−15

Notable players

• 
  Vladimir Grbić
• 
  Olli-Pekka Ojansivu
• 
  Mitar Tzourits
• 
  Marko Bojić
• 
  Saša Starović
• 
  Paul Lotman
• 
  Evan Patak
• 
  Nikolay Uchikov

• Chrysanthos Kyriazis
• Vassilis Mitroudis
• Ioannis Pantakidis
• Theoklitos Karipidis
• Giannis Kalmazidis
• Nikos Karagiannis
• Andreas Andreadis
• Thanasis Psaras
• Giannis Melkas
• Gerasimos Kanellos
• Vasileios Kournetas
• Sotiris Amarianakis
• Giannis Charitonidis
• Konstantinos Prousalis
• Nikolaos Smaragdis
• Dimitrios Gkaras
• Georgios Petreas
• Thanos Terzis
• Apostolos Armenakis
• Ioannis Takouridis
• Panagiotis Pelekoudas
• Rafail Koumentakis
• Mitar Tzourits
• Dima Filippov
• Zenia Gorchaniuk
• Andrej Kravárik
• Nikolay Uchikov
• Plamen Konstantinov
• Nikolay Jeliazkov
• Ivaylo Gavrilov
• Vladimir Grbić (FIVB Hall of Fame)
• Saša Starović
• Vlado Petković
• Aleksandar Okolić
• Đula Mešter
• Marko Bojić
• Gerni Potocnik
• Olli-Pekka Ojansivu
• Matti Hietanen
• Matthias Valkiers
• Ronald Zoodsma
• Alexander Shafranovich
• Yoichi Kato
• David Lee
• Kevin Hansen
• Michael Lambert
• Paul Lotman
• Evan Patak
• James Polster
• Riley Salmon
• Clayton Stanley
• Michael Diehl
• Kyle Robinson
• Jayson Jablonsky
• Dante Amaral
• Ernardo Gómez
• Iván Márquez
• Javier Jiménez
• Rolando Cepeda
• Freddy Brooks

Notable coaches

• Sotiris Ieroklis
• Stelios Kazazis
• Alekos Leonis
• Gianis Melkas
• Giannis Kalmazidis
• Jorge Elgueta
• Danielle Ricci

Historical performance in Volleyleague and Greek Cup

Season Division Place Greek Cup 1993–94 A1 Ethniki 7th 1994–95 A1 Ethniki 8th Not held 1995–96 A1 Ethniki 10th Not held 1996–97 A1 Ethniki 10th 1997–98 A1 Ethniki 9th 1998–99 A1 Ethniki 4th Semi-finals 1999–00 A1 Ethniki 4th Quarter-finals 2000–01 A1 Ethniki 6th Quarter-finals 2001–02 A1 Ethniki 5th Quarter-finals 2002–03 A1 Ethniki 5th Semi-finals 2003–04 A1 Ethniki 4th Semi-finals 2004–05 A1 Ethniki 4th Quarter-finals 2005–06 A1 Ethniki 4th Quarter-finals 2006–07 A1 Ethniki 4th Quarter-finals 2007–08 A1 Ethniki 10th Quarter-finals

Season Division Place Greek Cup 2008–09 A1 Ethniki 8th — 2009–10 A1 Ethniki 6th Quarter-finals 2010–11 A1 Ethniki 4th Semi-finals 2011–12 A1 Ethniki 7th Quarter-finals 2012–13 A1 Ethniki 3rd Quarter-finals 2013–14 A1 Ethniki 6th Semi-finals 2014–15 A1 Ethniki 1st Winner 2015–16 A1 Ethniki 1st Semi-finals 2016–17 A1 Ethniki 1st Semi-finals 2017–18 A1 Ethniki 2nd Winner

Positions in Volleyleague

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Times	3	1	1	7	2

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate	Qual.
2000–01	CEV Challenge Cup	QR	Lausanne UC	3–1		2nd place
			Pärnu VK	1–3
			VC Mamer	1–3
2003–04	CEV Challenge Cup	QR	Dinamo București	3–0		1st place
			OK Maribor	3–0
			Mladost Zagreb	3–2
		1/16	Stade Poitevin Poitiers	3–2	2–3	5–5
2004–05	CEV Challenge Cup	1/8	Iskra Odintsovo	2–3	1–3	3–6
2005–06	CEV Challenge Cup	QR	Crvena Zvezda	3–1		1st place
			Azerneft Baku	3–0
			Chênois Genève	3–2
		1/8	Padova	3–0	1–3	4–3
2006–07	CEV Cup	QR	Shakhtospetsstroi Soligorsk	3–0		1st place
			Azerneft Baku	3–0
			Budvanska Rivijera Budva	3–2
		1/8	Arkas Izmir	3–2	0–3	3–5
2007–08	CEV Cup	1/16	Kometa Kaposvar	2–3	1–3	3–5
2013–14	CEV Cup	1/16	OK Mladost MK	3–0	3–1	5–1
		1/8	Radnički Kragujevac	3–1	3–2	6–3
		1/4	TV Bühl	2–3	0–3	2–6
2015–16	CEV Champions League	Group stage	Tours VB	1–3	1–3	3rd place
			Trentino	1–3	0–3
			Noliko Maaseik	3–1	0–3
2016–17	CEV Champions League	QR	OK Mladost MK	3–2	3–2	6–4
			PGE Skra Bełchatów	0–3	1–3	1–6
	CEV Cup	1/16	OK Novi Pazar	3–2	3–1	6–3
		1/8	Tours VB	2–3	1–3	3–6
2017–18	CEV Champions League	Group stage	Halkbank Ankara	3–1	1–3	3rd place
			VfB Friedrichshafen	2–3	0–3
			Levoranta Sastamala	3-1	2–3
2018–19	CEV Champions League	1st Qual. Round	VRC Kazincbarcika	–	–

Women's Volleyball Department

PAOK women's volleyball club was only alive for 3 years, 1995–1998. In 2003 it merged with Filathlitikos and ceased to exist.

It was founded again in 2010 and is currently and after reaching A2 it fell again in the 3rd level for 2012–13, B Ethiki. In 2017 the team promoted into A2 Ethniki Women's Volleyball.

Sponsorships

• Official Sponsor: OPAP, Sportingbet
• Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Legea
• Official Broadcaster: Nova Sports

External links

• http://www.paokvolley.gr/ (Official site in Greek)
• http://www.volleyball.gr/
• http://www.volleyleague.gr/

Press

• PAOK24 Template:Gr icon

Media

• Official YouTube channel