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 Pre League and it is one of the most historical teams of the whole club and of the most stable values of the Greek volleyball, inside and outside its borders.
History Aris was the first team to end Olympiacos and Panathinaikos domination of the sport, conquering the Greek Championship in 1997. Aris' roster, that period, was the strongest the club ever had, as it included top scorers Ganev, Konstantinov and some of the most capable Greek players then available: Alexandropoulos, Papakosmas, Melkas, Mitroudis, Chatziantoniou etc.
The club has to demonstrate a decent presence in the Greek Cup as well, having reached the final five times. The fact that they had to play all the finals against the season's champions (Olympiacos 4 times and Iraklis 1 time), prevented Aris from winning even one of them. However, they won the Super Cup in 1997. The following season they participated in the Champions League, with a remarkable presence and especially a 3-0 road win against European champion Modena.
On 9 February 2002, Aris Thessaloniki set a record for one of the longest sets played in men's volleyball worldwide, when it played against A.E. Nikaia for 44 minutes and 42 seconds.
Honours Domestic Greek Volleyball League: Winners (1): 1996–97 Runners-up (2): 1993–94, 1995–96, Greek Super Cup: Winners (1): 1997 Greek Cup: Runners-up (5): 1988–89, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02
International CEV Cup: Semi Finalists (2): 1993–94, 1995–96
Recent men's volleyball squad Season 2018-2019 NumberPlayerPositionHeight (m)Date of birth1 Nikolaos SkarlatidisSetter1.8611/03/19982 Alexandros AntoniadisLibero1.8419/06/19863 Vassileios ChristopoulosMiddle blocker1.8613/01/19864 Konstantinos TeliosOutside hitter1.9412/04/19975 Christos GitersosSetter1.9307/04/20006 Georgios KarantaidisMiddle blocker1.9305/06/19997 Argyris ZavopoulosOpposite1.8715/01/19899 Konstantinos AngourasMiddle blocker1.9119/05/198210 Panagiotis KalfasLibero1.8031/08/200011 Alexandros AlexakisMiddle blocker2.0319/04/200012 Georgios TelliosOutside hitter1.8601/01/200013 Napoleon FrangkoulidisOutside hitter1.9212/10/200014 Konstantinos Tsangalidis (C)Outside hitter 1.9012/05/199115 Dimitrios PapazachariasOutside hitter1.8528/9/197918 Nikitas VildiridisOpposite1.8509/04/1998
Technical and managerial staff StaffCoach Čedomir IlićTechnical Director Ioannis VarvoutasPhysio Konstantinos-Rafail MittasConditioner Dimitrios Papaefthimiou
Notable players
Lyubomir Ganev Plamen Konstantinov Michalis Alexandropoulos Nikos Doukas Andrej Kravárik Giorgos Lykoudis Giannis Melkas Thanassis Moustakidis Dimitris Modiotis Vasilis Mitroudis Kostas Prousalis Nikos Roumeliotis Nikos Smaragdis Sokratis Tzoumakas Sotiris Sotiriou Riley Salmon Clayton Stanley Jakovljevic Milos
Notable coaches
Sotiris Ieroklis Giorgos Kosmatos Notis Litsas Kostas Charitonidis
Sponsorships Official Sponsor: Joker, Euromedica Official Broadcaster: Nova Sports
See also Aris Thessaloniki Women's Volleyball Aris Thessaloniki Aris Thessaloniki F.C. Aris BC
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