# 1991–92 AEK Athens F.C. season

The 1991–92 season was the 68th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the UEFA Cup. The season began on 18 August 1991 and finished on 7 June 1992.

## Kits

Supplier: Diadora Sponsor(s): Ethniki Asfalistiki
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## Overview

A great season for AEK Athens, which were proclaimed champion of Greece. In the summer of 1991, Andreas Zafiropoulos was still the major shareholder of the club, but Kostas Generakis had taken over as president of the team. The new management of the team put the clubs finances of in order and at the same time proceeded with three successful transfers that would play a decisive role both in the specific year and in the future of the team. Specifically, the last season's European champion with Red Star Belgrade, Refik Šabanadžović, the international striker of Aris, Vasilis Dimitriadis and the top scorer of last season's second division and promising young striker from Veria, Alexis Alexandris arrived at the club. At the same time, the full support for Dušan Bajević was continued by the new administration. Furthermore, on 7 September, "AEK Stadium" was renamed into "Nikos Goumas Stadium", after the former president of the club, who had a significant financial contribution in various phases of its construction.
The coach of AEK created a very good team and AEK stared at the league almost from the beginning. In the end, the team presented a solid substance in their game, while from time to time they offered a great spectacle and won the title, admittedly, with a difference of 3 points from the second Olympiacos. The decisive role for the conquest of the trophy was played by the 10 consecutive wins until the penultimate matchday, when the conquest for the title was already judged. It was remarkable that in the celebrations of the title in Toumba Stadium during the last matchday, about 6,000 fans of AEK were present and watched the match and the awarding of the championship trophy to the team. The most emphatic victories of the season were in the 6–0 against Panionios and 5–1 against Panachaiki at home and the 1–5 over Doxa Drama away from home, while the yellow-blacks won the title without winning any derby against Panathinaikos and Olympiacos.
In the UEFA Cup, luck smiled at AEK as they were drawn for the first round with the Albanian Vllaznia Shkodër. Thus, in September they travel to Shkodër, where they faced bigger problems than the local team, contrary to the predictions of a very comfortable victory. Vllaznia surprised AEK and in the first twenty minutes, they put a lot of pressure on them. However, as the minutes went on and after the initial excitement of the Albanians, AEK leveled the game and took the away victory with a beautiful goal by Dimitriadis. The rematch in Nikos Goumas Stadium had already acquired a procedural character and the formality of the case ended very quickly, since only at the 8th minute Papaioannou eliminated any possibility of the Albanians taking a positive result. AEK cleared the obligation with a second goal and just waited for the draw for the second round of the competition. This time, the draw was tough against Aleksandr Mostovoi's and Valery Karpin's Spartak Moscow. In the vast and cold Luzhniki Stadium they managed to achieve a difficult goalless draw against Oleg Romanchev's squad. In Athens, the Russians took the lead in the 15th minute with a penalty by Mostovoi and everything seemed to be over. However, with a rare display of soul and crowd that overwhelmed the stadium, AEK managed to turn the game around in the last half hour of the match. The whole crowd believed it and transmitted their energy to the team and in the 64th minute the in-form Batista leveled the game and in an amazing atmosphere 11 minutes later, Dimitriadis gave AEK a qualifying score. In the minutes that followed, the Russians put an incredible amount of pressure on the goalposts of the Minou and missed many chances to turn the tables on their side, but AEK endured and eventually celebrated a huge qualification. For the next round, AEK were drawn against the historic Torino. In the first match at home the stadium was buzzing, the team was carried away by the excitement and closed Toro in their frames. Finally, the goal would come after a powershot from Batista with the completion of the 22nd minute. AEK continued attacking at the same pace and which played by the Italians' first counterattack. The shock was huge and before the team realized it, Torino completed the comeback. What followed was an attacking monologue by AEK, but the counter-type Italians managed to save their backs and just accept the equalizer from Šabanadžović. AEK arrived in Turin for the rematch knowing that their task was by definition difficult. They pressed on and worried Emiliano Mondonico's team, but early in the second half, Toro with an impressive header by Casagrande, ended the qualification case. Several years later and due to the preliminary investigation into the "Calciopolis" scandal, the then general manager of Torino, Luciano Mozzi, was accused of having also influenced the referees in Toro's European matches that season, securing favor for the Piedmontese club including the games against AEK.
In the institution of the cup, AEK having easily passed the first round in a group with Doxa Vyronas, EAR, Panachaiki and Aris Nikaias and having then also easily eliminated Ionikos and Iraklis, faced OFI in the quarter-finals. After a "white" draw in the first match, AEK won in Crete and qot the qualification. In the semi-finals, AEK came across PAOK and although in the first leg they theoretically got a "qualification-score" at Nea Filadelfeia with 2–0 they were eliminated at extra time with a 3–0 loss at Thessaloniki.
Leaders of this team were Manolas in defense, Savevski with Šabanadžović in midfield and the quartet of Dimitriadis-Batista-Savvidis-Alexandris on the front that "spat fire". However, the rest of the "starters" also had a great performance. The top scorer of the team and of the league was Dimitriadis with 28 goals.
On 27 May 1992, Kostas Generakis resigned from the Presidency of AEK. Immediately after, the duo Melissanidis-Karras expressed interest in the purchase of the shares of Zafiropoulos and the way was opened for them to get to work with the management of the club.

## Management team

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Dušan Bajević |
| Assistant manager | Petros Ravousis |
| Goalkeeping coach | Stelios Serafidis |
| Fitness coach | Dimitris Bouroutzikas |
| Head of Medical | Lakis Nikolaou |
| Physiotherapist | Nikos Pantazis |

## Players
### Squad information

NOTE: The players are the ones that have been announced by the AEK Athens' press release. No edits should be made unless a player arrival or exit is announced. Updated 7 June 1992, 23:59 UTC+3.
| Player | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed | Previous club | Transfer fee | Contract until |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| Antonis Minou (Vice-captain) | GK | (1958-05-04)4 May 1958 (aged 34) | 1988 | Panathinaikos | ₯50,000,000 | 1993 |
| Spyros Ikonomopoulos | GK | (1959-07-25)25 July 1959 (aged 32) | 1978 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 1993 |
| Fanis Kofinas | GK | (1960-09-05)5 September 1960 (aged 31) | 1982 | Pelopas Kiato | Free | 1992 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| Makis Chatzis | RB / LB | (1957-03-30)30 March 1957 (aged 35) | 1984 | Apollon Athens | ₯6,750,000 | 1992 |
| Takis Karagiozopoulos | CB / DM / ST | (1961-02-04)4 February 1961 (aged 31) | 1981 | Veria | Free | 1993 |
| Stelios Manolas | CB / RB | (1961-07-13)13 July 1961 (aged 30) | 1979 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 1993 |
| Giorgos Peppes | CB | (1961-10-26)26 October 1961 (aged 30) | 1986 | Ethnikos Piraeus | Free | 1992 |
| Christos Vasilopoulos | RB / LB | (1962-11-12)12 November 1962 (aged 29) | 1986 | Panachaiki | ₯8,000,000 | 1993 |
| Georgios Koutoulas | CB / LB | (1967-02-09)9 February 1967 (aged 25) | 1987 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 1996 |
| Vaios Karagiannis | LB / CB | (1968-06-25)25 June 1968 (aged 24) | 1990 | A.O. Karditsa | Free | 1995 |
| Georgios Theodoridis | CB | (1973-07-08)8 July 1973 (aged 18) | 1991 | Doxa Markochori | ₯5,700,000 | 1997 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| Pavlos Papaioannou | DM / RB / LB / RM | (1959-05-19)19 May 1959 (aged 33) | 1983 | Rodos | ₯10,000,000 | 1993 |
| Giorgos Savvidis (Captain) | AM / RM / RW / SS / ST | (1961-02-08)8 February 1961 (aged 31) | 1987 | Omonia | ₯20,940,600 | 1992 |
| Lampros Georgiadis | AM / LM / LB | (1963-07-11)11 July 1963 (aged 28) | 1986 | Anagennisi Arta | ₯12,000,000 | 1994 |
| Toni Savevski | CM / LM / DM | (1963-07-14)14 July 1963 (aged 28) | 1988 | Vardar | ₯34,000,000 | 1993 |
| Jim Patikas | RM / LM / RW / LW / SS | (1963-10-18)18 October 1963 (aged 28) | 1985 | Sydney Croatia | Free | 1993 |
| Refik Šabanadžović | DM / CM / CB / RB | (1965-08-02)2 August 1965 (aged 26) | 1991 | Red Star Belgrade | ₯47,800,000 | 1994 |
| Stavros Stamatis | DM / CM / CB / RB / LB / AM | (1966-01-31)31 January 1966 (aged 26) | 1988 | Charavgiakos | ₯22,000,000 | 1995 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| Daniel Batista | ST / SS / AM | (1964-09-09)9 September 1964 (aged 27) | 1989 | Ethnikos Piraeus | Free | 1992 |
| Vasilis Dimitriadis | ST | (1966-02-01)1 February 1966 (aged 26) | 1991 | Aris | ₯95,000,000 | 1993 |
| Frank Klopas | SS / ST / AM | (1966-09-01)1 September 1966 (aged 25) | 1988 | Chicago Sting | Free | 1994 |
| Alexis Alexandris | ST / SS | (1968-10-21)21 October 1968 (aged 23) | 1991 | Veria | ₯45,000,000 | 1994 |
| Giorgos Kakousios | ST | (1972-01-16)16 January 1972 (aged 20) | 1991 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | Free | 1993 |
| Left during Winter Transfer Window ||||||||
| Spyros Goumas | ST | (1970-02-24)24 February 1970 (aged 22) | 1989 | AEK Athens U20 | — | 1992 |

## Transfers
### In
#### Summer

| Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Date | Contract Until |
| DF | Georgios Theodoridis | Doxa Markochori | ₯5,700,000 | 1 July 1991 | 30 June 1997 |
| MF | Refik Šabanadžović | Red Star Belgrade | ₯47,800,000 | 1 July 1991 | 30 June 1994 |
| FW | Vasilis Dimitriadis | Aris | ₯95,000,000 | 8 July 1991 | 30 June 1993 |
| FW | Alexis Alexandris | Veria | ₯45,000,000 | 4 July 1991 | 30 June 1994 |
| FW | Giorgos Kakousios | 1. FC Nürnberg II | Free transfer | 1 July 1991 | 30 June 1993 |
Notes
    a. $^^$ the first and last installment of the transfer fee. (₯17,800,000+₯30,000,000)
    b. $^^$ plus the incomes from their two scheduled friendly games.

### Out
#### Summer

| Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| DF | Anastasios Pourikas | Kallithea | End of contract | 1 July 1991 |
| MF | Giorgos Famelis | AO Vouliagmenis | Loan return | 1 July 1991 |
| MF | Giorgos Papakostoulis | Atromitos | Free transfer | 1 July 1991 |
| MF | Panagiotis Pangratis | Atromitos | End of contract | 1 July 1991 |
| MF | Mirosław Okoński | Korinthos | Contract termination | 1 July 1991 |
| FW | Georgios Christodoulou | Proodeftiki | Free transfer | 1 July 1991 |
| FW | Giannis Milopoulos | Paniliakos | ₯32,000,000 | 1 July 1991 |

#### Winter

| Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Date | Source |
| FW | Spyros Goumas | Charavgiakos | Free transfer | 31 December 1991 | |

### Contract renewals

| Pos. | Player | Date | Former Exp. Date | New Exp. Date |
| GK | Antonis Minou | 1 July 1991 | 30 June 1991 | 30 June 1993 |
| DF | Georgios Koutoulas | 1 July 1991 | 30 June 1992 | 30 June 1996 |
| DF | Takis Karagiozopoulos | 1 July 1991 | 30 June 1991 | 30 June 1993 |
| DF | Christos Vasilopoulos | 1 July 1991 | 30 June 1991 | 30 June 1993 |
| MF | Toni Savevski | 1 July 1991 | 30 June 1991 | 30 June 1993 |
| MF | Jim Patikas | 1 July 1991 | 30 June 1991 | 30 June 1993 |
| MF | Lampros Georgiadis | 1 July 1991 | 30 June 1991 | 30 June 1994 |

### Overall transfer activity
## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Alpha Ethniki | 1 September 1991 | 7 June 1992 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 72 | 25 | +47 | 067.65 |
| Greek Cup | 18 August 1991 | 29 April 1992 | Group Stage | Semi-finals | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 066.67 |
| UEFA Cup | 18 September 1991 | 11 December 1991 | First round | Third round | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 52 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 100 | 38 | +62 | 065.38 |
Last updated: 7 June 1992 Source: Competitions

### Alpha Ethniki
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | AEK Athens (C) | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 72 | 25 | +47 | 54 | Qualification for Champions League first round |
| 2 | Olympiacos | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 74 | 30 | +44 | 51 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 66 | 21 | +45 | 48 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | PAOK | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 39 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Apollon Athens | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 35 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by Matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Fixtures
### Greek Cup
#### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AEK | DXV | EAR | PNA | ARN |
| 1 | AEK Athens | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Round of 32 | | — | — | 4–2 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Doxa Vyronas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | Round of 32 | 0–0 | | 3–2 | — | — |
| 3 | EAR | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | | 1–1 | — | | 2–0 | — |
| 4 | Panachaiki | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 | | — | 2–1 | — | | 5–0 |
| 5 | Aris Nikaias | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | | — | 1–4 | 1–2 | — | |

#### Matches
##### Semi-finals
### UEFA Cup
#### Third round
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

    As of 7 June 1992
| No. | Pos | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | Greek Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| — | GK | Antonis Minou | 33 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| — | GK | Spyros Ikonomopoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | GK | Fanis Kofinas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| — | DF | Makis Chatzis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | DF | Takis Karagiozopoulos | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| — | DF | Stelios Manolas | 31 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 7 |
| — | DF | Giorgos Peppes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | DF | Christos Vasilopoulos | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| — | DF | Georgios Koutoulas | 18 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| — | DF | Vaios Karagiannis | 30 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| — | DF | Georgios Theodoridis | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| — | MF | Pavlos Papaioannou | 32 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| — | MF | Giorgos Savvidis | 33 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 9 |
| — | MF | Lampros Georgiadis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| — | MF | Toni Savevski | 29 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 5 |
| — | MF | Jim Patikas | 20 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| — | MF | Refik Šabanadžović | 31 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 3 |
| — | MF | Stavros Stamatis | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| — | FW | Daniel Batista | 30 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 17 |
| — | FW | Vasilis Dimitriadis | 34 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 31 |
| — | FW | Frank Klopas | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| — | FW | Alexis Alexandris | 26 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 17 |
| — | FW | Giorgos Kakousios | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Left during Winter Transfer Window |||||||||||
| — | FW | Spyros Goumas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 7 June 1992
| Rank | Pos. | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Vasilis Dimitriadis | 28 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | FW | Alexis Alexandris | 11 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | FW | Daniel Batista | 10 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | MF | Giorgos Savvidis | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | DF | Stelios Manolas | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | MF | Toni Savevski | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | FW | Frank Klopas | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | Refik Šabanadžović | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | Stavros Stamatis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | Takis Karagiozopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | Christos Vasilopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | Georgios Koutoulas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Jim Patikas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Pavlos Papaioannou | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 72 | 21 | 7 | 100 |

### Hat-tricks

Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition | Source |
| Vasilis Dimitriadis | Panachaiki | 5–1 (H) | 12 April 1992 | Alpha Ethniki | |
| Vasilis Dimitriadis | Panionios | 6–0 (H) | 3 May 1992 | Alpha Ethniki | |

### Clean sheets

The list is sorted by competition order when total clean sheets are equal and then alphabetically by surname. Clean sheets in games where both goalkeepers participated are awarded to the goalkeeper who started the game. Goalkeepers with no appearances are not included.
    As of 7 June 1992
| Rank | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
| 1 | Antonis Minou | 17 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
| 2 | Fanis Kofinas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | 17 | 6 | 3 | 26 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 7 June 1992
| N | P | Name | Alpha Ethniki | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | Total |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||||||
| — | GK | Antonis Minou | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| — | GK | Spyros Ikonomopoulos | | | | | | |
| — | GK | Fanis Kofinas | | | | | | |
| Defenders |||||||||||||||||
| — | DF | Makis Chatzis | | | | | | |
| — | DF | Takis Karagiozopoulos | 1 | | | 2 | 3 | |
| — | DF | Stelios Manolas | 4 | | | | 4 | |
| — | DF | Giorgos Peppes | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| — | DF | Christos Vasilopoulos | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| — | DF | Georgios Koutoulas | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| — | DF | Vaios Karagiannis | 6 | | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| — | DF | Georgios Theodoridis | | | | | | |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||||||
| — | MF | Pavlos Papaioannou | 5 | | 1 | | 6 | |
| — | MF | Giorgos Savvidis | | | | | | |
| — | MF | Lampros Georgiadis | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| — | MF | Toni Savevski | 3 | | | | 3 | |
| — | MF | Jim Patikas | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | |
| — | MF | Refik Šabanadžović | 5 | 1 | 2 | | 7 | 1 |
| — | MF | Stavros Stamatis | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| Forwards |||||||||||||||||
| — | FW | Daniel Batista | 6 | | | | 6 | |
| — | FW | Vasilis Dimitriadis | 4 | | 2 | | 6 | |
| — | FW | Frank Klopas | 3 | | | | 3 | |
| — | FW | Alexis Alexandris | | | | 1 | 1 | |
| — | FW | Giorgos Kakousios | | | | | | |
| Left during Winter Transfer Window |||||||||||||||||
| — | FW | Spyros Goumas | | | | | | |

### Starting 11
## Awards

| Player | Pos. | Award | Source |
| Vasilis Dimitriadis | FW | Alpha Ethniki Top Scorer | |