# Aris Thessaloniki Volleyball Club

Active departments of AC Aris Thessaloniki :
| Football (Men's) | Football (Women's) | Basketball (Men's) |
| Basketball (Women's) | Wheelchair basketball | Volleyball (Men's) |
| Volleyball (Women's) | Handball (Men's) | Handball (Women's) |
| Water Polo | Swimming | Athletics |
| Ice hockey | Baseball | Softball |
| Cycling | Chess | Korfball |
| Boxing | Judo | Wrestling |
| Fencing | Weightlifting | |
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 very decent and respectful 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 an unforgettable 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
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Date of birth |
| 1 | Nikolaos Skarlatidis | Setter | 1.86 | 11/03/1998 |
| 2 | Alexandros Antoniadis | Libero | 1.84 | 19/06/1986 |
| 3 | Vassileios Christopoulos | Middle blocker | 1.86 | 13/01/1986 |
| 4 | Konstantinos Telios | Outside hitter | 1.94 | 12/04/1997 |
| 5 | Christos Gitersos | Setter | 1.93 | 07/04/2000 |
| 6 | Georgios Karantaidis | Middle blocker | 1.93 | 05/06/1999 |
| 7 | Argyris Zavopoulos | Opposite | 1.87 | 15/01/1989 |
| 9 | Konstantinos Angouras | Middle blocker | 1.91 | 19/05/1982 |
| 10 | Panagiotis Kalfas | Libero | 1.80 | 31/08/2000 |
| 11 | Alexandros Alexakis | Middle blocker | 2.03 | 19/04/2000 |
| 12 | Georgios Tellios | Outside hitter | 1.86 | 01/01/2000 |
| 13 | Napoleon Frangkoulidis | Outside hitter | 1.92 | 12/10/2000 |
| 14 | Konstantinos Tsangalidis (C) | Outside hitter | 1.90 | 12/05/1991 |
| 15 | Dimitrios Papazacharias | Outside hitter | 1.85 | 28/9/1979 |
| 18 | Nikitas Vildiridis | Opposite | 1.85 | 09/04/1998 |

### Technical and managerial staff

Staff :
| Coach | Čedomir Ilić |
| Technical Director | Ioannis Varvoutas |
| Physio | Konstantinos-Rafail Mittas |
| Conditioner | 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