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Gianluca Saraceni
Italian volleyball player

Gianluca Saraceni

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Italian volleyball player
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Rome, Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy
Age
45 years
Stats
Height:
200
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Biography

Panathinaikos V.C. (Greek: ΤΑΑ Παναθηναϊκός Α.Ο.), also known simply as Panathinaikos, or with its full name Panathinaikos A.O. (Greek: Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, transliterated "Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos", Panathenaic Athletic Club) is the professional volleyball team of the major Athens based multi-sport club Panathinaikos A.O.. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest and most successful volleyball clubs in Greece. They have won 18 Greek Championships finishing 6 times undefeated (1962–63, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75), 6 Greek Cups and 1 Greek Super Cup. They have reached also twice the CEV Cup final (1979–80, 2008–09).

Notable Greek player have played for the team, while foreign world-class players that have played with the club include Dante Amaral, Marcelo Elgarten, André Nascimento, Frank Depestele, Liberman Agamez, Peter Pláteník, Jakub Novotný, Plamen Konstantinov, Boyan Yordanov, Björn Andrae, Andrija Gerić, Clayton Stanley, Ernardo Gómez, Renaud Herpe, Guillaume Samica, Dawid Murek, Paweł Zagumny and Łukasz Żygadło.

History

Georgios Kalafatis

The volleyball department of Panathinaikos was founded in 1919 and is one of the first in Greece. With the participation of Giorgos Kalafatis in the Inter-Allied Games of Paris in 1919, and the informations he collected, the sport became more known in Greece. The same year the officials of the club decided the creation of a volleyball team.

The first dynamic presence of the team is dated back in the years 1927–29 with many popular players of the time such as the founder Giorgos Kalafatis, the historical member of the board Apostolos Nikolaidis, as well as players such as Athanasios Aravositas, Goumas, Arg. Nikolaidis, Papageorgiou and Papastefanou. In the following years the interest for volleyball became less until before World War II when Panathinaikos presented a powerful team with leader players such as Lambrou, Vallidis, Momferatos, Tzoumanis, Proselentis, Lykouris, Kakridis and more.

During the 60’s and 70’s, Panathinaikos' volleyball club won many titles and honors due to the fact that the team roster has always included some of the leading volleyball players and coaches in Greece. The first and most popular generation of players of 60’s was Andreas and Nikos Bergeles, as well as Iliopoulos, Leloudas, Chasapis, Emmanouil, Perros and Fotiou who opened the road for the next generations. Notable coaches of this era was the leading figure of the department Gerasimos Theodoratos, the Yugoslavian Sava Grozdanović and later the ex-player of the team Andreas Bergeles.

The most important achievement of the team was the participation in the final of the European Cup in 1980 with Grozdanović as coach and players such as Georgantis, Agrapidakis, Iliopoulos, Papadopoulos, Malousaris, Gountakos, Astras, Kokkinaras and Koliopoulos. In the following years, Panathinaikos team continued to dominate the Greek championship with Janusz Badora as coach and players such as Kazazis, Tentzeris, Gontikas, Galakos, Dimitriadis, Margaronis, Karamaroudis and Andreopoulos.

Two of the most successful periods have been 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons, when Panathinaikos won 2 consecutive championships with Stelios Prosalikas as head coach and Andreopoulos, Triantafillidis, Filippov, Spanos, Hatziantoniou, Ouzounov, A. Kovacev, S. Kovacev, Karamaroudis, Mavrakis, Konstantinidis, Zakynthinos, Koutouleas, Tonev as players.

In 2001 the department became professional under the presidency and financial support of Vlassis Stathokostopoulos and later Thanasis Giannakopoulos.

In 2004 the team won the Championship with the ex-player Stelios Kazazis as coach. WIth the Brazilian star-player Dante Amaral and Marcelo Elgarten, they made a strong team and finished again first in 2006, while they reached again the final of the European Cup in 2009.

Honours

Domestic

  • Greek Championship: (18)
    • 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2006
  • Greek Cup: (6)
    • 1982, 1984, 1985, 2007, 2008, 2010
  • Greek Super Cup: (1)
    • 2006

European

  • Shield of the European Union.svg CEV Cup
    • Runners-up (2): 1980, 2009

    Current men's volleyball squad

    As of 14 October 2016

    Shirt NoPlayerBirth DateHeight [cm]Position
    1Greece Athanasios Maroulis(1988-07-09) July 9, 1988 (age 28)188Setter
    2Cuba Osniel Melgarejo(1997-12-18) December 18, 1997 (age 19)195Outside Hitter
    3Greece Theologos Daridis(1991-07-18) July 18, 1991 (age 25)177Libero
    4Greece Dimitris Charalampidis(1991-03-06) March 6, 1991 (age 26)200Middle Blocker
    5Greece Ionas Rezk(1991-01-25) January 25, 1991 (age 26)189Setter
    6Greece Theofanis Rousopoulos(2000-07-21) July 21, 2000 (age 16)190Setter
    7Greece Thomas Dimitriadis(1992-04-09) April 9, 1992 (age 25)192Outside Hitter
    8Serbia Lazar Ćirović(1992-02-26) February 26, 1992 (age 25)200Outside Hitter
    9Greece Giorgos Siros(1990-10-16) October 16, 1990 (age 26)183Libero
    10Argentina José Luis González(1984-12-27) December 27, 1984 (age 32)206Opposite
    11Greece Christos Mpelos(1980-06-29) June 29, 1980 (age 36)197Opposite
    12Brazil Víctor Rangel(1990-10-29) October 29, 1990 (age 26)208Middle Blocker
    13Greece Charis Andreopoulos(2001-01-23) January 23, 2001 (age 16)192Outside Hitter
    14Greece Sotiris Pantaleon(1980-06-21) June 21, 1980 (age 36)202Middle Blocker
    15Greece Petros Kalas(1994-07-23) July 23, 1994 (age 22)190Outside Hitter
    16Greece Alexandros Kechagias(2000-03-02) March 2, 2000 (age 17)183Libero
    17Greece Dimitris Paleologos(2000-04-24) April 24, 2000 (age 17)192Outside Hitter

    Technical and managerial staff

    Staff
    General ManagerGreece Giorgos Alexandris
    Head CoachGreece Dimitris Andreopoulos
    Assistant coachGreece Pavlos Karamaroudis
    TrainerGreece Vangelis Polymeropoulos
    Club's doctorGreece Christos Diakosias
    Head of rehabilitationGreece Napoleon Charisis
    PhysiotherapistGreece Apostolos Stafylopatis
    StatisticianGreece Dimitris Markakis

    Selected former players

    • Belgium Frank Depestele
    • Brazil Dante Amaral
    • Brazil Marcelo Elgarten
    • Brazil Roberto Minuzzi
    • Brazil Carlos Alexandre Moreira
    • Brazil Andre Nascimento
    • Brazil Marcelo Mendes Sacchi
    • Brazil Cleber De Oliveira
    • Bulgaria Plamen Konstantinov
    • Bulgaria Petar Ouzounov
    • Bulgaria Dimo Tonev
    • Bulgaria Boyan Yordanov
    • ColombiaGreece Liberman Agamez
    • Czech Republic Jakub Novotný
    • Czech Republic Peter Pláteník
    • Czech Republic Dalibor Polak
    • Czech Republic Petr Zapletal
    • France Fabrice Bry
    • France Ludovic Castard
    • France Renaud Herpe
    • France Guillaume Samica
    • Germany Björn Andrae
    • Greece Roulis Agrapidakis
    • Greece Asimakis Alexiou
    • Greece Andreas Andreadis
    • Greece Dimitris Andreopoulos
    • Greece Theodoros Baev
    • Greece Andreas Bergeles
    • Greece Nikos Bergeles
    • Greece Theodoros Chatziantoniou
    • Greece Kostas Christofidelis
    • Greece Dimitris Gontikas
    • Greece Christos Dimitrakopoulos
    • Greece Stathis Donas
    • Greece Pavlos Karamaroudis
    • Greece Stelios Kazazis
    • Greece Michalis Koliopoulos
    • Greece Antonis Kovatsev
    • Greece Savvas Kovatsev
    • Greece Giannis Laios
    • Greece Giannis Lambrou
    • Greece Ilias Lappas
    • Greece Christos Papadopoulos
    • Greece Sotiris Pantaleon
    • Greece Giorgos Petreas
    • Greece Spiros Protopsaltis
    • Greece Thanasis Psarras
    • Greece Nikos Samaras
    • Greece Giorgos Spanos
    • Greece Georgios Stefanou
    • Greece Nikos Smaragdis
    • Greece Akis Sidiropoulos
    • Greece Gerasimos Theodoratos
    • Greece Michalis Triantafillidis
    • Greece Giorgos Zakynthinos
    • Italy Gianluca Saraceni
    • Poland Paweł Zagumny
    • Poland Łukasz Żygadło
    • Poland Dawid Murek
    • Serbia Andrija Gerić
    • Serbia Miloš Stojković
    • Spain Jordi Gens
    • Ukraine Yuri Filippov
    • United States Jeff Nygaard
    • United States Clayton Stanley
    • United States Nick Vogel
    • Venezuela Hernando Gomez

    Selected former coaches

    Mauro Berruto
    • Greece Gerasimos Theodoratos
    • Serbia Sava Grozdanović
    • Greece Andreas Bergeles
    • Greece Nikos Bergeles
    • Romania Aurel Constantinescu
    • Poland Janusz Badora
    • Greece Stelios Prosalikas
    • Argentina Carlos Xavier Weber
    • Brazil Francisco dos Santos
    • Italy Mauro Berruto
    • Greece Alekos Leonis
    • Greece Stelios Kazazis

    International record

    SeasonAchievementNotes
    CEV Champions League
    1995-967th place
    1996-975th place
    2007-08Play-off 6
    Cup Winners Cup
    1976-77Quarter-final
    1979-80Finaldefeated by Panini Modena, 2-3 sets in Athens
    1981-82Quarter-final
    1983-84Quarter-final
    1987-88Quarter-final
    1988-89Final four3rd place
    1989-90Quarter-final
    1990-91Quarter-final
    1991-92Quarter-final
    Top Teams Cup
    2005-06Final four3rd place
    CEV Cup
    2001-02Quarter-finaleliminated by Asystel Milano
    2002-03Quarter-finaleliminated by Tourcoing Lille Metropole
    2003-04Final four4th place
    2008-09Final2nd place

    Historical performance in the league

    PeriodPositionWLSets
    1958-59? ? ? ?
    1959-60? ? ? ?
    1960-612nd218–3
    PeriodPositionWLSets
    1961-623rd3212–6
    1962-631st5015–0
    1964-652nd4113–6
    PeriodPositionWLSets
    1964-651st4113–8
    1965-661st5015–5
    1966-671st6018–1
    PeriodPositionWLSets
    1967-682nd5115–5
    PeriodPositionWLSets
    1968–692nd12239–9
    1969–701st22066–6
    1970–711st22066–8
    1971–721st222 ;
    1972–731st21165–12
    1973–742nd222 ;
    1974–751st220 ;
    1975–762nd132 ;
    1976–771st141 ;
    1977–782nd202 ;
    1978–792nd157 ;
    1979–802nd16250–13
    PeriodPositionWLSets
    1980–812nd18459–20
    1981–821st21164–8
    1982–832nd20263–10
    1983–841st26282–13
    1984–851st27182–14
    1985–861st21164–10
    1986–872nd20261–12
    1987–882nd20264–10
    1988–892nd17353–17
    1989–902nd20263–15
    1990–912nd16550–19
    1991–922nd176 ;
    PeriodPositionWLSets
    1992–935th111043–36
    1993–945th13948–37
    1994–951st254 ;
    1995–961st24376–20
    1996–974th19762–32
    1997–984th171054–37
    1998–997th111344–49
    1999–007th91541–52
    2000–013rd18959–37
    2001–023rd21569–30
    2002–033rd17959–41
    2003–041st23571–32
    PeriodPositionWLSets
    2004–053rd19966–37
    2005–061st29288–23
    2006–072nd25580–27
    2007–082nd25580–25
    2008–092nd25679–39
    2009–102nd25786–34
    2010–113rd16856–34
    2011–1210th51929–61
    2012–1310th61934–62
    2013–1410th111642–58
    2014–154th161159–48
    2015–165th13945–39

    Sponsorships

    • Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Erreà
    • Great Shirt Sponsor: Counterpain
    • Official Sponsor: OPAP, Blue Star Ferries, Hygeia Medical Center
    • Official Broadcaster: Nova Sports

    Historical uniforms

    1980
    2005
    2010

    Presidents

    • 2001-08: Vlassis Stathokostopoulos
    • 2008-09: Thanasis Giannakopoulos
    • 2009-11: Thodoris Liakopoulos
    • 2011: Stratos Sopilis
    • 2011-13: Chronis Akritidis
    • 2013-16: Manolis Ladoukakis
    • 2016-: Dimitris Kassaris
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