Panathinaikos women's volleyball

Panathinaikos
Nickname The Trifolium
The Amazons
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Founded 1969
Ground Panellinios Indoor Hall
Athens, Greece
(Capacity: 1,500)
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Head Coach Greece Dimitrios Kazazis
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2015–16 3rd
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Panathinaikos AC Women's Volleyball Team is a Greek volleyball team, part of the major Athens-based multi-sport club Panathinaikos A.O.. The department was founded in 1969 and is the most successful women's volleyball team in Greece. They have won 23[1] Championships, 5 Cups, with 5 Doubles, while they have the impressive record of finishing undefeated the Championship 11 times (1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 2007). It is the only unrelegated team, with participation in all first division Championships until today. They hold also the record for the most consecutive Greek League titles, as they are the only team to have won 7 consecutive championships (2005-2011), such as the unique record of 68 straight wins in the league including the play-offs.

They have also reached four times a European final four and two times a European final (2000 and 2009). The team currently plays in Panellinios Indoor Hall.

Apart from the Greek players, who have traditionally been the backbone of Greece's national team, some of the greatest players in European volleyball that have played for the team over the years include Ruxandra Dumitrescu, Brižitka Molnar, Tammy Mahon, Jelena Lozancic, Olga Tocko, María Fernández, Sanja Tomasević and others.

The club has retired the jersey number 9 in honour of the team's legendary captain Ruxandra Dumitrescu.

Honours

Domestic

European

Current women's volleyball squad

As of April 16, 2016

Number Player Position Birth Date Height (m)
1 Greece Ourania Gkouzou Middle Blocker 25/1/1981 1.84
2 Greece Panagiota Rogka Libero 4/7/1987 1.63
3 Greece Maria Nomikou Opposite 30/3/1993 1.90
4 Greece Nikoletta Koutouxidou Setter 10/1/1980 1.77
5 Greece Ilianna Giannakopoulou Outside Hitter 31/8/1996 1.80
6 Cyprus Mariota Angelopoulou Libero 31/1/1992 1.73
7 Greece Aggeliki Kavvadia Middle Blocker 17/2/1994 1.90
8 Greece Chara Papadopoulou Setter 9/12/1996 1.74
10 Greece Evaggelia Merteki Outside Hitter 19/4/1991 1.85
11 Greece Eleni Konstantinidou Middle Blocker 18/4/1992 1.84
14 Greece Lida Kastanou Opposite 27/6/1998 1.91
15 Serbia Brižitka Molnar Outside Hitter 28/7/1985 1.84
19 Greece Georgia Argyriou Middle Blocker 12/11/1988 1.84

Retired numbers

Ruxandra Dumitrescu
Panathinaikos BC retired numbers
N° Nat. Player Position Tenure
9 RomaniaGreece Ruxandra Dumitrescu Outside Hitter 2003-2010

Technical and managerial staff

Staff
Curator Greece Takis Malakates
General Manager Greece Nikos Lazos
Head Coach Greece Dimitrios Kazazis
Assistant Coach Greece Agi Babouli
Physiotherapist Greece Vassilis Aggelou
Statistician Greece Giannis Priovolos

Selected former players
  • GreeceRomania Lia Mitsi
  • Greece Xanthi Milona
  • Greece Chara Sakkoula
  • Greece Efi Sfyri
  • Greece Georgia Tzanakaki
  • Latvia Tatjana Samodanova
  • Latvia Olga Tocko
  • Poland Zanete Pizele
  • Russia Julia Salcevic
  • Serbia Milica Budimir
  • Serbia Jelena Mladenovic
  • Serbia Sanja Tomasevic
  • Slovenia Sonja Borovincek
  • Spain Marisa Fernández
  • United States Monique Adams
  • United States Trisha Bradford

Selected former coaches

Historical performance in the league

Panhellenic Championship A' National A1 Division
Pos. 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4
5 5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Positions

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Times 24 15 4 2 1

International record

Season Achievement Notes
Champions Cup
1993-94 Quarter-final eliminated by Matera
Cup Winners Cup
1994-95 Final Four 4th place
1995-96 7th place
1999-00 Final 2nd place, defeated by Perugia
CEV Cup
1980-81 Final Four 4th place
Challenge Cup
2008-09 Final 2nd place, defeated by Vini Monteschiavo Jesi
2009-10 Quarter-final eliminated by Asterix Kieldrecht

Sponsorships

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.volleynews.gr/index.php/a1-women-mnu/mvp

External links

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