AEK (men's water polo)

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AEK
Founded1962
2017 (re-establishment)
LeagueGreek Water Polo League
Based inAthens, Greece
Colors   
PresidentAlexis Alexiou
Head coachDimitrios Mazis
Websiteaek.gr
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AEK Men's Water Polo Club is the men's water polo department of the major Greek multi-sport club, AEK Sports Club, based in Athens, Greece. The club's home ground is in Athens.[1] It was founded in 1962 and after its dissolution in the '70s, it was re-established in 2017.

History[]

The waterpolo department of AEK was first founded in 1962 and maintained until the early 1970s.[2][3] During its first season, they won two Third Division Championships.[4] In 1963, AEK was fourth in the Third Division Championship, in the same position in 1964, third in 1965 and champion in 1966, to compete the following year 1967 in the Second Division where they finished sixth and relegated.

Champion again in 1968 in the Third Division, they did not play in the 1969 championship of the A2 Greek Water Polo League and so, somewhere there, the thread of that team is lost. The department was re-established in 2017. The decision to re-establish the department by the Board of AEK Sports Club was received on March 23, 2017, after the proposal made by Panos Michalopoulos and Giorgos Kirmizoglou, something that was officially announced after a while.

On 6 July 2020, the club promoted to the Greek Water Polo League for the first time in their history.[5]

Honours[]

Current squad[]

Season 2021–22

№ Nat. Player Birth Date Position L/R
1 Greece Michalis Tsatalios (1988-07-17) July 17, 1988 (age 33)
2 Greece Anargyros Koryzis Goalkeeper
3 Greece Michalis Kazazis (1994-02-05) February 5, 1994 (age 27) Centre Back
4 Greece Aris Mavrotas (2000-09-05) September 5, 2000 (age 21) Wing
5 Greece Konstantinos Flegkas (1988-07-17) July 17, 1988 (age 33) Goalkeeper
6 Greece Konstantinos Papakos Wing
7 Greece Rafail Manioudakis Wing
8 Greece Dimitris Stamelos (2001-03-30) March 30, 2001 (age 20) Wing
9 Greece Christos Papoukas Wing
10 Greece Nikolaos Stellatos (1979-06-17) June 17, 1979 (age 42) Wing
11 Greece Michalis Diplaros Wing
12 Greece Xenofon Zorzos (2002-10-18) October 18, 2002 (age 19) Centre Forward
13 Greece Lefteris Katsinoulas (2002-06-11) June 11, 2002 (age 19) Goalkeeper
14 Montenegro Nikola Vukčević (1985-11-14) November 14, 1985 (age 36) Centre Forward
15 Montenegro Dimitrije Kriještorac (1996-07-15) July 15, 1996 (age 25) Wing
16 Greece Alexandros Iliopoulos Wing
17 Greece Manolis Tsistrakis Wing

Staff[]

Technical Staff
Section Chairman Greece Alexis Alexiou
Section Leader Greece Panos Michalopoulos
Technical Manager Greece Giorgos Kirmizoglou
Head Coach Greece Dimitrios Mazis
Technical Director Greece Konstantinos Dandolos

See also[]

Sponsorships[]

References[]

  1. ^ Φώντας Χήτας. "ΑΕΚ: Από την δεκαετία του '60 έρχεται η ιστορία της". koe.org.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ "The first water polo team of AEK!". waterpolonews.gr. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  3. ^ Θοδωρής Νταλαγιώργος. "Η πρώτη ομάδα υδατοσφαίρισης της ΑΕΚ!". waterpolonews.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. ^ "AEK: Its history comes from the 60's". koe.org.gr. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  5. ^ "Ιστορική άνοδος των Ανδρών στην Α1!". aek.gr (in Greek). Online. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

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