Panathinaikos (table tennis club)

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Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos A.O. logo.svg
NicknamesThe Trifolium
The Great Club
Founded1924
Based inAthens, Greece
StadiumApostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
PresidentPanagiotis Malakates
Head coachKostas Nikopoulos
Websitepao1908.com

The table tennis department of Panathinaikos A.O. was founded in 1924 by the great player Nikos Mantzaroglou. Through the next decades Panathinaikos became one of the best table tennis teams in Greece with a lot of successes in both men and women.

In 1974, the men's team had its biggest success in the European competitions. In the ETTU Cup, Panathinaikos passed , , and reached the semi-finals, where they disqualified by Hertha BSC Berlin.

Honours[]

  • Greek Clubs' Championship, Men (12):
    • 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1975
  • Greek Clubs' Championship, Women (3):
    • 1972, 1973, 1974
  • Greek Cup, Men (3):
    • 1965,1966, 1969
  • Greek Cup, Women (1):
    • 1972
  • Shield of the European Union.svg ETTU Cup
    • Semi-finals (1): 1974

Current players[]

Season 2021–22

Men's squad[]

Name Nat.
Greece
Jorge Campos Cuba
France
Jakub Dyjas Poland
Andrej Gaćina Croatia
Greece
Greece
Greece
Bulgaria

Women's squad[]

Name Nat.
Greece
Katarzyna Grzybowska Poland
Szandra Pergel Hungary
Serbia
Greece
Slovenia
Greece

Notable players[]

Nikos Mantzaroglou
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