ILTEX Lykoi
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ILTEX Lykoi is a former football club based in Kalochori, Thessaloniki
, Greece
. The team was owned by the Greek
businessman Kostas Iliadis.
Mr Iliadis was the owner of a group of companies that consisted of Iltex Lykoi, Knitting Mills of Pieria, Iltex S.A, Dyeing Industry of Sindos S.A, Dyeing Industry of Kilkis S.A, Iltex Construction company S.A, with a total turnover of 70 million Euro and 900 people staff.
Iliadis group of companies was the most important textile company in Greece for more than a decade (1990–2003).
In 2004 the problems of reduced demand, inadequate financing from banks to textile industry, forced Mr Iliadis to bankruptcy and the football club merged with the team Anagennisi Epanomi
. The most important highlight in the team's history was the participation in Greek Second division
in the late 1990s.
. The founder of the club, Kostas Iliadis, was unfortunatelly killed in a car accident (August 9, 2009).
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. The team was owned by the Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
businessman Kostas Iliadis.
Mr Iliadis was the owner of a group of companies that consisted of Iltex Lykoi, Knitting Mills of Pieria, Iltex S.A, Dyeing Industry of Sindos S.A, Dyeing Industry of Kilkis S.A, Iltex Construction company S.A, with a total turnover of 70 million Euro and 900 people staff.
Iliadis group of companies was the most important textile company in Greece for more than a decade (1990–2003).
In 2004 the problems of reduced demand, inadequate financing from banks to textile industry, forced Mr Iliadis to bankruptcy and the football club merged with the team Anagennisi Epanomi
Anagennisi Epanomi F.C.
Anagennisi Football Club is a Greek football club, based in Epanomi, Thessaloniki Prefecture.The Macedonian association was founded in 1926. In 2009, they promoted to Gamma Ethniki.-Squad:As of 21 September, 2011....
. The most important highlight in the team's history was the participation in Greek Second division
Beta Ethniki
Football League, former Beta Ethniki, is the second highest professional football league in Greece.-History:In its first years, the system of conduct was very intriguing. It began in 1954 as regional championship, separated in two groups, North and South. Then, the participating teams were the...
in the late 1990s.
Naming
ILTEX is the teams sponsor. It stands for Iliadis Textile and was the company owned by the club's president. Lykoi means Wolves in GreekGreek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
. The founder of the club, Kostas Iliadis, was unfortunatelly killed in a car accident (August 9, 2009).
