Olympiakos SC
Encyclopedia
Olympiacos S.C. is the volleyball
team of the Greek
sports club
Olympiacos
. It was founded in 1930 and has won 23 National Championships, 13 Greek Cups and 1 Greek Super Cup. They are ranked among the top European teams and they are the most successful Greek club.
Olympiacos are the dominants of Greek volleyball, having gained the most national championships and cups while they are the only Greek team to have won European trophies (2 CEV Top Teams Cup). They have also played in many Final Four
in the European competitions which makes them one of the biggest volleyball clubs of Europe.
Olympiacos have a women volleyball team as well which was founded in 1992. Contrary to the men's team, women of Olympiacos had never played a major role until 2007, when they finished second in the Greek league and eliminated their eternal enemy Panathinaikos
in the Greek Cup. In the season 2007-08 the women department reached the quarter finals of the Challenge Cup
.
European
Other
Notes
Winners (1): 2011
Lorenzo Bernardi
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Volleyball
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team of the Greek
Greece
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sports club
Sports club
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Olympiacos
Olympiacos
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. It was founded in 1930 and has won 23 National Championships, 13 Greek Cups and 1 Greek Super Cup. They are ranked among the top European teams and they are the most successful Greek club.
Olympiacos are the dominants of Greek volleyball, having gained the most national championships and cups while they are the only Greek team to have won European trophies (2 CEV Top Teams Cup). They have also played in many Final Four
Final four
Final Four isa sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament, most notably NCAA Division I college basketball tournaments. The term usually refers to the four teams who compete in the two games of a single-elimination tournament's semi-final round...
in the European competitions which makes them one of the biggest volleyball clubs of Europe.
Olympiacos have a women volleyball team as well which was founded in 1992. Contrary to the men's team, women of Olympiacos had never played a major role until 2007, when they finished second in the Greek league and eliminated their eternal enemy Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos VC
Panathinaikos Volleyball Club is the professional volleyball team of Panathinaikos, the Athens-based multi-sport club. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest volleyball clubs in Greece.-History:...
in the Greek Cup. In the season 2007-08 the women department reached the quarter finals of the Challenge Cup
Women's CEV Top Teams Cup
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.
Men
Domestic- Greek Championship: 25
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- 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Greek Cup: 12
- 1981, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011
- Greek Super Cup: 2
- 2000, 2010,2011
- 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011
European
- CEV Cup Winners' Cup: 2
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- 1996, 2005
Other
- Double: 10
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- 1981, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011
Notes
- In 1994, a Final Four tournament was held instead of a cup competition, where all international players were excluded because of the upcoming World Cup. Olympiacos won the tournament but that title is not considered an official one by the Hellenic Volleyball Federation.http://www.volleyball.gr/index.asp?a_id=792
Women
Domestic- Greek Championship:
- Runners-up (3): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Greek Cup: (1)2011
- Runners-up (1): 2010
Winners (1): 2011
International record
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions Cup CEV Champions League The CEV Champions League, or Indesit European Champions League is the top official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year.-Formula:In the first round take part 24 teams shared in 6 group stage.... |
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| 1981-82 | 4th place / Final Four | ||
| 1991-92 | 2nd place / Final Four | defeated by Il Messaggero Ravenna | |
| 1992-93 | 3rd place / Final Four | ||
| 1993-94 | 4th place / Final Four | ||
| 1994-95 | 3rd place / Final Four | ||
| Champions League CEV Champions League The CEV Champions League, or Indesit European Champions League is the top official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year.-Formula:In the first round take part 24 teams shared in 6 group stage.... |
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| 2000-01 | 4th place / Final Four | ||
| 2001-02 | 2nd place / Final Four | defeated by Lube Banca Macerata 1-3 | |
| Cup Winners Cup/Top Teams Cup | |||
| 1995-96 | Winners / Final Four | won Bayer Wuppertal | |
| 1996-97 | 2nd place / Final Four | defeated by Alpitour Traco Cuneo | |
| 1997-98 | 2nd place / Final Four | defeated by Alpitour Traco Cuneo | |
| 2004-05 | Winners / Final Four | won Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam 3-0 | |
Selected Former Players
Apostolos Armenakis Goran Vujevic Stylianos Amarianakis Georgios Dragovits Scott Fortune Ivo Gavrilov Marios Giourdas Ernando Gómez Bengt Gustavsson Hendrik Jan "Henk Jan" Held Osvaldo Hernández Chambert Ray Salmon Georgios Kazamias Dimitrios Kazazis Plamen Konstantinov Vasilios Kournetas Ioannis Laios Vasa Mijić Milan Markovic Athanasios Moustakidis Stefanos Polyzos Stylianos Prosalikas Igor Runov Jeff Stork Antonios Tsakiropoulos Hristo Tsvetanov Marcos MilinkovicMarcos Milinkovic
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Lorenzo Bernardi
Lorenzo Bernardi
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Urbanowicz Leszek Raimond Vilde Boyan Yordanov Ivan Miljković
Ivan Miljkovic
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Tom Hoff Huber Eno Pablo Meana
Roster 2011-2012
| No. | Nat. | Position | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Opposite | Andres Ronaldo Jimenez |
| 3 |  |
Middle Blocker | Gerasimos Kanellos |
| 4 | |
Middle Blocker | George Petreas |
| 5 | |
Opposite | Sotirios Sotiriou |
| 6 | |
Setter | Giannis Livathinos |
| 7 | |
Setter | Dima Filippov |
| 8 | Spiker | Marek Novotny | |
| 9 | |
Spiker | Menelaos Kokkinakis |
| 10 | |
Middle Blocker | Andreas Andreadis |
| 11 | |
Libero | Pavlos Kouzounis |
| 14 | |
Middle Blocker | Giannis Markou |
| 15 | |
Spiker | Kostas Ioannou |
| 17 |  |
Spiker | Paulo Anchieta Veloso Pinto |
| 18 | |
Libero | Panagiotis Feleris |
| Nat. | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| |
Head Coach | Giannis Kalmazidis |
| |
Assistant Coach | Kyriakos Kamberidis |
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Trainer | Kyriakos Moutesidis |
| |
Physiotherapists | Giorgos Papageorgiou |
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Statistician | Makis Margaritis |
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Property Attendant | Spiros Bletsas |
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Team Manager | Vasilis Kallimanis |