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AC Aris Thessaloniki Full name Athletic Club Aris ThessalonikiΑθλητικός Σύλλογος Άρης Θεσσαλονίκης Nicknames God of War Founded 25 March 1914 asFootball Club Aris Thessaloniki Colours Yellow ,Black Anthem Aris Niketes Chairman Lefteris Arvanitis Titles European Titles:3 1 Website www
Nikiphoros, Kostas andKleanthis Vikelidis (1930) Old poster with the champion team of Aris Thessaloniki (1931–32 season) Kleanthis Vikelides Stadium Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis , meansAthletic Club Aris Thessaloniki [ 1] Greek :Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Άρης Θεσσαλονίκης ), is a majorGreek multi-sport club founded on 25 March 1914 inThessaloniki .
NicknamedGod of War , Aris was one of the strongest Greek clubs during theInterwar period with champion teams in football, basketball[ 2] Nikos Galis and the team of the 1980s, which was voted as the best Greek team of the 20th century.
Aris is considered to be one of the most important Greek sport clubs and today maintains departments in many sports, including:
Winners (10) : 1929–30, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91Runners-up (8): 1928–29, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1983-84 Winners (8) : 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1997–98, 2003–04Runners-up (6): 1983–84, 1992–93, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2013–14,2016–17 Winners (1) : 1986Winners (1) :1992–93 Runners-up (1):2005–06 Winners (1) :1996–97 Winners (1) :2002–03 Greek Volleyball League
Winners (1): 1996–97Runners-up (2): 1993–94, 1995–96,Greek Super Cup
Greek League Winners (4): 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1931–32Runners-up (1): 1930–312Greek championships, Women : 1994, 1995 1Greek Championship :2007 1Greek Cup : 2007 1 'Beach Korfball Championship : 2008 1Greek Championship : 2009 1Greek Championship :2009 3Greek Cups : 2007, 2008, 2009 1Balkan Cup : 2009 1Greek Championship, Women : 1994 1Greek Championship, Men : 1972 1Greek Indoor Championship, Women : 1991 1Greek Cup, Women : 1988 2Greek Cross Country Championship, Women : 1961, 1962 Emilios Riadis The hymn of Aris orAris Niketes (Ares Victorious) is the anthem of the club. It was written in 1926. The lyrics were written byGeorgios Kitsos and the music bySecondo Poselli , son of the famous architectVitaliano Poselli . The orchestration was made by the famous classic composerEmilios Riadis .
Football:Nikolaos Aggelakis ,Kostas Vikelidis ,Nikiphoros Vikelidis ,Nikos Kitsos ,Argyris Argyriadis ,Kleanthis Vikelidis ,Kostas Veliadis ,Manolis Keramidas ,Takis Loukanidis ,Alketas Panagoulias ,Konstantinos Drampis ,Giorgos Zindros ,Stelios Papafloratos ,Theodoros Pallas ,Alekos Alexiadis ,Dinos Kouis ,Vasilis Dimitriadis ,Apostolos Liolidis ,Traianos Dellas ,Angelos Charisteas ,Avraam Papadopoulos ,Sergio Koke ,Darcy Dolce Neto ,Javito ,Vangelis Platellas Basketball:Manthos Matthaiou ,Faidon Matthaiou ,Anestis Petalidis ,Michalis Romanidis ,Vangelis Alexandris ,Charis Papageorgiou ,Nikos Filippou ,Stojko Vranković ,Vassilis Lipiridis ,Lefteris Subotić ,Giannis Ioannidis ,Panagiotis Giannakis ,Nikos Galis ,Miroslav Pecarski ,Roy Tarpley ,Harold Ellis ,Walter Berry ,José Ortiz ,Charles Shackleford ,Dinos Angelidis ,Panagiotis Liadelis ,Giorgos Sigalas ,Will Solomon ,Nestoras Kommatos ,Jeremiah Massey ,Bryant Dunston ,Kostas Sloukas ,Kostas Papanikolaou ,Sasha Vezenkov Volleyball:Lyubomir Ganev ,Plamen Konstantinov ,Michalis Alexandropoulos ,Giannis Melkas ,Thanassis Moustakidis ,Dimitris Modiotis ,Kostas Prousalis ,Nikos Smaragdis ,Riley Salmon ,Clayton Stanley Water polo:Stelios Dimitriou ,Agisilaos Zografos ,Fotis Zografos Wrestling Ares Arthur Abrahamian, President of the Armenian Community of Thessaloniki Vangelis Alexandris , basketball player and coach, former Aris captainAnthimos Ananiadis , actorLelos Arouch, prominent member of the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki Loukas Barlos , entrepreneur, former AEK president[ 3] Albert Bourla , chief executive officer (CEO) ofPfizer Yiannis Boutaris , entrepreneur, fmr. owner of Aris basketball club, fmr. Mayor of ThessalonikiAngelos Charisteas , footballer, member of theUEFA Euro 2004 winning team, scorer of the winner in the FinalSpyros Charitatos, journalist Kostas Chrysogonos , jurist, Member of theEuropean Parliament Giannis Dardamanelis, Mayor ofKalamaria Dimos Dasygenis, knitting entrepreneur, whom the Aris training center ("Dasygenio") was named after Serafeim Dedeoglou, significant entrepreneur, creator of luxury hotels in Thessaloniki Georgios Delizisis , footballer, former Aris captain[ 4] Vangelis Diamantopoulos , fmr. SYRIZA MPEfstratios Evgeniou, Chalkidiki Flour Mills SA's Chairman & CEO B.D. Foxmoor , rapper and hip hop producerGiorgos Foiros , football player and coach, former Aris captainChristos Galileas, artistic director ofThessaloniki Concert Hall Nikos Galis , member of theFIBA Hall of Fame andNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame , 1987 European championKostas Gioulekas , fmr. Minister ofInternal Affairs Dimitris Goulielmos, entrepreneur, owner of Aris basketball club[ 5] Evangelos Grammenos, president of theHellenic Football Federation (EPO) Aris Grigoriadis , world aquatics championGiannis Ioannidis , basketball player and coach, Greek Champion with Aris, fmr. Aris captain, fmr. DeputyMinister of Sport [ 6] Paris Kalimeridis, former sports journalist Ignatios Kaitezidis , Mayor ofPanorama Sotiris Kalivatsis , actor[ 7] Merkouris Karaliopoulos , boyhood fan, former Aris footballerVassilis Kechagias, President of theGreek Film Critics Association (PEKK) Georgios Koltsidas , former Aris footballer and captain[ 8] Lambros Konstantaras, journalist Giorgos Konstantopoulos, President of the Greek Exporters Association (SEVE) Dinos Kouis , footballer, former Aris captainVladimiros Kyriakidis , actor, former Aris youth basketball player[ 9] Zoe Laskari , actressNikos Laskaris, entrepreneur, former Aris basketball club owner[ 10] Katerina Laspa, journalist, TV host Michalis Leanis, journalist Giorgos Lentzas , journalist, TV hostGiannis Logothetis, emblematic sports commentator Renia Louizidou , actressNikos Makropoulos , singerApostolos Mangiriadis, journalist Marinella , singerRodolfo Maslias, Head ofTermCoord of theEuropean Parliament Faidon Matthaiou , basketball player and coach,FIBA EuroBasket Bronze medalist, the "Patriarch" of Greek basketballAntypas (Masloumidis) , singerMichalis Mitrousis , actorGiorgos Moukidis, composer and songwriter Fanis Mouratidis , actorThomas Nazlidis , footballer, former Aris player, team manager[ 11] Alexandros Nikolaidis , Olympic medalist inTae Kwon Do Alketas Panagoulias , fmr. US and Greece national football team manager, Aris player and coach[ 12] Andreas Papacharalambous , Mayor ofStrovolos ,Cyprus Elena Papadimitriou, journalist Charis Papageorgiou , top scorer and champion in basketballVasilis Papageorgopoulos ,100 metres athlete, European champion, fmr.Mayor of Thessaloniki [ 13] Evelina Papoulia , actress[ 14] Nikos Pasialis , former Aris footballer[ 15] Anestis Petalidis , basketball player and coach, longest-serving Aris coach, thePatriarch of the basketball departmentAkis Petretzikis , celebrity chefNtinos Pontikas , footballer, youngest everhat-trick scorer [ 16] Secondo Poselli, composer of the Hymn of Aris Thessaloniki, son ofVitaliano Poselli Panagiotis Psomiadis , politician, former MP[ 17] Emilios Riadis , significant composer and poetKonstantinos-Christoforos Rodokanakis, physician and essayist Thomas Rompopoulos, former MP withPASOK Akis Sakellariou , actorKaterina Sakellaropoulou ,President of the Hellenic Republic [ 18] Nikolaos Sakellaropoulos, fmr. VP of the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece Trifon Samaras, celebrity hairdresser, hair stylits Margaritis Schinas , vice-president of theEuropean Commission [ 19] Thanasis Papazoglou , international footballerNikos Dabizas , fmr. international footballer, technical directorMarios Siampanis , footballer, fmr. Aris goalkeeper[ 20] Panagiotis Spyrou , pioneer cardiac surgeonKaterina Stanisi , singerNikos Tachiaos, Chairman of Attiko Metro SA Kyriakos Thomaidis, journalist, TV host Ioanna Triantafyllidou , actorNicholas Trimmatis, London based real estate entrepreneur Thanasis Tsaltabasis , actor[ 21] Vassilis Tsitsanis , leading composer ofrebetiko Vasilis Tsivilikas , actorNikos Valergakis, fmr. President of Thessaloniki Bar Association Foteini Velesiotou , singerKleanthis Vikelidis , footballer, former Aris captain, Greek champion and topscorerMichalis Zorpidis, President of the Professional Chamber ofThessaloniki (EETH) [ edit ] Name Years 1914–16 Minos Kydonakis 1916–23 Dimitris Ioannidis 1923–28 Lefteris Iliadis 1928–30 Giannis Angelou 1930–31 Lefteris Iliadis 1931–34 Petros Louvaris 1934–35 Nikos Kasapis 1935–36 Lefteris Iliadis 1936–37 Giorgos Paraskevaidis 1937–38 Panagiotis Kosmatopoulos 1938–41 Manthos Matthaiou 1945-46 Giannis Angelou 1946–47 Stelios Kazantzis 1947–52 Giannis Angelou 1952–53 Grigoris Chatziantoniou 1953–54 Elias Oplopoios 1954–55 Giannis Angelou 1955-57 Stergios Jiuvanakis 1957–58 Giannis Angelou 1958–59 Grigoris Chatziantoniou 1959–60 Giannis Cholevas 1960–62 Nikiphoros Vikelidis 1962–63 Stergios Jiuvanakis 1963–64 Giannis Cholevas 1964–67 Giorgos Grigoriadis 1967–69 Kostas Vikelidis 1969–72 Nikos Kampanis 1972–73 Menelaos Chatzigeorgiou 1973–74 Nikos Kampanis 1974–75 Giorgos Grigoriadis 1975–76 Nikos Kampanis
Name Years 1977–79 Apostolos Georgiadis 1979–81 Dimitris Souliadis 1981–83 Evangelos Mellisaris 1983–90 Akis Michailidis 1990–92 Akis Michailidis, Panagiotis Spyrou 1992–93 Lefteris Chatzopoulos 1993–95 Athanasios Papavasileiou 1995–96 Athanasios Adamopoulos 1996–98 Lefteris Chatzopoulos 1998–00 Giannis Chortis 2000–01 Theodoros Athanasiadis 2001–03 Michalis Zorpidis 2003–06 Nikitas Matthaiou 2006–14 Nikos Papadopoulos 2014 Charis Papageorgiou 2014–15 Tasos Economou 2015– Giannis Psifidis
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