Greek volleyball club
P.A.O.K. Volleyball Club or PAOK Volley, is a Greek volleyball club based in Thessaloniki and part of the major multi-sport club PAOK. The department was founded in 1933 and refounded in 1948 after the Axis occupation. Their home ground is PAOK Sports Arena. PAOK have won 9 domestic titles in total with 3 Championships (2015, 2016, 2017), 5 Cups (2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023) and 1 Super Cup (2023).
PAOK made their first appearance in the top national division in the 1970–71 season. The team won its first trophies claiming the Double in 2015 and debuted in the CEV Champions League the following season.[1] In 2015–16 season, PAOK became the first team in Greek Volleyball history that won the Greek Championship title despite finishing 4th in the regular season.
PAOK Sports Arena
Season 2025–26[2]
| Shirt No
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Nationality
|
Player
|
Birth Date
|
Height
|
Position
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| 2 |
Serbia |
Uroš Kovačević |
(1993-05-06) May 6, 1993 (age 32) |
1.98 |
Outside Hitter
|
| 4 |
Greece |
Iasonas Telios |
(2009-04-22) April 22, 2009 (age 16) |
1.82 |
Libero
|
| 6 |
Greece |
Giorgos Michelakis |
(1997-05-27) May 27, 1997 (age 28) |
1.77 |
Libero
|
| 9 |
Greece |
Menelaos Kokkinakis |
(1993-01-21) January 21, 1993 (age 33) |
1.93 |
Outside Hitter
|
| 11 |
Cuba/ Greece |
Alberto Lázaro Torres |
(1996-09-11) September 11, 1996 (age 29) |
1.98 |
Outside Hitter
|
| 12 |
Bulgaria |
Nikolay Kolev |
(1997-12-16) December 16, 1997 (age 28) |
2.05 |
Middle Blocker
|
| 13 |
Greece |
Ioannis Takouridis (c) |
(1988-05-24) May 24, 1988 (age 37) |
1.98 |
Middle Blocker
|
| 14 |
Greece |
Markos Galiotos |
(1996-08-23) August 23, 1996 (age 29) |
1.95 |
Setter
|
| 15 |
Greece |
Vasilis Karassavidis |
(1995-03-17) March 17, 1995 (age 30) |
1.98 |
Libero
|
| 18 |
Greece |
Nikos Bonias |
(2008-02-14) February 14, 2008 (age 18) |
2.02 |
Middle Blocker
|
| 19 |
Cuba |
Fernando Hernández |
(1989-10-11) October 11, 1989 (age 36) |
1.96 |
Opposite Hitter
|
| 24 |
United States |
Jeffrey Jendryk |
(1995-09-15) September 15, 1995 (age 30) |
2.08 |
Middle Blocker
|
| 27 |
Greece |
Stavros Mouchlias |
(2008-01-05) January 5, 2008 (age 18) |
2.05 |
Outside Hitter
|
| 99 |
Greece |
Lazaros Pavlidis |
(2006-07-11) July 11, 2006 (age 19) |
2.00 |
Setter
|
| Board of directors
|
| President
|
Alkiviadis Isaiadis
|
| Vice chairman & technical manager
|
Κonstantinos Paisiadis
|
| Head of administrative and legal affairs
|
Katerina Giannakopoulou
|
| Security officer and manager in upcoming sporting authorities
|
Achilleas Tzikas
|
| Contact person with the links
|
Antonia Manola
|
| Head of marketing
|
Stelios Beleveslis
|
| Head of press and communications
|
Georgios Pikoulas
|
| Technical staff
|
| Head coach
|
Chrisovalantis Mamais
|
| Assistant coach
|
Vacant
|
| Team manager
|
Kostas Avgitidis
|
| Τrainer
|
Giorgos Ioannidis
|
| Head physiotherapist
|
Dimitris Pagotos
|
| Statistician
|
Panagiotis Kountouridis
|
| Statistician
|
Vasiliki Nenti
|
| Pathologist
|
Makis Lefkaditis
|
| Orthopedic doctor
|
Dionysis Nikiforos
|
| Scoutman
|
Stefanos Maniotis
|
| Carer
|
Kosmas Kazias
|
- The 2019–20 Cup was abandoned due to COVID-19 while PAOK was in the semi-finals. The 2020–21 Cup was not held for the same reasons.
Positions in Volleyleague
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| Position
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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| Times
|
3
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3
|
2
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10
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2
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Press
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| Rivalries | |
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| Supporters |
- Gate 4
- No 12 Jersey
- Black Hell
- SF PAOK Athens
- SF PAOK Toronto
- SF PAOK Melbourne
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