AEK (men's water polo)
Greek water polo club from Athens
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AEK Men's Water Polo Club is the men's water polo department of the major Greek multi-sport club, AEK Sports Club, based in Athens, Greece. The club's home ground is in Athens.[1] It was founded in 1962 and after its dissolution in the '70s, it was re-established in 2017.
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| Founded | 1962 2017 (re-establishment) |
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| League | A2 Ethniki Water Polo |
| Based in | Athens, Greece |
| Colors | |
| President | Alexis Alexiou |
Head coach | George Nikolaou |
| Website | aek.gr |
History
The water polo department of AEK was first founded in 1962 and maintained until the early 1970s.[2][3] During its first season, they won two Third Division Championships.[4] In 1963, AEK was fourth in the Third Division Championship, in the same position in 1964, third in 1965 and champion in 1966, to compete for the following year 1967 in the Second Division where they finished sixth and relegated.
Champion again in 1968 in the Third Division, they did not play in the 1969 championship of the A2 Greek Water Polo League and so, somewhere there, the thread of that team is lost. The department was re-established in 2017. The decision to re-establish the department by the Board of AEK Sports Club was received on March 23, 2017, after the proposal made by Panos Michalopoulos and Giorgos Kirmizoglou, something that was officially announced after a while.
On 6 July 2020, the club was promoted to the Greek Water Polo League for the first time in its history.[5] In 2021 the club participated in the first Greek Cup final of its short history and lost the game against Olympiacos.[6][7]
Honours
| Type | Competition | Titles | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | A2 Greek Men's Water Polo League | 1 | 2020 | |
| Greek Men's Water Polo C League | 3 | 1966, 1968, 2018 | ||
| Greek Water Polo Cup | 0 | 2021 | ||
- record
- S Shared record
Current squad
Season 2022–23
| № | Nat. | Player | Birth Date | Position | L/R |
| 1 |  | Michalis Tsatalios | July 17, 1988 | ||
| 2 | | Anargyros Koryzis | Goalkeeper | ||
| 3 | | Michalis Kazazis | February 5, 1994 | Centre Back | |
| 4 | | Aris Mavrotas | September 5, 2000 | Wing | |
| 6 | | Konstantinos Papakos | Wing | ||
| 7 | | Rafail Manioudakis | Wing | ||
| 8 | | Dimitris Stamelos | March 30, 2001 | Wing | |
| 9 | | Christos Papoukas | Wing | ||
| 10 | | Nikolaos Stellatos | June 17, 1979 | Wing | |
| 11 | | Michalis Diplaros | Wing | ||
| 12 | | Xenofon Zorzos | October 18, 2002 | Centre Forward | |
| 13 | | Lefteris Katsinoulas | June 11, 2002 | Goalkeeper | |
| 14 |  | Nikola Vukčević | November 14, 1985 | Centre Forward | |
| 16 | | Alexandros Iliopoulos | Wing | ||
| 17 | | Manolis Tsistrakis | Wing | ||
| Konstantinos Kokkinakis | October 9, 1975 | Centre Back | ||
 | Luis Araya | July 7, 1998 | Wing | ||
Staff
| Technical Staff | |
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| Section Chairman | Alexis Alexiou |
| Section Leader | Panos Michalopoulos |
| Technical Manager | Giorgos Kirmizoglou |
| Head Coach | Konstantinos Dandolos |
| Technical Director | Vasilios Davillas |
See also
Sponsorships
- Great Sponsor: Molto