AEK (men's water polo)
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.
Founded | 1962 2017 (re-establishment) |
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League | Greek Water Polo League |
Based in | Athens, Greece |
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President | Alexandros Alexiou |
Head coach | Konstantinos Dandolos |
Website | aek.gr |
Departments of AEK Athens | ||
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Football | Basketball | Volleyball (Men's) |
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Volleyball (Women's) |
Water Polo (Men's) |
Water Polo (Women's) |
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Handball | Futsal | Athletics |
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Cycling | Table tennis | Boxing |
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Fencing | Field hockey | Rugby |
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Chess | Muay Thai | MMA |
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Weightlifting | eSports | Parasports |
History
The waterpolo 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 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 promoted to the Greek Water Polo League for the first time in their history.[5]
Honours
- A2 Greek Men's Water Polo League
- Winners (1): 2020
- A3 Greek Men's Water Polo League
- Winners (3): 1966, 1968, 2018
Current squad
Season 2020–21
№ | Nat. | Player | Birth Date | Position | L/R |
![]() | Konstantinos Flegkas | July 17, 1988 | Goalkeeper | ||
![]() | Nikola Rađen | January 29, 1985 | Centre Back | R | |
![]() | Nikola Vukčević | November 14, 1985 | Centre Forward | ||
![]() | Michalis Vekkos | October 27, 1996 | Wing | ||
![]() | Christos Koutsialis | June 24, 1989 | Centre Back | ||
![]() | Loukas Likaris | October 1, 1990 | Centre Back | ||
![]() | Dimitrios Tigkas | April 1, 1993 | Centre Back | ||
![]() | Aris Mavrotas | September 5, 2000 | Wing | ||
![]() | Antonis Giannouris | July 5, 1999 | Wing | ||
![]() | Nikolaos Stellatos | June 17, 1979 | Wing | ||
![]() | Michalis Kazazis | February 5, 1994 | Centre Back | ||
Staff
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See also
Sponsorships
- Great Sponsor: Molto
References
- Φώντας Χήτας. "ΑΕΚ: Από την δεκαετία του '60 έρχεται η ιστορία της". koe.org.gr (in Greek). Online. Archived from the original on July 7, 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- "The first water polo team of AEK!". waterpolonews.gr. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- Θοδωρής Νταλαγιώργος. "Η πρώτη ομάδα υδατοσφαίρισης της ΑΕΚ!". waterpolonews.gr (in Greek). Online. Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- "AEK: Its history comes from the 60's". koe.org.gr. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- "Ιστορική άνοδος των Ανδρών στην Α1!". aek.gr (in Greek). Online. Archived from the original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
External links
- Official website
- AEK on Facebook
- AEK on Instagram