APOEL V.C.
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Full name | APOEL VC | |
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Nickname(s) | Τhrylos (Legend) | |
Founded | 1926 | |
Ground | Lefkotheo Indoor Arena Nicosia, Cyprus | |
Capacity | 3,000 | |
Chairman | Christodoulos Ellinas | |
Coach | Michael Markou | |
League | 1st division | |
2007-08 | 6th | |
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APOEL Voleyball Club is the volleyball team of APOEL, the Nicosia based sport club. Founded in 1926, it is one of the oldest volleyball clubs in Cyprus. APOEL was a founding member of the Cyprus Volleyball Federation.
History
APOEL VC won 8 championships (1 held by SEGAS, 1 by the Greek Volleyball Federation and 6 by the Cyprus Volleyball federation) and 5 Cups. Mainly the peak years for the APOEL volleyball team were between 1980-1990. Since then some good years were been made by the team but without any title outcome. In the current season APOEL is very close to relegation.
Current squad
As of December 2008
Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
1 | Christoforos Aloneftis | Setter | ||
2 | Stavros Michaelides | Spiker | ||
4 | Kyriacos Tsiaklis | Spiker | ||
5 | Andreas Frangos | Spiker | ||
7 | Zenonas Severis | Libero | ||
8 | Andreas Nikiforou (Captain) | Center | ||
9 | Colin Lundeen | Setter | ||
10 | Michael Kassinopoullos | Spiker | ||
11 | Giannis Chasikos | Center | ||
12 | Christoforos Chatzidemetriou | Libero | ||
13 | Michael Parpas | Center | ||
14 | Rodin Merx | Diagonal | ||
17 | Bartolomei Soroka | Spiker |