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Atromitos Athens
Full nameP.A.E. A.P.S. Atromitos Athens
Π.Α.Ε. Α.Π.Σ. Ατρόμητος Αθηνών
Founded1923
GroundPeristeri Stadium
Peristeri, Athens
Capacity10,200
ChairmanGreece Georgios Spanos
ManagerGreece Giorgos Donis
LeagueBeta Ethniki
(Βήτα Εθνικη)
2008-09Beta Ethniki, 1st (Champion, Promoted)

Atromitos FC is a football club based in Peristeri, Athens that plays in the Super League Greece.

History

Atromitos FC was officially founded in May 1923 when Kalomvounis, Petos, Glykofridis, Stathopoulos, Synodinos, Rigopoulos, Stamatopoulos, and other students living in Victoria Square (which was then called Kyriakou Square) decided to form a football team. That same year, Vaggelis Stamatis, a mathematics teacher and member of the Panhellenic football league, joined the administrative board of Atromitos. Because of his prominence in pre-war Greek football history, Stamatis' involvement increased the new team's stature in Athenian football. In 1924, Atromitos was accepted into the Greek football league.

At the time, Atromitos played at the Panellinios football grounds, Panathinaikos, and in Aris park. During their first season in the league's first division, they ended in third place (behind Panathinaikos and AEK). In 1928, they defeated Goudi 4-3 in the final game at Rouf stadium to become champions of Athens.

That same year, they took part (in the champions condition) in the first Panhellenic championship, which was organised by EPO. On May 24, 1928, they were beaten 3-1 by Aris (who later became champions) in an away game, and were defeated again on June 3 by Ethnicos Pireaus 5-0. On June 10, They managed a draw at home against Ethnicos 1-1, before losing again to Aris 3-1 seven days later.

During the following two years, Atromitos stayed in the upper part of the first division of Athens, and in 1929, they finished third behind Panathinaikos and AEK Athens. They repeated the feat in 1930. They relegated from the championship in 1931. In 1932, Iosiph Chouroukchoglou and Nikolaos Epioglou decided to move Atromitos to Peristeri. Earlier, it was located in the same area as Panathinaikos, and they had found it hard to establish a large fan base or develop a unique identity. They played again it in seasons of 1933-34, 1938-39, 1939-40 before ocuupation of Greece. They played again in Panhellenic championship between 1945-1951, 1952-1953, 1956-1959.

Atromitos played in Alpha Ethniki in 1960-61 season and played in the second division until May 1972 when, under the coaching of Savva Papazoulou, they were re-promoted to the first level. It proved a change too hard to handle, and they were demoted the following year. In 1975, a better-prepared Atromitos returned to the first division with a large fanbase, and ended the year in 13th place, securing their spot in the top flight. In 1976 they improved to end the season in 9th place, the best in the club's history. But, they relegated in 1977.

By 1981, Atromitos had succeeded in attracting renowned players such as Stylianopoulos, Álvarez, Toskas and Athanasopoulos. However, despite high expectations, the club played for the last time in the top flight, and once more returned to the lower divisions. After years of playing in the third division, Atromitos won promotion back to the second division in May 2002 by beating Levadiakos FC at Patra stadium. The team played again in the top flight between 2005-2008 by merging with Halkidona and returned to the top flight after playing one season in the second division in 2008-2009.

Previous chairmen

Former chairmen of the club include Iosiph Chouroukchoglou, Nikolaos Epioglou, Nikolaos Chakiris, Adonis Galaios, Stefanos Kaloumenos, Evaggelos Stais, Takis Anevlavis, Adonis Ksipnitos, Pavlos Panoutsopoulos, Stamatis Glykos, Andreas Koulopoulos, Giorgos Douros, Vasilis Petrou, Yiannis Kurtis, Kostas Stathakis, Vasilis Chigos and Tasos Papanikolas. Giorgos Spanos is the present chairman.

Stadium

The home ground of Atromitos was once well-maintained but has been recently neglected. In its early days, Peristeri had grown to become the fourth largest municipality in Greece. The first club home ground was the grounds of "Bravery", which was located beyond the last shanty town of Evaggelistria.

In 1953, Atromitos moved to their present location, which contained only central stands for the spectators; the changing rooms consisted of a small room at the end of the stands. Much later, a larger stand was built with a capacity of 6,000 spectators. It was also used for non-football purposes, such as musical performances.

During the chairmanship of Victor Mitropoulos in EPAE, blue and white plastic seats were installed in the central stand. Before the Athens Olympics, Atromitos installed floodlights and renovated the running track so the ground could be used as a coaching facility during the Olympic Games. Under the football ground there are spaces and facilities for activities such as wrestling, chess and boxing. The organised fan club, "The Fedayeen", also have a space underneath the stands.

Repairs to fragile parts of the stadium due to humidity and earthquake damage are expected to be carried out.

Notable players

Current squad

As of February 05 2009[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Greece GRE Fotios Karagiolidis
2 DF Greece GRE Ioannis Katemis (captain)
3 DF Greece GRE Grigoris-Henry Kokolakis
4 MF Greece GRE Dimitrios Ioannou
5 DF Greece GRE Vassilios Apostolopoulos
6 MF Greece GRE Vasilios Rovas
8 MF Greece GRE Michalis Kripindiris
9 MF Brazil BRA Luis Eduardo Brito
15 GK Egypt EGY Ahmed Hamdy
16 MF Greece GRE Michalis Kripintiris
17 FW Greece GRE Stergios Marinos
18 FW Greece GRE Konstantinos Nebegleras
20 MF Argentina ARG Lucas Favalli
21 FW Argentina ARG Emanuel Perrone
22 DF Greece GRE Pashalis Melissas
23 GK Greece GRE Chrisostomos Michailidis
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF Greece GRE Thanasis Papageorgiou
25 DF Greece GRE Michael Kyrgias
26 DF Brazil BRA Marcelo Oliveira
27 DF Argentina ARG Carlos Alberto Massara
28 MF Greece GRE Petros Kaminiotis
29 FW Greece GRE Vasilios Res
30 DF Greece GRE Apostolos Skondras
31 GK Greece GRE Apostolos Androutsos
32 DF Greece GRE Ioannis Skondras
34 FW Greece GRE Vlasis Kazakis
35 FW Cameroon CMR Dominique Wassi
37 MF Greece GRE Panagiotis Korbos
40 FW Greece GRE Ioannis Karalis
77 FW Greece GRE Hristos Kalantzis
80 MF Greece GRE Andreas Tatos
- MF Greece GRE Evangelos Nastos

Staff

  • Head Coach: Giorgos Donis
  • Assistant Coach: Savvas Pantelidis
  • Conditions Coach: Nektarios Pantazis
  • Advisor: Eletherios Kyparissis
  • Youth Coach: Nikos Kotsovos

Former Coaches

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Argentina ARG Lucas Trejo (at Fostiras F.C. until June 2009)
30 MF Greece GRE Alexis Souflas (at Fostiras F.C. until June 2009)

References

  1. ^ http://www.atromitosfc.gr/english/the-team/football-players/

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