Iraklis was one of the first Greek clubs which encouraged volleyball before World War II. After the war, they were always among the top teams in Greece. The first national championship was played in 1968 and Iraklis was also able to contribute to the National Teams with plenty of players. During the 70's, Iraklis participated twice in the championship finals, due to the contribution of Nikos Antoniadis. In 1987, 1989 and 1992 Iraklis made it to the European Cup and in 1997 came the outburst of the team.
Thanks to an organized effort, Iraklis played three consecutive Championship finals and finally won its first title -the Greek Cup- in 2000. Two years later, the team won both the Championship and the Cup titles, while finishing third in the CEV Champions League final-four held in Opole, Poland.
The next four years Iraklis dominated in Greece, confirming his superiority by winning one Championship (2005), three Greek Cups (2004, 2005, 2006) and two Greek Super Cups (2004, 2005), but mostly by participating in three more CEV Champions League final-fours. In 2004 in Belgorod, Russia, the team finished in the fourth place. Next year, the presence of world-class players such as Lloy Ball, Thomas Hoff and Clayton Stanley helped the team to reach the final-four which took place in Thessaloniki, Greece. Iraklis beat Lokomotiv Belgorod in the semi-final, but lost 1-3 to Tours VB in the final, despite the outstanding support by the fans. In 2006, Iraklis made it again to the final in Rome, Italy, to be beaten by Sisley Treviso 3-1. About 4,000 Iraklis fans traveled to Rome to support the team.
The following season marked the beginning of a transitional period. Many of the top players were released from the team, while the budget was cut in half. Even so, the team's dominance in Greece continued. In 2007, Iraklis finished third in regular season, but managed to win the Championship beating Olympiacos S.C. in the semi-finals and Panathinaikos VC in the finals, having both times a disadvantage. The next Championship (2007–08) had the same conclusion. Iraklis defeated Panathinaikos VC in the finals without losing a single game and won the championship for the fourth time in their history.
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Main article G S Iraklis Thessaloniki G S Iraklis Thessaloniki Greek G S Hraklhs 8essalonikhs is a professional volleyball team based in Thessaloniki Macedonia Greece It plays in A1 Greek Volleyball League Founded in the 1920s they evolved in one of the most successful departments of G S Iraklis Thessaloniki multi sports club and one of the best teams in Greece and Europe as they have won 5 times the Greek league 2002 2005 2007 2008 2012 and reached 3 times 2005 2006 2009 the final of the CEV Champions League G S Iraklis Thessaloniki Men s Volleyball Full nameG S Iraklis ThessalonikiNicknameGhraios Gireos The Elder Founded1921GroundKatsaneio Indoor Hall Capacity 500 ChairmanFotis TheosManagerThanasis StrantzalisLeaguePre League 2d tier 2022 20235th place in Pre LeagueWebsiteClub home pageChampionships5 2002 2005 2007 2008 2012 Contents 1 History 2 Notable former players 2 1 Notable coaches 3 Honours 3 1 Domestic 3 2 European 4 External links 4 1 Official websitesHistory Edit nbsp The 5 final fours of G S Iraklis Thessaloniki in CEV Champions LeagueIraklis was one of the first Greek clubs which encouraged volleyball before World War II After the war they were always among the top teams in Greece The first national championship was played in 1968 and Iraklis was also able to contribute to the National Teams with plenty of players During the 70 s Iraklis participated twice in the championship finals due to the contribution of Nikos Antoniadis In 1987 1989 and 1992 Iraklis made it to the European Cup and in 1997 came the outburst of the team Thanks to an organized effort Iraklis played three consecutive Championship finals and finally won its first title the Greek Cup in 2000 Two years later the team won both the Championship and the Cup titles while finishing third in the CEV Champions League final four held in Opole Poland The next four years Iraklis dominated in Greece confirming his superiority by winning one Championship 2005 three Greek Cups 2004 2005 2006 and two Greek Super Cups 2004 2005 but mostly by participating in three more CEV Champions League final fours In 2004 in Belgorod Russia the team finished in the fourth place Next year the presence of world class players such as Lloy Ball Thomas Hoff and Clayton Stanley helped the team to reach the final four which took place in Thessaloniki Greece Iraklis beat Lokomotiv Belgorod in the semi final but lost 1 3 to Tours VB in the final despite the outstanding support by the fans In 2006 Iraklis made it again to the final in Rome Italy to be beaten by Sisley Treviso 3 1 About 4 000 Iraklis fans traveled to Rome to support the team The following season marked the beginning of a transitional period Many of the top players were released from the team while the budget was cut in half Even so the team s dominance in Greece continued In 2007 Iraklis finished third in regular season but managed to win the Championship beating Olympiacos S C in the semi finals and Panathinaikos VC in the finals having both times a disadvantage The next Championship 2007 08 had the same conclusion Iraklis defeated Panathinaikos VC in the finals without losing a single game and won the championship for the fourth time in their history Notable former players Edit nbsp Nikos Samaras nbsp Plamen Konstantinov nbsp Thomas Hoff nbsp Rolando Jurquin Despaigne nbsp Matej Cernic nbsp Frantz Granvorka nbsp Lloy Ball nbsp Brook Billings nbsp ArgentinaRodrigo Quiroga nbsp BelgiumFrank Depestele nbsp BelarusOlieg Achrem nbsp BulgariaPlamen Konstantinov nbsp CubaFreddy Brooks Joel Despaigne Rolando Despaigne Ricardo Vante nbsp FranceFrantz Granvorka nbsp GermanySimon Tischer nbsp GreeceAndreas Andreadis Nikos Antoniadis Theodoros Baev Theodoros Bozidis Akis Chatziantoniou Konstantinos Christofidelis Christos Dimitrakopoulos Marios Giourdas Theoklitos Karipidis Andrej Kravarik Chrysanthos Kyriazis Konstantinos Prousalis Nikos Samaras Nikolaos Smaragdis Georgios Stefanou nbsp ItalyMatej Cernic nbsp SerbiaSlobodan Boskan nbsp SwedenMarcus Nilsson nbsp TurkeySinan Cem Tanik nbsp USALloy Ball FIVB Hall of Fame Brook Billings Thomas Hoff Clayton Stanley Notable coaches Edit nbsp Flavio Gulinelli nbsp Alekos Leonis nbsp Flavio Gulinelli nbsp Anders Kristiansson FIVB Hall of Fame Honours EditDomestic Edit Greek League Winners 5 2002 2005 2007 2008 2012 Runners up 8 1971 1975 1999 2000 2001 2003 2006 2011Greek Cup Winners 6 2000 2002 2005 2005 2006 2012 Runners up 4 2001 2011 2018 2019Greek Super Cup Winners 4 record 2004 2005 2007 2008 Runners up 2 2000 2006Greek A2 League Winners 1 2015European Edit CEV Champions League Runners up 3 2005 2006 2009 Third place 1 2002 Fourth place 1 2004External links EditOfficial websites Edit G S Iraklis Thessaloniki IRA Store Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title G S Iraklis Thessaloniki men 27s volleyball amp oldid 1166466493, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
