A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major

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multi-sport club based in

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. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K Athens. Established in Athens in 1924 by

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from

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after the 1919–22 Greco-Turkish war and the subsequent population exchange between Greece and Turkey, it is one of the three most successful clubs in Greece. While it fields teams in many sports under the umbrella of its amateur sports arm, Amateur AEK ( el, Ερασιτεχνική ΑΕΚ; Erasitechnikί AEK) with A.E.K. Handball team to be the best Greek handball club in European achievements having obtained one EHF European Cup (in 2021) and having also reached to the finals (in 2018) and to the semi-finals (in 2019), AEK sports club is best known for its professional

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which have made some notable wins on European competitions (participating at the Semi-final of Europa League in 1977), having also obtained 12 Greek Championships, 15

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s, 1

Greek League Cup The EPAE Cup, known as the Greek League Cup, a now defunct football competition, took place only once, in the year 1989–90 season. AEK Athens is the only winner of the League Cup, beating Panionios (3–3 and 3–1 on penalties), Aris (5–2), ...

, 3

Greek Super Cup The Greek Super Cup ( el, Σούπερ Καπ Ελλάδος), officially known as the Cup of Friendship and Solidarity ( el, Κύπελλο Φιλίας και Αλληλεγγύης) was a Greek association football one-match competition which w ...

s) and also for the professional

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which has won the Greek Basket League eight times, the Greek Basket Cup five times, the

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twice, once the FIBA

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and once the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

History

1924–1945

The large Greek population of

, not unlike those of the other Ottoman urban centres, continued its athletic traditions in the form of numerous athletic clubs. Clubs such as Énosis Tataoúlon () and Iraklís (today Kurtuluş S.K.) () from the Tatavla district, Mégas Aléxandros () and Ermís () of Galata, and Olympiás () of Therapia existed to promote the Hellenic athletic and cultural ideals. These were amongst a dozen Greek-backed clubs that dominated the sporting landscape of the city in the years preceding

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. After the war, with the influx of mainly French and British soldiers to Constantinople, many of the city clubs participated in regular competition with teams formed by the foreign troops. Taxim, Pera, and Tatavla became the scene of weekly competitions in football, athletics, cycling, boxing and tennis. Ermís, one of the most popular clubs, was formed in 1875 by the Greek community of the city. Another club of Pera (Galata), known as Pera, since the mid-1880s, forced to change its name to Pera Sports Club, and then Beyoğlu S.K., in 1923. Many of its athletes, with those of the other sporting clubs, fled during the population exchanges at the end of the Greco-Turkish War, and settled mainly in Athens and

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...

. In 1924, the founders of AEK - a group of Constantinopolitan refugees (among them many athletes from the Pera Sports Club and the other Constantinopolitan clubs) - met at the athletic shop "Lux" of Emilios Ionas and Konstantinos Dimopoulos on Veranzerou Street, in the center of Athens, and created AEK. Their intention was to create a club that provided athletic and cultural diversions for the thousands of predominantly Constantinopolitan and

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n refugees who had settled in the new suburbs of Athens (including

Nea Ionia Nea Ionia ( el, Νέα Ιωνία, meaning New Ionia) is a northern suburb of Athens, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region. It was named after Ionia, the region in Anatolia from which many Greeks migrated in the 1920s as a part of the ...

Nea Chalkidona Nea Chalkidona ( el, Νέα Χαλκηδόνα, meaning New Chalcedon) is a suburb of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Filadelfeia-Chalkidona, of which it is a municipal unit. Nea Chalkidona ...

Nea Smyrni Nea Smyrni ( el, Νέα Σμύρνη, ''Néa Smýrni'', "New Smyrna") is a municipality in South Athens, Greece. At the 2011 census, it had 73,076 inhabitants. It was named after İzmir in Turkey, which Greek's called it as Smyrna, whence many ...

AEK's first president, Konstantinos Spanoudis (1871–1941), a journalist and associate of the Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos, petitioned the government to set aside land for the establishment of a sports ground. In 1926, land in Nea Filadelfeia that was originally set aside for refugee housing, was donated as a training ground for the refugees' sports activities. AEK began using the ground for training, albeit unofficially. In 1930, the property where AEK trained was officially signed over to the club. Venizelos soon approved the plans to build what was to become AEK's home ground for the next 70 years, the

Nikos Goumas Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium ( el, Στάδιο Νίκος Γκούμας) was a multi-purpose stadium in Nea Filadelfeia, a northwestern suburb of Athens, Greece. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of AEK Athens F.C. It i ...

. The liberal politician was present at the inauguration of the stadium. AEK Athletic Club was established in 1924 and is one of the most successful departments of AEK. One of the first sections of the AEK athletic club was cycling. M. Kaloudis was a winner in the Balkan Games (in 1940 in Bucharest when he was third) and was one of the founders of the Chamber. He first appeared in 1929 and was followed by Petoun, Tarsinian and Krisalis. Another cycling ace was Kouvelis, who won the gold medal in the Balkan Games of 1940 in the race of 33 kilometers. Both Kaloudis and his Kouvelis participated in the Olympic Games in London in 1948.

1945–1960

In the Olympic Games of 1948 in London, M. Kaloudis led to the new excursion of AEK in cycling. At the beginning of the 1950s, the sport had blossomed and AEK competed with Panionios and Panathinaikos. The department then had a plethora of skilled cyclists as Davouti, Kouyioumtzis (won the race Athens-Loutraki 1952), Chatziargyri, Georgiadis, Arapi, Barda, Alexis, Tzioti, Barla, Trasian, etc. AEK Table Tennis Club acquired the third position, both in men and in young men championships, in Greece in 1959. AEK Athens Table Tennis (ping-pong) Club, participated in Greek championships during the decades of 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

1961–1970

AEK was the first ever Greek basketball team to participate in the FIBA European Champions Cup (now called the EuroLeague) Final Four, in 1966, which was held in Bologna, Italy. Two years later, AEK was the first-ever Greek team, not only to reach a

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, but also to win a European-wide title. On April 4, 1968, AEK captained by Giorgos Amerikanos, defeated

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, by a score of 89–82, in Athens, in front of 80,000 spectators (at the time, the Guinness world record in basketball attendance) in Kallimarmaron Stadium. AEK Athens V.C. is the volleyball team of the Greek sports club AEK. It was re-founded in 1967 by Jason Platsi. Over the years AEK have struggled to stay in the top flight of Greek volleyball, competing in A2 (Greece's second division) and A1. The Boxing Club was founded in 1969 and during the 1970s had its first success.

1971–1980

The football team, with star player the striker

Thomas Mavros Thomas Mavros ( el, Θωμάς Μαύρος, born 31 May 1954) is a Greek former international football player who played as a striker. He was "the flag" of AEK Athens, that led the club to huge success, during the 70's and 80's. Mavros is rega ...

, reached the semi-finals of

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in 1977, where they were eliminated by Juventus. The Italian team eventually won the trophy. With many star players they continued appearing in European (

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and

) competitions.

1981–1990

AEK Table Tennis Club acquired the third position in Greek Cups of 1984 and 1985. The relevant department of AEK was inactive for almost 23 years (1986–2009).

1991–2000

The football team, under the guidance of ex-player

Dušan Bajević Dušan "Duško" Bajević ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Бајевић, ; gr, Ντούσαν Μπάγεβιτς, ''Doúsan Báyevits''; born 10 December 1948) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He is regarded as the most succes ...

won three consecutive championships in 1992, 1993 and 1994. Since 1995, AEK also has a women's volley club team, which has advanced to the final of the Greek Cup (2011). The department of fencing was founded in 1996. The basketball team reached the FIBA EuroLeague's Final Four in Barcelona in 1998, and beat Benetton Treviso, by a score of 69–66, before losing in the

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to Kinder Bologna, by a score of 44–58. In 2000, on 11 April, AEK won their second international trophy, the

, by defeating Kinder Bologna 83–76. The biggest success for the boxing department came in the late 1990s, with

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, Artur Mikaelyan and Mike Arnaoutis (who became a professional boxer in the United States).

2001–2010

AEK H.C. is also another growing department of AEK. It was founded by a decision of the General Assembly of AEK on July 12, 2005. On August 5, 2005, the Greek Handball Federation accepted a merger of GA Ilioupolis with the ''Handball Sports Union of Constantinople''. In 2007 AEK HC was 3rd in A1 and gained the first participation in European Cups. On 31 May 2009, AEK HC won the Greek Cup in Serres. The department of AEK Futsal Club was established in 2008 by a merger with ''Enosi Geraka futsal team'' and participated in B'Ethniki (second division), where it finished first at the regular season and second after play-off games. However, for the period 2009–10 AEK futsal club is playing again at B'Ethniki, due to a decision taken by EPO (Greek Football Federation), forbidding all team mergers generally. AEK Futsal Club terminated at second position of B'Ethniki after play-off games in April 2010 and gained the participation in A'Ethniki (first division) for the period 2010–11 and has been advanced to the semi-finals of the Greek Cup (2011). The Chess department was founded by a decision of the General Assembly of AEK on 12 July 2005. The department staffed directly by 3 September 2005 is a member of the Greek Chess Federation. In 2006 AEK Chess Club was Greek Cup finalist and in 2008 Greek Cup semi-finalist (third place). Also won the Attica Cup in 2006 and the Attica Rapid Championships in 2006, 2009 and 2010. In 2010 participated at A' Ethniki (1st Division) and took the seventh place. AEK VC had its finest moment with coach Stelios Prosalikas, as has prevailed in the final four of the European Cup Winners Cup. The races held (9–10 March 2000) in the closed Nea Liosia and AEK lost in the semi-final by Cuneo, but won 3–1 Galatasaray in the small final and won the third place.

2011–2020

In 2011, AEK FC won the

. In 2011, AEK HC won the Greek Championship. Also, on 26 February 2011, AEK HC advanced to the quarter-final (best 8) of

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by defeating Sporting Lisboa. In 2012, AEK WVC won the Greek Women Championship. In 2013, AEK HC make Double won the Greek Championship and the

. In 2014, AEK HC won the

. In 2014, AEK VC won the Greek Men's League Cup. In 2016, AEK FC won the

. In

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AEK BC AEK Basketball Club ( el, ΚΑΕ ΑΕΚ ; Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως ''Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupóleos'', "Athletic Union of Constantinople"), also known as AEK B.C. or AEK, and more commonly kno ...

won the FIBA Champions League and the Greek Cup. In 2018, AEK FC won the Greek Championship. In 2018,

AEK Futsal AEK Futsal Club is a Greek futsal club established in 2008 by a merger with the O.F. Geraka Futsal team. They participated in the B'Ethniki (second division) that year, where they finished 1st in the regular season and 2nd in the playoffs. AE ...

won the

. Also, in 2018, AEK HC reached the final of Challenge Cup. In 2019,

won the

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. In 2019,

won the Greek Championship. In 2019, AEK Women's Futsal won the Hellenic Futsal Greek Championship. In 2020,

won the Greek Cup. In 2020

won the Greek Championship. In 2020, AEK HC won the Greek Championship. In 2021, AEK HC won the Greek Championship, the

and the EHF European Cup, a historic treble.

Crest and colours

Since the club's foundation AEK adopted the image of a

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on a

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background. The emblem and colours were chosen as a reminder for the lost homelands and they represent the club's historical ties to

. Its usage also survived as a decorative element in the

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, which was the inheritor of the Byzantine legacy during the Ottoman Empire, while it remained a popular symbol among Greeks. In modern Greece various variations of the two-headed eagles are used in Church flags (based on Byzantine flag patterns and heraldic emblems) and officially by the

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; the bird found also its way into the Greek coat of arms for a brief period in 1925–1926.

Departments

AEK is an amateur multi-sports club with the mission to create and advance as many sports as it is possible and its main professional and semiprofessional teams operate independently. The club has teams in many sports, including

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boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...

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fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, ...

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both male and female teams,

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tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

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, kickboxing,

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, Brazilian jiu-jitsu,

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, and esports, but its most popular teams primarily compete in

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volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

, handball, and

futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...

Titles

Flag of the Greek Orthodox Church floating

A.E.K. Football Club (30)

* Greek Championships (12): : 1939, 1940, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018 *

(15): : 1932, 1939, 1949, 1950, 1956, 1964, 1966, 1978, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2011, 2016 *

(1): : 1990 (record) *

(2): 1989, 1996

A.E.K. Basketball Club (17)

* Intercontinental Cup (1): : 2019 * European Cup Winners' Cup / Saporta Cup (2): : 1968, 2000 * Champions League (1): : 2018 * Greek Championships (8): : 1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 2002 * Greek Basketball Cup (5): : 1981, 2000, 2001, 2018, 2020 :

A.E.K. Handball Club (9)

* EHF European Cup (1): : 2021 * Greek Championship (4): : 2011, 2013, 2020, 2021 *

(4): : 2009, 2013, 2014, 2021

A.E.K. Volleyball Club Men (1)

* Greek Men League Cup (1): : 2014 :

A.E.K. Volleyball Club Women (2)

* Greek Women Championship (1): : 2012 * Greek Women Super Cup (1): : 2012 :

A.E.K. Rugby League

* Greek Championship 9's (2): 2018, 2019 * Greek Championship 13's (2): 2018, 2019

A.E.K. Futsal Men (5)

* Greek Championship (2) : 2019, 2020 *

(1) : 2018 *

(2) : 2018, 2019

A.E.K. Futsal Women (3)

*Hellenic Futsal Super League Women (1) : 2019 *Hellenic Futsal Greek Cup Women (1) : 2022 *Hellenic Futsal Greek Super Cup Women (1) : 2022

A.E.K. Cycling

* Greek Championship, Overall Standings (10) : 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1975, 1979, 1981

A.E.K. Boxing

* Greek Championship, Men (6) : 1978, 1980, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2006

A.E.K. Athletics

* Greek Cross-Country Championships (men) 10: : 1937, 1946, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 * Greek Championship, Women 4: : 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 * Greek Indoor Championship, Women 3: : 2011, 2015, 2016 * Greek Cross-Country Championship, Women 3: : 2010, 2011, 2012 A.E.K. Fencing(12) * Greek Championship, Women 10: : 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 * Greek Championship, Men 2: : 2018, 2020

A.E.K. Table Tennis

* Greek Championship, Men (2): : 2019, 2020

European and Worldwide honours

Notable supporters

* Alekos Alavanos, politician * Milena Apostolaki, politician *

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, singer *

Lambros Konstantaras Lambros Konstantaras (13 March 1913 – 28 June 1985) was a Greek film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1940 and 1981. He was born and died in Athens. Biography He was born in 1913, in Kolonaki, Athens. He studied acting in Paris an ...

, actor *

Fotis Kouvelis Fotis-Fanourios Kouvelis ( el, Φώτης-Φανούριος Κουβέλης; born 3 September 1948) is a Greek lawyer and leftist politician. Biography Kouvelis was born in Volos. He studied law and political science at the University of Athe ...

, former leader of Democratic Left *

Vassilis Logothetidis Vasilis Logothetidis (Greek: Βασίλης Λογοθετίδης; 1897 – 20 February 1960) was a Greek comedian. He is considered one of the most significant modern Greek actors. Logothetidis was born as Vasilis Tavlaridis (Βασίλης Τ ...

, actor * Stelios Mainas, actor *

Yannis Maris Yannis Tsirimokos (1916–1979) was a Greek left-wing journalist, better known under the name Yannis Maris (Γιάννης Μαρής) as a writer of detective fiction. From 1953, Maris wrote over forty short and well plotted novels that at the ...

, detective fiction writer * Giorgos Mitsakis, musician *

George Mitsikostas Giorgos Mitsikostas ( el, Γιώργος Μητσικώστας) (born 12 October 1968) is a famous Greek comedic impressionist in Greece. Biography He started his professional career by impersonating Greek public figures, mainly sports people (e ...

, comedian * Sotiris Moustakas, actor *

Katerina Moutsatsou Katerina Moutsatsou or Moutsatsos ( el, Κατερίνα Μουτσάτσου), is a Los Angeles-based Greek actress, producer, writer, and activist. She is the author and producer of experimental films, videos, and animation series, which focus ...

, actress * Aristotle Onasis, one of the world's richest men * Tzimis Panousis, musician * Pantelis Pantelidis, musician and singer * James Pantemis, football player * Errika Prezerakou, pole vaulter *

Lefteris Papadopoulos Lefteris (Eleftherios) Papadopoulos ( el, Λευτέρης Παπαδόπουλος) is a Greek lyricist, writer and journalist. Lefteris Papadopoulos was born in Athens, Greece on 14 November 1935. He is the son of Greek refugees, with a fath ...

, lyricist * Ange Postecoglou, football manager *

Stathis Psaltis Stathis Psaltis ( el, Στάθης Ψάλτης; 27 February 1951 – 21 April 2017) was a Greek cinema, TV and theatre comic actor. He was best known for starring in many 1980s films, as many as four a year. He has been called "iconic" and a "h ...

, actor * Stelios Perpiniadis,

musician * Miltiadis Papaioannou, politician * Prince Nikolaos of Denmark * Stan, singer *

Yannis Stournaras Yannis (or Giannis) Stournaras ( el, Γιάννης Στουρνάρας; born 10 December 1956) is a Greek economist who has been the Governor of the Bank of Greece since June 2014. Previously, he had been the Greek Minister of Finance from 5 Ju ...

, Governor of the Bank of Greece * Pandelis Thalassinos, musician * Gianna Terzi, singer *

Marios Tokas Marios Tokas ( el, Μάριος Τόκας) (8 June 1954 – 27 April 2008) was a Cypriot composer of traditional music born in Limassol, Cyprus. During the 1974 invasion, he fought as a soldier against the Turkish invaders. In 1975, he went to At ...

, composer *

Sakis Tolis Athanasios "Sakis" Tolis ( el, Αθανάσιος "Σάκης" Τόλης; born 29 June 1972) is a Greek musician best known as the vocalist and rhythm guitarist of Rotting Christ. He is also known as Necromayhem. He has recently produced so ...

, singer * Makis Triantafyllopoulos, Greek journalist * Kostas Tsakonas, actor * Stefanos Tsitsipas, tennis player * Giorgos Vasiliou, actor *

Pantelis Voulgaris Pantelis Voulgaris ( el, Παντελής Βούλγαρης; born 23 October 1940) is a Greek film director and screenwriter. His first feature film ''To proxenio tis Annas'' in 1972 won the first prize in Thessaloniki International Film Festiv ...

, film director * Kostas Voutsas, actor * Despoina Vandi, singer * Eleni Vitali, singer * Nikos Xanthopoulos, actor * Zannino, actor *

Peggy Zina Panagiota-Calliope Chrysicopoulou ( el, Παναγιώτα-Καλλιόπη Χρυσικοπούλου; born 8 March 1975), known professionally as Peggy Zina ( el, Πέγκυ Ζήνα), is a Greek singer. She made her recording debut in 1995 wi ...

, singer

AEK Presidential history

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Kleanthis Maropoulos Kleanthis Maropoulos ( el, Κλεάνθης Μαρόπουλος; 1919 – 3 January 1991) was a Greek footballer who played as a striker for AEK Athens He was a star footballer during the 1930's and 1940's and arguably the greatest Greek playe ...

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Demis Nikolaidis Themistoklis "Demis" Nikolaidis ( el, Ντέμης Νικολαΐδης; born 17 September 1973) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the forty second president of AEK Athens, and is considered one of the fi ...

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Kostas Katsouranis Kostas Katsouranis ( el, Κώστας Κατσουράνης; born 21 June 1979) is a Greek former international footballer. A versatile midfielder, who won the Super League Greek Footballer of the Year Award in 2005 and 2013, as well as the C ...

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Rivaldo Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (born 19 April 1972), known simply as Rivaldo (), is a Brazilian former footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder but also as a second striker, and on occasion deployed as a wide midfielder or as a ...

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Marko Livaja Marko Livaja (; born 26 August 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hajduk Split and the Croatia national team. He has represented his country at every level from the under-15s to the senior team. Club caree ...

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Dušan Ivković Dušan "Duda" Ivković ( sr-cyrl, Душан "Дуда" Ивковић; 29 October 1943 – 16 September 2021) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He served as head coach of the senior Serbian national basketball team from ...

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Michalis Kakiouzis Michalis "Mika" Kakiouzis (alternate spellings: Michail, Michailis, Mihalis) (Greek: Μιχάλης Κακιούζης; born November 29, 1976) is a Greek professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently working as head coach for ...

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Nikos Chatzis Nikolaos "Nikos" Chatzis (alternative spelling: Hatzis) ( el, Νίκος Χατζής; born 3 June 1976) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall, he played at the shooting guard posi ...

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Dimos Dikoudis Dimosthenis "Dimos" Dikoudis (alternate spellings include: Demosthenis, Demos, Ntikoudis) ( el, Δημοσθένης "Δήμος" Ντικούδης; born June 24, 1977 in Larissa, Greece), is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He is ...

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Ioannis Bourousis Giannis Bourousis (Greek: Γιάννης Μπουρούσης; born November 17, 1983) is a former Greek professional basketball player who last played for ASK Karditsa of the Greek A2 Basket League. He is a 7 ft 0.75 in (2.15 m) 270 lb ...

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Nikos Zisis Nikolaos "Nikos" Zisis (alternate spelling: Zissis; el, Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Ζήσης; born August 16, 1983) is a Greek basketball executive and former professional basketball player. During his pro club playing career, at a height of ...

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References

External links

A.E.K. Sports Club official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Athletic Union Of Constantinople A.E.K. Athens Multi-sport clubs in Athens