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. Between 2006 - 2007 the group Asteras Rethymno was crowned champions of the 10th group of the

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and won its participation, for the first time in a professional league, competed in the

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the period from 2007 - 2009 without success

History

Neos Asteras Rethymno is one of the most historic football clubs of Rethymnon. Founded in 1945 by a company then young children (Gasparakis Anthony, Anthony Arampatzoglou, Simsiris Achilleas, Giachakis Anastasios and others). The first meeting was held on 25.02.1945 with President John Lymakis. The first name given by the first Board of Directors the newly established club was PAS Astir (Athletic Football Club Astir) and this in recognition of Asteras Gkyzis subsequent Asteras Exarchia was the club that gave assistance in material through a relative of Gasparakis Anthony. After sixteen years of successes and major victories (

emerged Cup, won PALMER, Irodotos,

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, Ionia, etc.), on 07/28/1961, after the general meeting, the members of the Star, decide on the merger of PAS Astir with Thunderbolt and creating Rethymniakos. A year later (July 4, 1962), re-founded the club, called AO Neos Asteras Rethymno. But in August 1967, the activity of the association is inactivated due to the junta. Neos Asteras Rethymnon reactivated seven years later (December 13, 1974), with the restoration of democracy in Greece and undistracted continues to actively participate in the process of locals football today. In these 70 years of life, the Asteras Rethymno has highlighted major players, and personalities. Asteras Rethymno made his first football steps and nurtured George Kokolakis who fought for a decade to

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, with great career at

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. On May 20, 2007, Asteras Rethymno, for the first time in history won the rise of the professional classes, having emerged champion in the 10th group of the Regional Championship

. In 2009 Asteras Rethymno Rethymno crowned champion for the 15th time in its history.

Players

Line Up

Academies

The academies of Asteras Rethymno are among the most famous in

and with many awards in

at all ages. Has over 250 children in academies.

Titles

1 Championship

(2007)
15 Championships at A'Local League of

(1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1967, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2009)
11 Rethymno Cups (1951, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006)
4 Rethymno Super Cups (1998, 2003, 2005, 2006)

External links

Official Website
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