Water Polo
General
In water polo the Club has achieved many important successes in Greece and Europe. The first participation of its athletes in the Olympic Games was in water polo.
The consecutive conquests of the European (2009 and 2010) by the women's team, the 1997 European Cup Winners' Cup for Men (the first European trophy won by a Greek team in polo), the championships and cups that have been won by the teams of all categories of the department, make Vouliagmeni one of the most successful clubs in the sport, both domestically and internationally. The department started its operation in 1957 and since then it has been on a continuous upward trajectory!
Browse the water polo pages for more information about the history, teams and the competition schedule of the department.
Table of Contents
The V.N.C. part of the history of water polo in Greece
History of the Vouliagmeni Nautical Club Water Polo Department
A brief extract from the Historical Album of the Vouliagmeni Nautical Club "In Search of the Athletic Ideal", written by Mr. Panos Ioannidis and which was officially presented at the beginning of July 2008, in the context of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Club.
1957
"Tracing" the first steps of the men's team. The names of the first "heroic" athletes - which are certainly written in capital letters in the history of the department - were: TASOS KARAGIORGOS, GIORGOS (Boulis) KASIDOKOSTAS, GIORGOS KARAGIORGOS, PARIS STAYROU, MIMIS STAYROU, GRIGORIS FALIRES, TASOS FALIRES, KOSTAS PAPAVASILEIOU, MICHAEL PAPAVASILEIOU, STEFANOS CHALKIDIS and KOSTAS TAMVAKIS.
The first coach of the team was Michalis Mitrofanis, who also coached the swimming team of the Club at that time. The ever-present president Athanasios Diakakis was the backup.
This team "endured" for about two years, since the difficulties, mainly financial, were great and the progressive departure of its members, without the possibility of renewal, brought the end of its competitive action.
1961
The effort to set up the new men's team starts from the beginning. The "yeast" was still the basic members of the first team, such as Tasos Karagiorgos, George (Booulis) Kasidokostas, Parris and Mimis Stavrou, Tasos and Grigoris Falireas, Michalis and Kostas Papavasiliou, who together with the younger George Kaklamano, Nikos Trapalis, Dimitris Anastasopoulos, George Pasipoularidis and Thodoris Apergi made up the roster of the new team.
The team acquires its first coach Michalis Mitrofanis, while Andreas Giouzelis, the new swimming coach, takes over as its coach. It participates with claims in the championship of the C' category, which is held at the end of September in the swimming pool of Zappeion under difficult weather conditions, which meant cold water, since the swimming pool had no heating !
1962-1963
The team continues its course by participating in the Panhellenic Championship of the C' category with two new faces in its composition, C. Kalliodi and G. Zorzos, both members of the swimming team of the Club.
1964
The department is suspended and its future is unknown and uncertain.
1971
There is again starting to be talk of reopening the department. It is Elias Lakoumendas, the club's swimming champion, who in the summer of that year takes the courage to ask the management to re-establish the team. But the time for this had not yet arrived, as the Club's interest was focused on other sports, such as water skiing and swimming.
1971
There is again starting to be talk of reopening the department. It is Elias Lakoumendas, the club's swimming champion, who in the summer of that year takes the courage to ask the management to re-establish the team. But the time for this had not yet arrived, as the Club's interest was focused on other sports, such as water skiing and swimming.
1972
With a proposal by Ilias Lakumenta to the president Athanasios Diakakis, the strong desire to create a new team is expressed and the Board gives its consent to start. They start from the beginning and with the support, now of the Board and the presence of the later president George Kambanis, who from the first moment was a helper and a warm supporter of all the efforts of the team, the trainings start with Ilias Lakoumenta as coordinator and aiming for a place in the C' category, which the next year was merged with the B' category (at that time there were the A' national, the A', B' and C' category).
1973
The team participates for the first time in the B' category championship, held in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, and finishes in 4th place in its group, making a satisfactory first performance with many promises for the future. It was made up of: Elias Lakoumendas (captain), Giannis Giannouris (first appearance), Alexis Dimou, Panagiotis Skouzis, Giorgos Letsios, Giorgos Kalliodis, Giorgos Zorzos, Plato Karkatzos, Orestis Kampanis and Andreas Kampanis. The team coach this year was Kostas Kasidokostas, a member of the Panathinaikos team.
1974
The team participates again in the championship of the B' category, which is held this time in Rethymno Crete in August and occupies the 3rd place.
1975
1976
The team participates in the championship of the B' category, which is held again in Kalamata, and this time occupies the 3rd place. Apart from this, however, there is also an internal change : Yannis Giannouris, the team's goalkeeper, is called up to the national youth team and gives his place to Sotiris Kakisis, later a distinguished writer and poet.
1977
The team participates in the championship of the new B' category, created by the merger of the A' and B' category, and occupies the 3rd place in the center group, after the teams of Panathinaikos and E.N.O. Egypt, with its members Ilias Lakoumenta (player and coach), Giannis Giannouris, Sotiris Kakisis, Nikos Peratinos, Dimitris Sacharidis, George Papadimitriou, Nonta Zakynthinos, Christos Sirko, George Letsio, Michalis Basta, Michalis Stergidis, Dimitris Papachristopoulos, Theodoros Tsedos and Panagios Fragatos.
This year the department presents, for the first time, a Youth team, which participates in the respective championship. It presents ... and team, which participates in the Panhellenic Championship for Children, where it scores 2 wins and 2 defeats, coached by Giannis Giannouris, who is making his first steps as a coach, without abandoning the active activity. On the contrary, he is at the peak of his athletic action and becomes the first athlete of the Group, invited to the Men's National Team, participating in the European Championship, held in Sweden.
1978
The team occupies the 3rd place in the B' national league, in the center group, and misses the chance to claim promotion to the first national league. It consists of the "old" Elias Lakoumenta, Giannis Giannouris, Sotiris Kakis, Dimitris Papachristopoulos, Nonta Zakynthinos, Panagi Fragatos, Orestis Kambanis (who returns after a year's absence) and Michalis Basta and the "young" Panagiotis Thambopoulos, Theodoros Angelopoulos, Michalis Makellarakis, Kyriakos Mistilis, Mikhe Pantelidis and G. Komi Komi.
There are changes in the administrative and technical area of the department with the most important one being the departure of Elias Lacoumenta from the technical leadership of the men's team. The team's coach is the former international goalkeeper of Panathinaikos Nikos Anagnostopoulos, while Giannis Giannouris continues, unpaid, the preparation of the children's teams from which the legendary "babies" of the next years came out, while at the same time he participates, as a member of the national team, in the World Championship in Berlin. Panos Ioannidis, member of the Board of Directors and later General Head of the Club's Sports Departments, is appointed as the curator of the department.
1979
The team once again took 3rd place, after the team of A.O.P.Faliro.
1980
A great year for the team, the department and the Club. Efforts, dreams, ambitions and goals of 8 years become reality and are justified in a festive way. A big and successful leap lands us in the saloons of the national league and leads us to the club of the greats of the sport.
The coach of the team since the end of the previous season is Homer Polychronopoulos and the worthy protagonists of the triumph are the team's players Elias Lakoumendas, Giannis Giannouris, Theo Angelopoulos, Stelios Vakirtzis, Nikos Gennimatas, Christos Dimou, Nnas Zakynthinos, Haris Zouras, Thomas Zografos, Panagiotis Thambopoulos, Dionysis Mavrotas, Sotiris Kalogirou, Thanasis Morphopoulos, Dimitris Moyralis, Dimitris Papachristopoulos, Dionysis Protopapas, Vangelis Rupakas and Kostas Sporidis. Panos Ioannidis was the curator of the section.
An entire season full of enthusiasm, camaraderie and romance was ending to begin a new one that would mark new, greater triumphs for the department and the Club. The teenage team took third place in the respective National Championship, where the much younger George Mavrotas, who was to become the leader and flag bearer of the section and the Club, made his appearance.
Giannis Giannouris participates with the National Team in the Moscow Olympics, while Vangelis Roupakas and Kostas Sporidis participate with the National Youth Team in the Balkan Games and the Pan-European Games in the Netherlands.
1981
Its first year in the big league of the A' National League and it was a real marathon since two rounds of barracks were needed to determine the two teams that would remain in the league and among them the newly promoted team of our Group.
But if the men's team fought hard to achieve its survival alongside the big teams, the teenage team, coached by Giannis Giannouris, fought and succeeded in becoming Greek Champions, defeating Volos 5-4 in the final.
1982
In the Championship the team is strengthened, makes a good performance and occupies the 5th place in the standings having in its composition: George Mavrotas, Dionysis Darras, Vangelis Rupakas, Giannis Giannouris, Christos Dimou, Nikos Gennimata, Dionysis Protopapa, Kostas Sporidis, Nonta Zakynthinos, Dionysis Mavrotas, Giannis Mavromanolakis, Theo Koukoulis, Giannis Delikanakis.
At the end of the season and after significant administrative rearrangements, Giannis Giannouris and Elias Lakoumendas leave the team and the Club. Anastasios Delikanakis, the later president, takes over as curator, while Homer Polychronopoulos remains as coach.
1983
The same course of the team is repeated, which again occupies the 5th place having in its composition George Mavrotas, Dionysis Darras, Nikos Darras, Vangelis Roupakas, George Manolis, Christos Dimou, Kostas Dimou, Kostas Sporidis, Nikos Genimata, Dionysis Mavrotas, Kostas Sakalis, Dionysis Protopapa, Kostas Protopapa, Theodoros Koukoulis and Yannis Delikanakis. However, the teenage team won the National Championship of its category, filling the people of the department with optimism for the future.
1984
The team again occupies the 5th place in the standings consisting of the same players as last year. The Youth team and the Teenage team, however, win the first place in the respective National Championships and Giorgos Mavrotas, now an accomplished polo player and member of our men's team, at the age of 17 participates in the Los Angeles Olympics and becomes the youngest polo player of the games.
Four more Olympiads would follow (Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney), where George would take part as a member of the National Team of our country and would create an unprecedented, at least for Greece, record of participation in 5 (five) Olympic Games, until 2000 (Sidney), when he hung his cap on the highest point of the trophy case of our Group!
1985
Omiros Polychronopoulos leaves the technical leadership of the department. He is succeeded, after more than two years of absence from the club, by Yannis Giannouris. The men's team is gaining ground in the Championship standings and occupies 4th place with the team consisting of Nikos Darras, Vangelis Roupakas, George Manolis, George Mavrotas, Dionysis Protopapa, Vassilis Paslis, Giannis Delikanakis, Kostas Sakalis, Christos Dimou and Kostas Dimou. In the same year the Youth team won the trophy of the Greek Champion.
Women
Start for women's water polo in the club. Yannis Giannouris is starting to activate and push the department towards the creation of a women's team. So he invites interested women, mainly female swimmers, and coaches them in the afternoons at the Zappeion swimming pool, until the activity is transferred to the Club's swimming pool in the summer (details in the Women's team chapter).
1986
The men's team achieves an important goal by occupying the 3rd place in the Greek Championship with the following composition:Giorgos Mavrotas, Nikos Darras, Dionysis Protopapas, Kostas Protopapas, Kostas Dimou, Christos Dimou, Vangelis Roupakas, Akis Kakarnakis, Kostas Sakalis, Kostas Spiliopoulos, Akis Tsatalios. Coach Yannis Giannouris, Curator Petros Hatzikostas.
However, apart from the team's success in the Championship, the same thing happens in the Greek Cup, losing in the final match to Glyfada (4-5), which in the same year is also crowned Champion. This fact gives our team the right, as a Cup finalist, to take part in the European Cup Winners' Cup, taking 2nd place in the A’ round (after Duisburg) and 3rd place in the B’ round (after Mornar Split) and Pescara.
In the same year, the Youth team emerged as Greek Champions. For the first time in the team's history, 5 of its athletes were invited to our National team: Giorgos Mavrotas, Nikos Darras, Vangelis Roupakas, Kostas Protopapas and Akis Kakarnakis.
1987
The exact same picture from last year is repeated: the team takes 3rd place in the Championship and 2nd place in the Cup with the opponent, A.N.O. Glyfadas (7-10).
It participates again in the European Cup Winners' Cup, where it is eliminated in the second phase by the strong Spanish team Catalunya, having in its composition Nikos Darras, Giorgos Mavrotas, Vangelis Roupakas, Dimitris Mavrotas, Romilos Maras, Nikos Maras, Dionysis Protopapas, Kostas Dimou, Christos Dimou, Tasos Tsikaris, Kostas Protopapas, Akis Kakarnakis, Akis Tsatalios and Stamatis Helmis. Coach is Giannis Giannouris, manager is Dimitris Amourgianos.
1988
The men's team takes 4th place in the A1 Championship and 2nd place in the Greek Cup, this time against Ethniki Piraeus (6-8), while in the European Cup it is eliminated in the 2nd phase by the Italian Arenzano, having in its composition Nikos Darras, Tasos Kotzias, Giorgos Psikhos, Giannis Garos, Akis Tsatalios, Dionysis Protopapas, Kostas Protopapas, Teo Lorantos, Kostas Dimou, Christos Dimou and Nikos Maras. Coach is Giannis Giannouris and referee is Sotiris Antoniadis. The year ends with the participation of Giorgos Mavrotas in the Seoul Olympic Games (2nd participation).
1989
The men's team repeated the results of the previous year. 4th place in the Panhellenic Championship, finalist in the Greek Cup, after an exciting match with A.N.O. Glyfada with a draw in regular time (7-7) and a defeat in overtime (10-8) and elimination from the final phase of the European Cup, by Dynamo Moscow (6-5 and 4-15).
The composition of the team: George Mavrotas, Nikos Darras, Dionysis Darras, Vangelis Roupakas, Akis Kakarnakis, Christos Dimou, Kostas Dimou, Dionysis Protopapas, Kostas Protopapas, Nikos Maras, Akis Tsatalios, Pavlos Tzelatis, Giannis Anagnostou and Theo Lorantos. Coach: Giannis Giannouris and referee: Sotiris Antoniadis
1990
The men's team occupies 2nd place in the A1 category Championship, after a surprising performance in the play-offs (it had finished 6th in the regular season of the Championship, tying with A.N.O. Glyfada and losing the title by a margin of victory in the games between them).
It also participates in the Mediterranean Cup, in Izmir, Turkey, where it takes 2nd place, having in its composition Giorgos Mavrotas, Nikos Darras, Vangelis Roupakas, Dionysis Protopapas, Akis Kakarnakis, Kostas Protopapas, Giorgos Georgiannakis, Giorgos Psychos, Akis Tsatalios, Kostas Sakalis, Kostas Dimou, Christos Dimou, Nikos Mara, Theo Laurentos, Vasilis Bey, Giannis Garos, Romilos Mara, Tasos Kotzias, Giorgos Reppas and Alexandros Manousakis. Coach: Giannis Giannouris and supervisor: Polyvios Afroudakis
1991
It is the year that everyone in the department and in the Club has been waiting for 11 years with patience, methodical and hard work. After the team's great rise to the A1 category, the time of triumph and the conquest of the Men's championship (and Women's, details in the chapter with the women's team's history) comes. The title of Greek Champion brought our team, together with the top teams in Europe, to the corresponding European Championship, where it qualifies for the round of 8 of the competition.
Contributors to the achievement of this great goal were: George Mavrotas, Nikos Darras, Vangelis Roupakas, Dionysis Protopapas, Christos Dimou, Kostas Protopapas, Kostas Dimou, Akis Kakarnakis, Theo Lorantos, Akis Tsatalios, George Psychos, George Reppas and Alexander Manousakis.
Coach and coordinator of all teams of the Department, Giannis Giannouris and superintendent of the department, Polyvios Afroudakis. After the end of the season, Giannis Giannouris leaves the technical leadership of the department. His destination is Italy and the Pescara team, with which the following year he wins the Italian Cup.
1992
As usually happens after a great success, comes the … rest of the warrior and 3rd place in the championship with Giorgos Mavrotas, Vangelis Roupakas, Kostas Protopapas, Giorgos Psychos, Akis Tsatalios, Theo Lorantos, Kostas Dimou, Christos Dimou, Giorgos Reppas, Nikos Maras, Giorgos Afroudakis, Giorgos Mouriadis, Phivos Strougaris, Teli Tourioglou, Giorgos Christopoulos, Antonis Koutsoyiannis, Anastasios Mavroidis and Dimitris Mazis. The position of coach is taken by the Italian Lino Repetto, former national coach of our country (1986-1987), while Polyvios Afroudakis continues to be the supervisor.
However, in the same year, our teenage team won the Panhellenic Championship in its category, coached by former player of our men's team, Dimitris Mavrotas.
In the European Cup LEN TROPHY our team advances to the B’ phase of the competition and is eliminated. The year ends with the participation of Giorgos Mavrotas (3rd participation) and Theo Laurentos in the Barcelona Olympic Games.
1993
The men's team wins 2nd place in the A1 category championship and advances to the B’ phase of the European Cup LEN TROPHY, where it is eliminated having in its composition the same players as the previous year's team. Our children's team wins the Panhellenic Championship of its category, while Giorgos Mavrotas, Theo Lorantos and Giorgos Psychos are called up to the Men's National Team. In the department's tax office, Polyvios Afroudakis, during whose time the men's team won the title of Greek champion for the first time, is succeeded by Giorgos Petsalis, vice president of the Club.
1993-4
This year, ALL the teams in the department succeed and take a place in the top 3 of their Panhellenic Championships and five (5) of them are declared CHAMPIONS OF GREECE.
- Men's Team coached by Josep Brasco Cata: 3rd place
- Youth Team coached by Dimitris Mavrotas: 3rd place
- Youth Team coached by Dimitris Mavrotas: 1st place
- Children's Team A' coached by Kostas Protopapas: 1st place
- Children's Team B with coach Kostas Dimou: 3rd place
- Pampedon team coached by Kostas Dimou: position
- (The remaining 3 championships were won by the Women's, Junior and Girls' teams, details in the Women's polo chapter)
Contributors to this great success of the department, in addition to the worthy players of the team, were the coaches led by Spaniard Josep Brasco Cata, who had succeeded Lino Repetto at the beginning of the season, and the active superintendent Giorgos Petsalis.
The year ends with the call-up to the National Team (coached by Giannis Giannouris) of Giorgos Afroudakis, at the age of 17, along with Giorgos Mavrotas, Teo Laurentos and Giorgos Psychos, and their participation in the World Championships in Rome (7th place).
1994-5
The men's team takes 2nd place in the A1 category Championship and reaches the final of the Greek Cup against N.O. Patras (12-13) having in its composition Giorgos Reppas, Giorgos Afroudakis, Giorgos Mouriadis, Antonis Koutsoyiannis, Giorgos Mavrotas, Kostas Protopapas, Dimitris Mazis, Giorgos Psychos, Akis Tsatalios, Teo Lorantos, Kostas Dimou, Christos Dimou, Dionysis Stathopoulos and Spyros Boulougouras.
The team's coach is Josep Brasco Cata and the manager is Nikos Klimakis, who succeeds Giorgos Petsalis. The youth team wins the Greek Championship in its category again with coach Vangelis Roupakas, while Giorgos Mavrotas, Teo Lorantos, Giorgos Afroudakis and Giorgos Psychos are called up to the Men's National Team.
1995-6
It is the year of the Greek Cup and the return, at the beginning of the season, to the bench of Giannis Giannouris' team, after a year as the National coach. The team triumphs by defeating N.O.Patron in the final with 11-8, while in the Championship it takes 2nd place having in its composition Giorgos Mavrotas, Teo Lorantos, Giorgos Psychos, Giorgos Afroudakis, Giorgos Reppas, Dimitris Mazis, Petar Trbojevic, Tony Koutsoyiannis, Vassilis Lambatos, Dimitris Stathopoulos, Zachos Afroudakis, Dimitris Tsiklos, Spyros Boulougouras, Vassilis Drakatos, Nikos Kafetzopoulos, Tzortzis Mouriadis, Manolis Sigalas and Michalis Tsoukatos. Coach: Giannis Giannouris and supervisors: Giannis Sakellis and Polyvios Afroudakis.
In addition to the Greek Cup, the team also won the Super Cup. The year ended with the participation of Giorgos Mavrotas (4th participation), Giorgos Afroudakis, Theo Laurentou and Giorgos Psychos in the Atlanta Olympic Games.
1996-7
The Men's team wins the European Cup! The dreams and expectations of all the people of the department and the V.N.C. are miraculously realized, promoting and honoring not only the Club itself and Vouliagmeni, but also Greece throughout the sporting Europe. The golden year ends with another triumph, the conquest of the A1 category championship. It was the second time in its history that the team was crowned champion of Greece.
Contributors to the great success: George Mavrotas, George Afroudakis, Theo Lorantos, George Reppas, George Psychos, Dimitris Mazis, Tony Koutsoyiannis, Petar Trbojevic, Spyros Boulougouras, Zachos Afroudakis, Nikos Kafetzopoulos, Dionysis Stathopoulos, Dimitris Tsiklos, Michalis Tsoukatos, Manolis Sigalas. The team's coach is Giannis Giannouris, with Dimitris Mavrotas as an associate and Polyvios Afroudakis as the administrator.
1997-8
The team's brilliant career continues with the conquest, for the 3rd time, of the Greek Championship of the A1 category. The composition of the team: Giorgos Mavrotas, Giorgos Afroudakis, Giorgos Reppas, Theo Lorantos, Dimitris Mazis, Petar Trbojevic, Tony Koutsoyiannis, Vasilis Lampatos, Dionysis Stathopoulos, Nikos Kafetzopoulos, Giorgos Mouriadis, Dimitris Tsiklos, Spyros Boulougouras and Zachos Afroudakis. Coach is Giannis Giannouris and supervisor is Polyvios Afroudakis.
In the same year, the Youth team, coached by Dimitris Mavrotas, faithful to the tradition that wants the Club to be strong and invincible in the younger age categories, won first place in the corresponding championship.
1998-9
The team occupies 2nd place in the Greek Championship of the A1 category, after an eventful match in the final of the play-offs with Olympiacos (4-5) at the Club's swimming pool.
But if the championship was lost unfairly, the Greek Cup came to Vouliagmeni. Our team defeated Olympiacos 8-7 in the final and was crowned Greek Cup Winner.
In the European Cup Winners' Cup, with victories over the Italian Pescara, the Yugoslav Becej and the Hungarian Vazutas, the team advances to the round of 8 of the competition, where it is eliminated.
At the beginning of the season (October 1998), Polyvios Afroudakis, a successful section supervisor, leaves and is succeeded by Nikos Klimakis, our member and supervisor of the younger age groups, with Savvas Megoulas as a collaborator, also our member and supervisor of the younger groups.
1999-00
The team takes 2nd place in the A1 Championship after a close match, in which it was defeated after extra time, in a “sudden death” match. The coach is still Giannis Giannouris, with Dimitris Mavrotas as his partner.
At the end of the season, Giannis Giannouris leaves the technical leadership of the department, taking up a managerial position in the Organizing Committee of the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. He is succeeded by Vangelis Roupakas, a former elite member of the men's team, former coach of the women's team, while Nikos Klimakis continues as superintendent.
The Youth team, coached by Dimitris Mavrotas, wins 1st place in the Panhellenic Championship of its category. The year ends with the participation of Giorgos Mavrotas, Theo Lorantou, Giorgos Reppas, Giorgos Afroudakis and Dimitris Mazis in the Sydney Olympics. For Theo Lorantou this is the 3rd participation in the Olympic Games and for Giorgos Mavrotas the 5th, an unsurpassed record for Greek standards! (which Giorgos Afroudakis will later equal).
2000-1
The year of the “near” conquest of the European Cup LEN TROPHY. The team reached the final of the competition, defeating the Italian Brescia in the first match at home by 6-7, but losing in the replay, after extra time, in “sudden death” by 7-9.
In the A1 category championship, it once again takes 2nd place, behind Olympiacos, after 3 games in the play-offs, while in the Greek Cup it participates in the final against, once again, the Olympiacos team (7-9).
The composition of the team: George Mavrotas, George Afroudakis, George Reppas, Theo Lorantos, Dimitris Mazis, Nikos Kafetzopoulos, George Mouriadis, Spyros Boulougouras, Gavin Arroyo, Giannis Katrouzanakis, Tony Koutsoyiannis, Dimitris Tsiklos and Zachos Afroudakis. Coach: Vangelis Roupakas and supervisor: Nikos Klimakis.
The Youth team holds the Group's flag high by winning the Greek Championship in its category, defeating Ethnikos Piraeus 7-5 in the final match of the competition.
2001-2
It is marked by the tragic loss of Akis Tsataliou. A select player for the men's team (1986-1995), coach of the infrastructure sections (girls) and coach of the Women's team for the last 7 years, Akis passed away suddenly on March 10, at noon, during his team's championship match against Ethnikos Piraeus.
In the competitive field, the men's team takes, for the umpteenth time, 2nd place in the A1 Championship. In the Greek Cup, it is again in the final phase against Olympiacos. The result is a defeat by a single goal difference (9-10), while in the European Cup Winners' Cup the team advances to the 4th round of the competition, where it is eliminated by the Hungarian Vasas.
The composition of the team: George Mavrotas, George Afroudakis, George Reppas, Theo Lorantos, Dimitris Mazis, Petre Santa, Gavin Arroyo, Tony Koutsoyiannis, Dimitris Tsiklos, Nikos Kafetzopoulos, Giannis Avgoustianakis, Angelos Angelides, Stelios Protonotarios, Dimitris Miteloudis, Zachos Afroudakis and Andreas Papadimitrakopoulos. Coach: Vangelis Roupakas and curator: Nikos Klimakis.
The season ends with the retirement from active activity of the international polo player, with five (5) Olympic participations, and captain of the V.N.C and the National Team, Giorgos Mavrotas. He had made his first appearance and participated in the men's team in 1981, at the age of 16. For twenty-one (21) years, he was present and the protagonist of all its successes and he never stopped feeling and being part of the Group.
2002-3
History and the 2nd place in the A1 Championship repeats itself, with Olympiacos as our “eternal” rival. In the European Cup Winners’ Cup, our team was eliminated in the quarter-finals by the powerful Italian team Posillipo, after extra time, in a “sudden death” match.
The composition of the team: George Afroudakis, George Reppas, Theo Lorantos, Dimitris Mazis, Petre Santa, Christos Afroudakis, Gavin Arroyo, George Hatzidakis, Tony Koutsoyiannis, George Katsounis, Dimitris Tsiklos, Giannis Avgoustianakis, Angelos Angelides, Dimitris Miteloudis, Stelios Protonotarios, Evangelos Doudesis and Zachos Afroudakis. Coach: Vangelis Roupakas and curator: Savvas Megoulas.
2003-4
At the Athens Olympic Games, the following members of the Men's Team of the Club participated: George Afroudakis, Christos Afroudakis, Dimitris Mazis, George Reppas and Petre Santa and achieved 4th place.
In the competitive sector, the team won 2nd place in the A1 category Championship, having in its composition George Afroudakis, George Reppas, Dimitris Mazis, Theo Lorantos, Petre Santa, Christos Afroudakis, George Katsaounis, Dimitris Tsiklos, Gavin Arroyo, George Hatzidakis, Tony Koutsoyiannis, Angelos Angelidis, Dimitris Miteloudis, Stelios Protonotarios, Evangelos Doudesis and Zachos Afroudakis.
In the LEN Trophy, after a brilliant run, they reach the final of the competition but are defeated by Barcelona.
At the end of the year, the 4-year coach Vangelis Roupakas is succeeded by Serbian coach Dejan Jovovic, while the team's key athletes Giorgos Afroudakis, Giorgos Reppas, Dimitris Mazis and Christos Afroudakis leave the team. The cycle of the Club's great polo team, which has been starring since 1996, has closed.
2004-5
The team is presented without its 4 main members, who have chosen other destinations, with the consequence of being significantly weakened. Thus, in the A1 Championship, the team, after many years, remains outside the 3rd group and occupies 8th place, having in its composition many, young athletes.
It consists of Theo Loranto, Jeff Powers, Dimitris Miteloudis, Giorgos Hatzidakis, Stelios Protonotarios, Elmisian Artin, Giorgos Katsaounis, Dimitris Tsiklos, Zachos Afroudakis, Tony Koutsoyiannis, Angelos Angelidis, Evangelos Doudesis and Kostas Tsalkanis. Coach is Dejan Jovovic and trustee is Lazaros Antoniadis.
At the end of the season, Theo Laurentos and Tony Koutsoyiannis also leave the team.
2005-6
Dimitris Mavrotas, a former player of the team and for several years the coach of the Club's younger age groups (with significant successes and championship victories), takes over as coach, and he also takes on the task of rebuilding it.
Nevertheless, the end of the championship finds them in 6th place. The composition: Angelos Angelidis, Stelios Protonotarios, Dimitris Miteloudis, Nikos Kafetzopoulos, Fanis Tigas, Evangelos Doudesis, Dimitris Tsiklos, Kostas Tsalkanis, Gerben Silvis, Giorgos Hatzidakis, Giorgos Katsaounis, Zachos Afroudakis and Vasilis Emmanouilidis. Superintendent: Lazaros Antoniadis.
2006-7
The team, although ... young, continues to "climb" in the A1 Championship standings, occupying 4th place supported by Stelios Protonotarios, Kostas Tsalkanis, Giorgos Hatzidakis, Dimitris Miteloudis, Giorgos Katsaounis, Dimitris Tsiklos, Vassilis Emmanouilidis, Milan Ticic, Angelos Angelidis, Kostas Bournazos, Giannis Salpea, Paris Hatzigoula, Evangelos Doudesi, Dionysis Karountzos and Dimitris Lentzos. Coach is Dimitris Mavrotas and manager is Lazaros Antoniadis.
At the end of the season, the team's coach, Dimitris Mavrotas, leaves after a successful run and Giannis Giannouris, the coach of the European Cup and the 3 Panhellenic Championships, returns after an absence of 7 years.
2007-8
In a dramatic final, the Youths lose the gold medal in overtime, to Chania. However, it is the first time in years that an age group of the Group claims the title of Champion with claims. The Teenagers and the Boys follow, winning 2nd places in the Panhellenic Championships.
The men's team, coached again by Giannis Giannouris and refereed by Rennos Velonias, achieved 5th place and renewed its presence in European competitions. The team consists of: Stelios Protonotarios, Kostas Tsalkanis, Andro Franitsevits, Dimitris Miteloudis, Giannis Salpeas, Evangelos Doudesis, Paris Hatzigoulas, Dionysis Karountzos, George Katsaounis, Angelos Angelidis, Milan Samartzics, George Hatzidakis, Petros Doudesis.
At the same time, Dimitris Miteloudis is among the selected members of the National Team for the pre-Olympic tournament, the European Championship and, most importantly, for the Beijing Olympic Games, where V.N.C. has a representative for the 8th consecutive time!
1981
A Women's Polo Team, consisting of athletes from various departments as well as children of members, is participating in the "Group's Sports Festival" in the form of a demonstration for the first time. This was the beginning...
1985
Systematic training sessions for the Women's team begin at the initiative of Giannis Giannouris, coach of the Club's Men's team.
1988
The 1st Women's Championship is held. Vangelis Roupakas, an international player of the men's team and later its coach, takes over. The team wins 2nd place, while 5 of its members, Tzina Roupakas, Terry Roupakas, Alexia Kammenou, Eleana Pagoulatou and Evelina Delikanaki, are invited to the first National Team of our country. The team's supervisor was Sotiris Antoniadis.
1989 - 1990
The Women's Team of the Club once again takes 2nd place.
1991
The big moment arrives, when the girls of the team triumphantly lift the Greek Champion cup. It is the time to justify the efforts that are not limited to the time horizon of the Panhellenic Championships, but begin long before, when Giannis Giannouris, Vangelis Roupakas and Anestis Pesmatzoglou began the creation of the team in 1985 at the Zappeion swimming pool or even earlier, when the members of the Club saw for the first time young girls playing a “male” sport, such as polo, at the “Sports Fair” of 1981.
The final match of the Championship against Ethnikos Piraeus, winner of the three previous championships, and our team's 5-4 victory was decided in overtime and "sudden death".
All the girls on the team were of course wonderful in their great effort to win the coveted title. However, it is worth mentioning separately the amazing performance of the team's goalkeeper, Tzina Roupaka, who saved 3 penalties!
The team's most worthy athletes were Iro Damaskou, Evelina Delikanaki, Liana Dima, Nicole Kavvadia, Alexia Kammenou, Sofia Kourakou, Mania Bikoff, Eleana Pagoulatou, Terry Rupaka, Gina Rupaka, Eugenia Skountzou, Sirene Tsalta and Despina Farou.
The coach and architect of this success was Vangelis Roupakas. The title of Greek Champion gives our team the right to participate in the European Club Champions Cup, where it qualifies for the final six of the competition.
1992
Our team wins 2nd place in the Greek Championship, while Alexia Kammenou, Liana Dima, Mania Bikoff, Gina Rupaka and Terry Rupaka are called up to the National Team. In the same year, Gina Rupaka emerges as the best goalkeeper in Europe!
1993
The title of Greek champion is “going down” to the Group for the second time. Our Champions were: Terry Rupaka, Gina Rupaka, Alexia Kammenou, Liana Dima, Mania Bikoff, Maria-Stella Radou, Jenny Skountzou, Evelina Delikanaki, Niovi Mara, Phryne Andrianaki, Andy Melidoni, Maria Kiskira, Sirene Tsalta and Sofia Kourakou.
Coach and major contributor to the triumph is Vangelis Roupakas, while Sotiris Kakisis, goalkeeper of the legendary team of 1976-80, has been the team's manager since the beginning of the season. In the European Champions Cup, our team qualifies for the final phase and is ranked 4th.
1994
The great success of winning the Greek Championship is repeated in a triumphant manner, since during the championship the team suffers only one defeat. In the same year, the Junior Women's team is also declared Greek Champion, confirming the dominance of the Club in the field of women's polo.
The coaching team, responsible for the younger age groups, also includes Akis Tsatalios, a former key figure in the men's team, who, together with the coach of the women's team, lead the department on the path to success. The women's team is headed by Dionysis Protopapas, also a former key player in the men's team.
1995
The team, after two consecutive championships, falls to 3rd place, having Dimitris Mavrotas as coach and Andreas Marinakis, a member of the Board of Directors, as administrator. In the same year, the Junior team again wins the Panhellenic Championship with Akis Tsatalios as coach.
1996
The team takes 2nd place with the Spaniard Pepe Brasco Kata as coach, former coach of the men's team. In the same year, the Junior team wins the Panhellenic Championship of their category for the third consecutive year, with Akis Tsatalios as coach again.
1997
Akis Tsatalios takes over as coach of the women's team, having won three championships with the Junior team, and leads them to the conquest of the 4th – in its history – Greek Championship with Tsina Rupaka, Alexia Kammenou, Liana Dima, Terry Rupaka, Niovi Mara, Phryne Andrianaki, Andy Melidoni, Antigone Roumbesi, Sofia Petsali, Maria Kiskira, Giuli Lara and Ioanna Karanassio.
In the same year, the Junior Girls team won the Panhellenic Championship in its category for the fourth consecutive time. The department's director is Andreas Marinakis.
1998
The women's team takes 2nd place in the championship, with a goal difference from Olympiacos, but the youth team reaches the conquest of its fifth consecutive Panhellenic title, an enviable success and a sample of the great work that is done in the section and the younger age groups.
The participation of our athletes in the National Team continues with Tina Roupaka, Alexia Kammenou, Andy Melidoni and Phryne Andrianaki who achieved 5th place at the World Championships in Perth, Australia.
1999
The women's team once again takes 2nd place in the Greek Championship, with Australian Simone Hanken in its lineup, and the Junior team wins the title of Greek Champion for the umpteenth time, coached, always, by Akis Tsatalios and his partner, Alexis Staikopoulos.
Alexia Kammenou, Andy Melidoni, Sofia Petsali and Krystallia Diamantidis are invited to the National Team, participating in the 5th place win at the European Championship.
2000
The team reaches the European dream by reaching the final match of the European Cup LEN TROPHY. In this match, which took place at our swimming pool, they faced the Italian Gifa Palermo, to which they were defeated 5-9.
Despite the defeat, it was certainly the greatest success so far in the career of the team, which consisted of Antigone Roumbesi, Giuli Lara, Alexia Kammenou, Tzina Roupakas, Andy Melidoni, Anna Charalambidou, Sofia Petsali, Dina Kouteli, Lida Komninou, Vasia Klimaki, Annie Angelidi, Phryne Andrianaki, Ioanna Diamantidis and Krystallia Diamantidis. The coach was Akis Tsatalios and the umpire was Andreas Marinakis.
In the Greek Championship, the team, exhausted by its over-effort in its European campaign, takes 3rd place.
After the end of the Championship, sisters Gina and Terry Roupakas are retiring from active activity, after approximately 15 years of participation and rich contribution to the Club and our National Team. The Club's women's polo owes a lot to Terry and Gina, to Gina and Terry (twin sisters), who will continue to quietly offer their valuable services as coaches of the Club's young age groups, winning countless championships and preparing in the best way the young polo players who from time to time staff the Women's team of the department.
2001
The women's team takes 2nd place in the Greek Championship, while the Junior team wins the title of Champion once again. At the end of the season, Alexia Kammenou, an international athlete and a key member of the women's team since its first appearance in 1986, retires from active activity. A little later, she will become the team's manager and, from 2006, its coach.
2002
The year is marked by a tragic event: Akis Tsatalios, the coach of the team that gave it so many distinctions and moments of triumph, faints during the match against the National Team for the Championship, at the Piraeus swimming pool and, while being transported to the hospital, passes away at the age of just 33.
The news shocked the entire Club as well as the entire world of Greek polo, but especially his teammates on the men's team and the girls on the team, who are unable to realize that Akis will no longer be around them.
In the Greek Championship, the team, with the heavy shadow of the loss of Akis, takes 2nd place with Stamatis Helmis as acting coach. The Young Women's team (formerly Juniors) wins the Greek Championship in its category, with Tzina Roupaka as coach and Andreas Marinakis as Superintendent.
The same achievement is achieved by the Junior Women's team, which is crowned Greek Champion with coaches Gina and Terry Roupaka and head coach Katerina Geka. In the European Cup LEN TROPHY, our team succeeds and passes to the final phase of the competition, where it takes 4th place.
2003
The Women's Polo Department fulfills the most optimistic expectations of the Club. Its successes are unique and honor the Club and Greece. A top achievement and brilliant success, the conquest of the European Cup LEN TROPHY, in the final phase of the institution that was organized at the Club's swimming pool on April 18-20.
At the same time, our team wins the Panhellenic Championship title for the 5th time in its history.
The golden girls of the team are: Annie Angelidi, Ioanna Diamantidis, Krystallia Diamantidis, Kelina Kantzou, Dina Kouteli, Giuli Lara, Andy Melidoni, Anthi Mylonaki, Evi Moraitidou, Sofia Petsali, Antigone Roumbesi, Vasso Florokapi, Phryne Andrianaki and Anna Charalambidou. The coach of the great success was Giorgos Katsoulis and his assistant was Tina Roupaka.
The Young Women's team also wins the Panhellenic Championship title with Coach Tina Roupaka and Supervisor Katerina Geka.
2004
At the Athens Olympic Games, 5 of the girls from the Women's team participated in the country's Olympic Team which won the silver medal: they are Andy Melidoni, Antigone Roumbesi, Evi Moraitidou, Giouli Lara and Anthi Mylonaki. At the Greek Championship, the team took 2nd place with the same composition and the same coach.
2005
The title of Greek Champion returns triumphantly for the 6th time in the Group.
Our team wins the trophy, by a large margin over the second place, with coach now Tassos Papanastasiou and assistant coach Alexia Kammenou. The referee was Nikos Peratinos, a member of the men's polo team from the 1976-78 season.
The Young Women's team, under the guidance of Terry Rupaka and the collaboration of Tina Rupaka, continues and conquers the Greek Championship in its category for the umpteenth time. In the European Cup LEN TROPHY, our team qualifies for the final phase, where it takes 4th place.
Antigoni Roumbesi, Giuli Lara, Katerina Oikonomopoulou, Kelina Kantzou, Alexandra Asimaki and Maria Tsouri are members of the National Team that conquers the World League, the final phase of which takes place in St. Petersburg.
2006
The team wins the title of Greek Champion for the 7th time with coach Tasos Papanastasiou and referee Nikos Peratinos. In the European Champions Cup, the result of the previous year is repeated with participation in the Final Four and winning 4th place. The Young Women's team, true to tradition, wins the title of Greek Champion again with coaches the sisters Gina and Terry Roupaka.
2007
The triumphant course of the Department continues. The Women's team deservedly wins the title of Greek Champion for the 3rd consecutive time and for the 8th time overall in its History! This is truly an enviable and remarkable achievement of the Club in the field of Women's Polo.
The composition of the team: Anthi Mylonaki, Christina Tsoukala, Andy Melidoni, Vec Rippon, Kelina Kantzou, Kiki Liosi, Katerina Oikonomopoulou, Antigoni Roumbesi, Sofia Petsali, Despina Chrysikopoulou, Dina Kouteli, Giuli Lara, Elena Kouvdou and Nafsika Alexaki. The coach since the beginning of the season is Alexia Kammenou, an international player of the Club, assistant coach until last year, with collaborators Gina and Terry Roupaka and supervisor Nikos Peratinos.
The strengthening of our National Team continues, as Antigone Roumbesi, Giouli Lara, Katerina Oikonomopoulou, Kelina Kantzou, Kiki Liosi and Elena Kouvdou are participating in the World Championship (in Melbourne), while Dina Kouteli, Despina Chrysikopoulou and Christina Tsoukala are also participating in the preparations.
2008
The girls fail to defend their title and remain marginally in 2nd place, behind Glyfada.
In the Champions Cup, however, they put in excellent performances and after eliminating the Hungarian Honved in the quarterfinals (with a victory and qualification to the second leg in Budapest) and the European Champion Fiorentina in the semifinals of the Final Four, on Italian soil, they are in direct competition for the top inter-club title.
Unfortunately, they fail to do so, losing in extra time by one goal to the host (and 6-time European Champion in the last 8 years) Horizonte Catania. However, they have put in their best performance in the competition's history.
The year concludes with the presence of 6 athletes on the Olympic Team, as Christina Tsoukala, Kiki Liosi, Alexandra Asimaki, Antigone Roumbesi, Angeliki Gerolimou and Giouli Lara represent the Greek colors in Beijing.
The girls who accompanied the 6 internationals, in the 2007/8 season, were Anthi Mylonaki, Andy Melidoni, Nafsika Alexaki, Kelina Kantzou, Despina Chrysikopoulou, Dina Kouteli and Elena Kouvdou. The team's coach was Alexia Kammenou, with Gina Roupaka as assistant and Nikos Peratinos as the manager.
This year marks 21 years of the Greek Panhellenic Championships, during which the Women's Polo Club won:
- Eight (8) Women's championships.
- Fourteen (14) championships in the Junior and Young Women's categories (renamed Junior in 2001).
- Six (6) championships in the Girls' Division.
An amazing harvest of gold medals, which ranks our Club at the top of Greek Women's Polo, which deservedly represented our country on the international stage by winning the LEN TROPHY European Cup. A brilliant course, based on the fruitful and creative work of the people of the department and especially the technicians in the infrastructure teams, which gives optimism and the prospect of great successes in the future.
A1 Men's Aquatics Team of Vouliagmeni Nautical Club
- Emmanuel Andreadis
- Elias Angelopoulos
- John Tottis
- Andreas Almyras
- Charalambos Trulos
- Nemanja Ubovic
- Dimitrios Hatzis
- Anastasios Sapounakis
- Nikolas Kastrinakis
- Do you squint
- Semir Spahic
- Nikolaos Giannatos
- Christos Levantis
- Konstantinos Belesis
- Anastasios Giannopoulos
- Kosmas Patsilinakos
- Kyriakos Levantis
- Achilles Pimplis
- Konstantinos Papanikolaou
- Aristides Belesis
- George Pilichos
- Maximos Mantzourides
- Spyridon Deligiannis
- Stamatios Miglis
Coach
Vladimir Vujasinovic
The Serbian coach was born on 14 August 1973. He was one of the top players of all time, as he was able to contribute in all positions. He made history with the national team of Yugoslavia, then Serbia & Montenegro and then Serbia, scoring 341 games and 391 goals for his country and was captain for many years. The N.O.V. men's team coach began his coaching career at Partizan in 2013 and led the Serbian team to four consecutive championships, and together they reached the semi-finals of the Champions League twice. His team was the youngest in terms of average age in the competition.
Assistant Coach
Emmanuel Mylonakis
Supervisor
Christos Afroudakis
He started playing polo in N.O.B. in 1990, until 2004. He played for Italian Posillipo until 2006, winning Euroleague and Supercap. In 2006, he played for a year at Ethnikos. Between 2007-2011 he played for Olympiacos, winning 4 Greek Championships and 4 Greek Cups. In 2011-2012 he returned to N.O.V., winning the Greek League and Greek Cup.
As a member of the men's national team since 2001, he participated in 4 Olympics and won 2 bronze medals in World Championships. With the national youth-men's team he won a gold medal at World Championships and 2 times a silver medal at European Championships.
In 2021 he retired from active duty and is now studying at the Hellenic Open University.
Goalkeeper
Date of Birth: 12/06/2002
Emmanuel Andreadis
Born in N.O.V., Manos Andreadis started his athletic career at the age of 7. He made his debut with the men's team at 16, and by the age of 19 he had won 4 championships in all age categories. With the men's team he reached to the semi-finals of the Euro Cup in 2020, while in 2023 they finished 4th in the Champions League Final 8. Since the age of 14, he has been a member of the Children's, Junior and Young Men's National Teams, with major successes including 2nd place at the Children's Balkan Championships, 4th place at the European Junior Championships in 2017 and 2019 and 8th place at the 2021 World Junior Men's Championship. From the 2024-2025 season he is the main goalkeeper of the N.O.B. team and a member of the Men's National Team, with which he won 2nd place at the World Cup and 3rd place at the World Championships in 2025.
He is a student at the Athens University of Economics and Business in the Department of Management Science and Technology and at Mediterranean College in the Sports Management program.
Rebounder
Date. Date of Birth: 09/07/2008
#2 Elias Angelopoulos
Peripheral
Date of Birth: 01/08/2005
John Tottis
Giannis Tottis, the 20-year-old regional player from Thessaloniki, plays for the Vouliagmeni Nautical Club and is a member of the National Youth Men's Team. He began his career at PAOK with successes in the age championships, and then played for Panathinaikos and Apollon Smyrnis before joining V.N.C., where he continues his athletic career.
Defender
Date of Birth: 09/01/2004
# 4 Andreas Almiras
Andreas Almyras plays in the peripheral position and was born in 2004, while the summer before last he was the captain of the National Youth Team, on the way to winning the silver medal at the European Championship in Malta. The young athlete began his career in Patras and has also competed with Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and Hydraikos in the A1 men's league.
Regional
Date. Date of Birth: 08/12/1997
#5 Charalambos Troulos
Rebounder
Year of Birth: 1991
#6 Nemanja Ubovic
Nemanja Ubovic comes from Serbia, having been a member of the national team participating in the top European competitions. The Serbian international has vast European experience, as well as successful stints in the top leagues of the old continent. Specifically, Nemanja Ubovic has worn the cap of Barceloneta and Sabadell in Spain, Brescia in Italy, while in Hungary he initially played for OSC and then “moved” to Ferencváros, where he played the last 2 years.
Peripheral
Date of Birth: 15/01/2008
#7 Dimitrios Hatzis
Dimitris Hatzis was born in 2008 and comes from the academies of the Vouliagmeni Swimming Club. This year he is afor the second year in the men's team of the Βouliagmenis. As a member of Children's national team, which he captained, has been ranked third in Europe and sixth in the world.
Defender
Date. Date of Birth: 16/06/2005
#8 Anastasios Sapounakis
Peripheral
Date of Birth: 23/06/2004
#9 Nikos Kastrinakis
Born of the Vouliagmeni Yacht Club, Nikos Kastrinakis started his athletic career at the age of 8, with active participation in all age leagues. In 2020, he won the gold medal with the Vouliagmeni junior team. The following year with the junior men's team he won the championship. In 2019 he participated in the Children's National Team for the European Championships in Burgas. In 2021 he was a member of the Junior National Team for the European Championships held in Malta, winning the silver medal. In 2022 he participated in the Mediterranean Games in Algeria, the World Junior Championships in Belgrade and the European Junior Men's Championships in Podgorica. In 2023, he won fourth place with the Junior Men's National Team at the World Championships, held in Otopeni.
Peripheral
Date. Date of Birth: 21/08/2002
#10 Do you call
The Dutch athlete Kas Te Riele, born on August 21, 2002, is playing the position of Peripheral.
He has been a member of the Dutch national team for 5 years and has participated in two European Championships.
He played for two years in Croatia, for Primorje Rijeka, winning the 2nd place in the Euro Cup 2024 and was the top scorer in the same competition. He then played for a year at Spanish side CNB.
Rebounder
Date of Birth: 18/11/2005
#11 Semir Spahic
Born and raised in Chania, where last year he was crowned Greek champion with N.O. Chania, in the Youth Men's category. He plays both as a winger and as a defender, and has been a member of the National Youth (European runner-up 2021) and Youth Men's teams.
Peripheral
Date of Birth: 19/07/2006
#12 Nikolaos Giannatos
The 18-year-old regional Nikolaos Giannatos, a member of our men's team, coming from our group's academies, has won numerous distinctions in the age-based championships of the V.N.C.. with the most important being winning the Panhellenic Youth Men's Championship in the 2023-2024 season. At the same time, he has significant distinctions to his credit as a member of our National Team, with the most important being winning the gold medal at the European Youth Championship (U17) in 2023 in Manisa, Turkey and in the corresponding Children's (U15) championships, winning a bronze medal at the European Championship (Loulé, Portugal, 2021) and winning a silver medal at the World Championship (U16) (Volos, Greece, 2022). He also won the title of champion twice in the Panhellenic interscholastic water polo championship in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 with Vouliagmeni High School.
Goalkeeper
Date of Birth 02/04/2005
#13 Christos Levantis
The Christos Levantis, born in 2005, plays as a goalkeeper for the men's water polo team of the Club. During his career in the N.O.B. academies, he has distinguished himself many times with his team,
winning championships and medals, with the most recent success being winning the 2024-2025 Junior Men's Championship.
At the same time, as an active member of the national team, he participated in the European Junior Men's Championship in Burgas, Bulgaria in the summer of 2024.
Peripheral
Date of Birth 06/06/2006
#14 Konstantinos Belesis
Konstantinos Belesis began his athletic career at the academies of the Vouliagmeni Nautical Club. In addition to the numerous successes with the club, he has great distinctions with the national team. He has won the gold medal at the European Youth Championship in 2023, the silver medal at the 2022 World Championship as well as 6th place at this year's World Championship in Argentina. His career with the cap of N.C Vouliagmeni continues, being a member of the men's team.
Goalkeeper
Date of Birth 30/06/2007
#15 Anastasios Giannopoulos
17 year old Tasos Giannopoulos has been part of the Vouliagmeni Nautical Club academies for ten years. He plays as a goalkeeper and his career in the age group championships is full of successes. However, last year stood out where he won all the championships he participated in. the Panhellenic Championship for young men, the Panhellenic Championship for teenagers and the Panhellenic Interschool Championship.
Defender
Date of Birth 11/04/2008
#16 Kosmas Patsilinakos
Kosmas Patsilinakos was born in 2008. He began his athletic career at the Vouliagmeni Nautical Club, with which he has won 2 Panhellenic championships (Young Men 2024 and Youth 2024). In addition to the successes he has achieved with our club's cap, our athlete also competes with the Greek National Team cap, winning the bronze medal at the U15 European Championship in Podgorica in 2023 and 6th place at the U16 World Championship in Malta in 2024.
Peripheral
Date of Birth 08/02/2008
#17 Kyriakos Levantis
16-year-old Kyriakos Levantis comes from the academies of the Vouliagmeni Nautical Club and is now a member of the men's team. He competes in the regional position and during his career in the age championships he received various distinctions with the V.N.C. team, the most important of which was winning the Panhellenic Youth Championship. the 2023-2024 season.
Goalkeeper
Date of Birth 19/01/2008
#18 Achilles Pimples
Achilleas Pimplis was born in 2008 and plays as a goalkeeper.In 2024 he won the 1st place in the National Junior Championship. Our athlete also plays with the cap of the Greek National Team having won the bronze medal at the European U15 Championship in Podgorica in 2023 and the 6th place at the U16 World Championship in Malta in 2024.
Peripheral
Date. Date of Birth 17/07/2009
#19 Konstantinos Papanikolaou
Peripheral
Date. Date of Birth 11/04/2009
#20 Aristides Belesis
Goalkeeper
Date. Birth 11/12/2009
#21 Georgios Pilichos
Regional
Date. Birth 28/01/2009
#22 Maximos Mantzouridis
Maximos Mantzouridis, born on 28 January 2009, plays the position of peripheral player. He started his career in water polo in 2015, in the team of Hercules Thessaloniki. In 2019, he was transferred to PAOK, where he continued his development and recorded significant achievements. In 2023, he joined N.O. Vouliagmeni, and since this year he is a member of the men's team of the Club. With N.O.V., he has been champion in the boys' team (2009), as well as three times in the juniors (2007 and 2008).
On the international level, he captained the Children's National Team at the 2025 European Championship, where the team finished 5th, while he was the top scorer of the event.
Regional
Date. Date of Birth 11/05/2009
#23 Spyridon Deligiannis
Spyros Deligiannis was born on 11 May 2009 and is a student of the 2nd grade. He has been involved in sports since he was very young and at the age of 9 he joined the Olympiacos water polo team.
At the age of 13 he transferred to the Vouliagmeni Yacht Club, with whom he won the 2024 Children's National Championship and the 3rd place in 2023. With the Junior team of the same club he became Greek Champion in 2025.
In the summer of 2025 he participated with the K-16 Children's National Team in the European Championship K-16, winning 5th place.
Rebounder
Date. Birth 26/03/2009
#24 Stamatios Miglis
Vouliagmeni Naval Club's A1 Women's Water Polo Team
Renewed and young the Women's Team of the Vouliagmeni Nautical Club is ready to challenge for yet another year the top of Greek and European water polo!
- Marina Kotsioni
- Stamatina Caiafa
- Despina Kalogeropoulou
- Aspasia Fouraki
- Kyra Donna Diane Christmas
- Eleni Xenaki
- Eleftheria Fountotou
- Nefeli Anna Krassa
- Kitty Lynn Joustra
- Despina Andreadi
- Lola Moolhuijen
- Phoebe Angelidis
- Evangelia Karytsa
- Efstathia Nefeli Kovacevich
- Eleni Valvi
- Emmanuella Paraskevi Capetopoulou
- Phaedra Christina Loupaki
- Elizabeth Koutsada
- Eleni Elmisian
- Panagiota Kissoudi
- Alexandra Starida
- Panagiota Karanassiou
- Iphigenia Vasiliki Manousaki
- Artemis Andreadi
- Niki Andrianaki
Coach
Kiriaki Liosi
Led by the Silver Medalist of Athens (2004) and World Champion (2011), Kyriaki Liossi, the Women's Water Polo Team of N.O.B. won the A1 Women's Championship 2025 and aims, as always, to conquer domestic competitions, as well as distinctions at European level.
Kyriaki Liosi, as an athlete, has participated and won distinctions in numerous domestic and international competitions. With the team of N.O. Vouliagmeni (2005-2013), she won the gold medal at the LEN Champions Cup
(2009, 2010) and the Super Cup (2009, 2010).
This year she also opens a new chapter in her coaching career, taking over the Canadian National Team.
Assistant Coach
Eftychia Karagianni
Eftychia Karagianni joined the N.O.B. this year as an assistant coach of Kyriaki Liosi in the Women's Water Polo Team.
Eftychia Karagianni has had a great career both as an athlete and as a member of the technical staff.
In her coaching career so far, she has achieved distinctions at the top level and specifically two silver and three bronze medals in European and world competitions.
As an athlete, she won the silver medal with the national team at the Athens Olympics (2004) and the world title in 2005, a year in which she scored 19 goals.
Goalkeeper
Date of Birth: 25/03/1999
#1 Marina Kotsioni
Being in the family of the Vouliagmeni Nautical Club for the last 11 years, the 26 year old main goalkeeper of the women's team, Marina Kotsioni, has evolved and contributed to many great successes of N.O.B. from the age group championships to winning the Greek Cup in 2019 in Chios, the 3rd place in the LEN Euroleague in the same year, as well as the Greek Championship in the women's category in the 2024/2025 season. In addition, wearing the cap of the National Team, Marina has participated in many international competitions, World and European Championships (2016 - New Zealand, 2018-Madeira, 2019-Madeira 4th place), both with the young National Teams and with the Women's representative team (Europa Cup-2019, World Championships-Gungzhou 2019), with the latest distinction being the gold medal at the World Cup in April 2025 in China.
Peripheral
Date of Birth: 12/04/2003
#2 Stamatina Kaifa
Born of the Vouliagmenis Naval Club, the 22-year-old player started from the Water Volleyball Academy of N.O.B. and gradually developed athletically, belonging to the Women's basic team. With hard and methodical work, the young regional player earned from a young age a place in the representative teams of Greek water polo, having already participated in some great international competitions. Highlights of her career so far include being named World Silver Champion in October 2021 with the National Junior Women's Team and winning 3rd place at the European Championships with the National Junior Women's Team in 2022.
Defender
Date of Birth: 13/02/2004
#3 Despina Kalogeropoulou
The 21 year old Despina Kalogeropoulou is an athlete who comes from the Water Volleyball Academy of N.O.B. She plays as a defender and for the last five years she has been a key member of the Women's Water Volleyball Team of the Club. Throughout these twelve years, her career has been full of success, both in the age groups and with the women's team, with highlights including winning the title at the 2025 National Girls, Juniors and Women's National Championships. At the same time, Despina has worn the cap of the National Team in age categories, achieving great international accolades, such as the bronze medal at the European Girls' Championships (Kirishi 2019), the silver medal at the European Girls' Championships (Sibenik 2021), the bronze medal at the European Junior Women's Championships (Israel 2022) and the silver medal at the World Junior Championships (Belgrade 2022).
Peripheral
Date of Birth: 10/01/2006
#4 Aspasia Fouraki
The 19-year-old Aspasia Fouraki xstarted her career from the team of NOX Chania and then joined the team of N.O.V.
One of the most important achievements she has achieved in her athletic career so far is the silver medal at the World Girls' Championship in Larissa in 2022, the 3rd place at the European Junior Championships in Turkey in 2023, 3rd place at the Women's World Junior Championships in Croatia in 2024, 2nd place at the Women's World Junior Championships in China in 2024 and 3rd place at the Women's World Junior Championships in Brazil in 2025.
Peripheral
Date. Date of Birth: 14/03/1997
#5 Kyra Donna Diane Christmas
Kyra Christmas, 28, is originally from Canada and started playing polo in 2005 with the Calgary Renegades, winning a total of 4 Canadian Championships. He attended the University of the Pacific from 2015 to 2019, where he played for the Tigers for 3 seasons as a team captain, winning 3 Golden Coast Conference championships, while being named 3-time MVP and 3-time All American. Since 2012, she has been a member of the Canadian National Team, with major accolades such as silver at the World Junior Women's Championships (2014), gold at the Junior Panams (2016), silver at the World League Super Finals (2017), silver at the Panam Games (2019), while she competed at the Tokyo Olympics (2020). She has been playing in Europe since 2019, making her debut with Olympiacos, with whom she won 3 Greek Championships and Cups, one LEN Super Cup and one Champions League title. He then played with Izmir, winning the Challenger Cup in 2025, before signing with N.O.B.
Rebounder
Date of Birth: 05/07/1997
#6 Eleni Xenaki
Elena Xenaki started her career at N.O.V. in 2008 from the youth sections and since 2011 she has been playing in the women's team, with successes and medals in all categories. She has been a member of the national team since 2013, having significant distinctions, with highlights being the medals at the European Women's Championships (2018 Barcelona 2nd place, 2022 Split 2nd place, 2024 Eindhoven 3rd place), participation in the 2024 Olympics in Paris and winning the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.
At the club level, it has won Greek Championships and Cups, most recently the 2025 Championship and the 2022 Champions League. With vision, collective spirit and dedication to the values of the Club, Elena Xenaki remains an important member of our team and a source of inspiration for the younger athletes.
Peripheral
Date of Birth: 10/06/2002
#7 Eleftheria Fountotou
The 23-year-old perimeter player, Eleftheria Fountotou, started from the Olympiacos academies at the age of 6, where she contributed to many successes in the age group championships. She later joined the Olympiacos women's team, with which she won 3 Championships (2018-2020) and 1 Cup (2020), while she took 2nd place in the Cup (2019). She then played for four years with the Glyfada team, a period in which the team won 3rd place in the Championship (2021), 2nd place (2022) and 3rd place in the Greek Cup (2022). With the national team, Eleftheria achieved important distinctions: 1st place in the Balkanada K15 (2017), 3rd place in the World Championship K18 (2018) and 2nd place in the World Championship K20 (2020). In 2023 she participated in the Women's World Championship, while in 2025 she won 1st place in the World Cup with the Women's National Team and the Greek Championship with the Vouliagmeni team.
Peripheral
Date of Birth: 8/01/2008
#8 Nefeli Anna Krassa
The 17 year old Nefeli Anna Krassa comes from the academies of N.O.V. and has contributed to many successes in the age groups and in larger categories of the Panhellenic Championships. Highlights include winning the title at the National Championships for Girls (2019,2021), Youth (2024,2025) and Women (2025). As a member of the National Team, major achievements include: Silver medal at the Girls' World Championships (2022), 2nd place at the Girls' European Championships (2023), 3rd place at the Junior European Championships (2023), 3rd place at the Junior Women's European Championships (2024), 2nd place at the Women's World Championships (2024), 1st place at the Women's World Championships (2025), 3rd place at the Women's World Junior Championships (2025), 2nd place at the Women's European Championships (2025).
Rebounder
Date. Date of Birth: 11/01/1998
#9 Kitty Lynn Joustra
The international athlete Kitty Lynn Joustra belongs to the N.O.B. team from 2023. The 27-year-old Dutchwoman plays at the wingback position. She holds a degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.
He is a member of the Dutch national team, with which he has won major honours, including the 2023 World Championships, the 2018 and 2024 European Championships, as well as the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Peripheral
Date of Birth: 25/09/2004
#10 Despina Andreadi
The 20-year-old Despina Andreadi was promoted from the N.O.B. Academies and established herself in the Women's Team. Among her successes stand out the first places in the National Championship for Girls and Young Women, while the highlight at the domestic level is winning the National Championship for Women (2025).
She has represented Greece in top international competitions, with the most important distinctions being the bronze medal at the European Girls' Championships (2019), the silver medal at the European Girls' Championships (2021) and the silver medal at the World Junior Championships (2022).
Peripheral
Date of Birth: 17/08/2004
#11 Lola Moolhuijen
Lola Moolhuijzen, 21, is from the Netherlands. She is in her second year with N.O.Vouliagmeni, and previously played for the Dutch team Polar Bears Ede.
He is also a member of the Dutch national team. Among her notable achievements are the bronze medal at the 2023 U20 Women's World Championships, as well as with the national team, the bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships, the silver medal at the 2023 World Cup Super Finals, the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships, the gold medal at the 2024 European Championships and the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Defender
Date of Birth: 20/04/2003
#12 Phoebe Angelidis
The 22 year old Phoebe Angelidi is playing this year for the fifth year with the cap of N.O.V. In these years she has won with our team the Greek Women's Championship 2025, as well as the 2nd place in 2023 and 2024, and the 3rd place in 2022. She has competed in the final of the Women's Greek Cup in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
With the cap of the National Team she has won the 1st place in the Women's World Cup (2025), the 3rd place in the European Youth Cup (2022) and the 6th place in the Women's World Youth Cup (2023).
Before joining N.O.V., she played for Nereas Halandriou, winning first place in the junior (2019) and young women's (2020, 2021) championships.
Goalkeeper
Date of Birth: 05/12/2002
#13 Evangelia Karytsa
The 23 year old Eva Karytsa is in her second season this year with the Women's Team of N.O.B., with which she became Greek Champion last year. Before that she played for the A.N.O.G. team for 8 years. In 2020 and 2021, she helped her team to win the bronze medal at the Greek Championship, while in 2022 she finished 2nd in the Greek Championship and Cup. In the age group championships, she won the 2018 Junior Women's and Junior Women's Championships.
In her international career, in 2021 she was named Silver Champion with the Junior Women's National Team at the World Championships. In 2022, she participated with the Women's National Team in the World League.
Peripheral
Date. Date of Birth: 27/01/2006
#14 Efstathia Nefeli Kovacevich
Nefeli Kovacevic started her career from the team of G.S. Peristeri and then played for Nireas Halandriou, AEK and Alimos. Her most important achievements in her athletic career are winning the Silver Medal at the 2022 Girls' World Championships, 3rd place at the 2023 European Junior Championships, 3rd place at the 2024 Junior Women's World Championships, 2nd place at the 2024 Junior Women's World Championships and 3rd place at the 2025 Junior Women's World Championships.
Peripheral
Date of Birth: 30/05/2008
#15 Eleni Valvi
The 17-year-old Eleni Valvi started her career from the Ionikos Academy at the age of 7. Then, she played with the cap of Glyfada until 2022 and then joined the team of N.O.V. In these four years she has won the Greek Championship in 2025 and the 2nd place in 2024 with the Women's Team.
She has also won the 2024 and 2025 National Women's Championship.
At the same time, she has competed twice with the national flag, namely at the U15 European Championships in Croatia (2nd place) and at the U16 World Championships in Manisa (5th place).
Defender
Date of Birth: 07/05/2009
#16 Emmanuela Kapetopoulou
The 16-year-old Emmanouela Kapetopoulou comes from the N.O.B. academies and from a young age she contributed to many of the Club's successes in the age group championships. It is worth noting the conquest of the Panhellenic Championship with the Junior Team (2024-2025) and the Women's Team (2025). She achieved an important distinction by competing with the cap of the National Team, winning the Silver Medal at the European Championship (2025).
Goalkeeper
Date of Birth: 05/07/2009
#17 Phaedra Christina Loupaki
The 16-year-old Phaedra-Christina Loupaki comes from the academies of N.O.B., with whom she has won important titles and medals in all age categories. The most recent success was in the summer of 2025, winning the Championship with the Women's Team, as well as the Junior Women's Championship. In addition, as a member of the U16 Girls National Team, she has won two silver medals at the European Championships, in 2023 and 2025.
Peripheral
Date of Birth: 12/01/2009
#18 Elizabeth Koutsada
The 16-year-old Elisavet Koutsanta came to N.O.V. in 2023 with a transfer from PAOK and since then she has been a key member of the club's youth teams. She has contributed to N.O.V.'s success in the age group championships, winning the Championship with the Junior Team in 2024, 2nd place with the Girls' Team in the same year, as well as the Championship with the Junior Team in 2025 and the Championship with the Women's Team in the A1 National League.
He also competed with the U16 National Team at the 2025 European Championships, where he won the silver medal.
Peripheral
Date of Birth: 03/05/2010
#19 Helen Elmisian
The 15 year old Lenia Elmisian comes from the N.O.B. Academies. From a young age she contributed to many successes in the age group championships with the most important being winning the Panhellenic Championship with the Junior Team (2024-2025), as well as with the Women's Team (2025). In the summer of 2025 she won two silver medals with the National Team, at the European Girls' Championship and at the European Junior Championships.