AC Diomidis Argous

Greek handball club
   
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AO Diomidis Argous (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Διομήδης Άργους) is a Greek handball team based in Argos, that plays in the Handball Premier.

Location of AO Diomidis Argous
Argos
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Location of AO Diomidis Argous

History

The club was founded in 1976. The handball department was founded in the club in 1984. The team was named after Diomedes, the former king of the city of Argos, who became famous in the Trojan War. The symbol of the team is the ancient wolf with the crown of King Diomedes. Popularly nicknamed the "Wolves", the team won for the first time the EHF Challenge Cup in 2012, downing in the final Wacker Thun.[1] It was also the first time a Greek team won a European title in a handball club competition.

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Kits

HOME

2015–18

2022–24
AWAY

2022–23

2023–24

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season[2]
Diomidis Argous
Goalkeepers
  • 12 GreecePoland Marco-Jan Terlecki
  • 16 Greece Georgios Xatzikonstantinou
  • 88 Greece Filippos Nikolintais
Left Wingers
  • 02 Greece Dimitrios Kostoulas
  • 07 Greece Panagiotis Tselios
  • 22 Greece Panteleimon Kostakidis
Right Wingers
  • 20 Greece Garyfalos Bagios
  • 99 Greece Ioannis Stefanitsis
Line Players
  • 28 Greece Vasileios Manthos
  • 30 Serbia Dušan Vukadinović
  • 31 Greece Ioannis-Alexios Mpekiaris
Left Backs
  • 05 Greece Eleytherios Anastasiou
  • 06 Greece Orfeas Tsakalos
  • 67 Greece Antonios Karkagelis
Central Backs
  • 13 Greece Christoforos Tsakouridis
  • 55 Greece Periklis Orfanos
Right Backs
  • 15 Greece Stylianos Asvestas
  • 77 Greece Charalampos Mpaltatzis

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Greece Georgios Zaravinas
  • Assistant coach: Greece Andreas Vassilopoulos
  • Physiotherapist: Greece Georgios Sideris

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season
Joining
  • Serbia Dušan Vukadinović (LP) from Serbia RK Proleter Zrenjanin
  • Egypt Omar Salem (CB) from Egypt Aviation Sporting Club
  • Greece Panagiotis Tselios (LW) from Greece Aeropos Edessas
  • Greece Panteleimon Kostakidis (LW) from Greece Aeropos Edessas
  • Greece Christoforos Tsakouridis (CB) from Greece A.C. Doukas School
  • Greece Garyfalos Bagios (RW) from Greece Olympiacos
  • Greece Filippos Nikolintais (GK) from Greece Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia


Leaving
  • Algeria Sofiane Bendjilali (LP) to France Valence Handball
  • Montenegro Goran Andjelic (GK) to Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Sloboda Tuzla
  • Greece Grigorios Tzimpoulas (LW) to Greece Olympiacos
  • Greece Christos Tsigaridas (CB) to Greece Olympiacos

Previous squads

2011–2012 Team
Shirt No Nationality Player Birth Date Position
1  Greece Ilias Tsoulos (1988-11-22) 22 November 1988 (age 35) Goalkeeper
2  Greece Georgios Zaravinas (1976-06-13) 13 June 1976 (age 47) Left Winger
4  Greece Nikolaos Roumeliotis (1986-02-19) 19 February 1986 (age 38) Right Winger
5  Greece Theodoros Megaloikonomu (1983-08-18) 18 August 1983 (age 40) Central Back
7  Greece Eleftherios Kremastiotis (1994-03-18) 18 March 1994 (age 30) Left Winger
8  Greece Nikolaos Passias (1995-02-17) 17 February 1995 (age 29) Left Back
9  Greece Christos Priobolos (1978-06-26) 26 June 1978 (age 45) Left Back
10  Serbia Duro Mujić (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 31) Left Back
11  Greece Charalampos Mallios (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 36) Central Back
12  Cyprus Christophoros Nungovitch (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 34) Goalkeeper
13  Greece Raqi Marango (1983-01-01) 1 January 1983 (age 41) Line Player
17  Greece Nikolaos Samaras (1978-08-05) 5 August 1978 (age 45) Right Winger
18  Greece Fotis Kontoulis (1991-10-24) 24 October 1991 (age 32) Central Back
19  Greece Evangelos Spentzos (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 (age 28) Right Winger
21  Greece Ioannidis Eleftherios (1992-05-05) 5 May 1992 (age 31) Left Winger
77  Serbia Milan Urošević (1985-05-22) 22 May 1985 (age 38) Right Back
99  Serbia Davor Tasković (1986-01-16) 16 January 1986 (age 38) Left Back

Achievements

EHF Challenge Cup

  • Winners (1): 2011/12

Greek Championships

  • Winners (2): 2011/12, 2013/14
  • Runners-up (3): 2012/13, 2014/15, 2015/16

Greek Cup

  • Runners-up (2): 2013/14, 2019/20

European record

EHF Challenge Cup

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2011–12
Winners
Round 3 Poland SPR Stal Mielec 30–26 27–28 57–54
Round 4 Ukraine Portovik Yuzhny 27–24 26–29 53–53 (a)
Quarter-finals Switzerland HC Kriens-Luzern 25–21 28–28 53–49
Semi-finals Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 21–21 29–26 50–47
Finals Switzerland Wacker Thun 26–23 20–22 46–45

EHF ranking

As of 6/12/2023[3]
Rank Team Points
138 Poland SPR Chrobry Głogów 34
139 North Macedonia RK Metalurg Skopje 34
140 Sweden HK Malmö 34
141 Greece Diomidis Argous 33
142 Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Borac Banja Luka 33
143 Luxembourg Handball Club Berchem 32
144 Netherlands RKHV Volendam 32

Former club members

Notable former players

References

  1. ^ http://history.eurohandball.com/article/015028/A.C.+Diomidis+Argous+win+EHF+Men%27s+Challenge+Cup
  2. ^ https://ehfec.eurohandball.com/men/2023-24/clubs/details/lAwoh-6iNpB0ZtttwBBzmA/diomidis-argous/
  3. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

External links

  • Official website
  • AC Diomidis Argous on Facebook
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