AE Larisa FC
Full name | Αθλητική Ένωση Λάρισα 1964 |
Nickname | "Vyssini" |
Founded | May 17, 1964 |
Ground | AEL FC Arena, Larisa |
Capacity | 16,118 |
Chairman | Kostas Pyladakis |
Manager | Nikos Kehayas |
League | Alpha Ethniki |
2010-11 | 14th (relegated) |
Colors | Maroon |
A.E. Larisa or AEL 1964 is a Greek football club based in Larisa. Its full name is Athlitiki Enosi Larisa (Athletic Union of Larisa).
Since 2003, it has been known as AEL 1964 (a bankruptcy forced this name change.)
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History
The club was founded on May 17, 1964 from a merger four local clubs: Iraklis Larisa, Aris Larisa, Toxotis Larisa and Larisaikos. They quickly rose to the first division. However, after winning the Greek Football Cup in 1986 and the championship in 1988, the club fell into decline and by 2000 had been relegated to the third division, going through bankruptcy.
Larisa have remarkably bounced back, much to their loyal fans delight, achieving promotion to the Greek Superleague in 2005 and winning the Greek Football Cup in 2007.
In the 2011 season, Larisa inaugurated their new stadium but, in spite of fan support, were relegated to the Football B Division.
Titles
League Titles
- 1988 (Larisa are the only countryside-based team to win the Greek Alpha Ethniki Championship)
Greek Cup
Players
1970s
- Stathis Haitas
- Enrique Cavoli
- Yiannis Mantzourakis
- Yiangos Simantiris
- Manolis Rakintzoglou
- Argyroulis
- Jorge Vallejo
- Horacio Morales
- Enrique Cavoli
- Dramalis
- Kouventiaris
- Lelis
- Boutos
- Pagarliotas
- Pantelidis
- Rammos
- Siavalas
- Dimitris Seitaridis
- Miltos Seitaridis
- Stergiadis
- Charitidis
1980s - 1990s
- Giorgos Agoroyiannis
- Yiannis Galitsios
- Yiannis Gambetas
- Angelos Georgiou
- Yiannis Golandas
- Fotis Gouziotis
- Vasilis Karapialis
- Kostas Kolomitrousis
- Kostas Maloumidis
- Christos Michail
- Giorgos Mitsibonas
- Vangelis Nasiakos
- Kostas Nebegleras
- Charalambos Nikolaou
- Takis Parafestas
- Nikos Patsiavouras
- Giorgos Plitsis
- Michalis Stamatiou
- Kostas Taxiarchis
- Sakis Tsiolis
- Dimitris Tziotzios
- Yiannis Valaoras
- Theodoros Voutyritsas
- Michalis Ziogas
2000 - Present
- Naim Aarab
- Shimon Abuhatzira
- Nektarios Alexandrou
- Stathis Aloneftis
- Giorgos Ambaris
- Henry Antchouet
- Panagiotis Bachramis
- Ibrahima Bakayoko
- Jan Blazek
- Alexandre Silva Cleyton
- Daniel Cousin
- Nikos Dabizas
- Angelos Diggozis
- Manthos Fallagas
- Marco Foerster
- Giorgos Fotakis
- Giorgos Galitsios
- Geremi
- Stelios Giannakopoulos
- Walter Iglesias
- Panagiotis Katsiaros
- Fotis Kipouros
- Dimitris Kolovetsios
- Elias Kotsios
- Stefanos Kotsolis
- Jozef Kozlej
- Elias Kyriakidis
- Tasos Kyriakos
- Christos Melissis
- Tumer Metin
- Facundo Parra
- Sander Puri
- Marcelo Sarmiento
- Aleksandar Simic
- Nolberto Solano
- Vangelis Stournaras
- Stathis Tavlaridis
- Thanasis Tsigas
- Spiros Vallas
- Juan Velasco
- Stelios Venetidis
- Tasos Venetis
- Christian Weber
- Maciej Zurawski
Coaches
- Dionysis Minardos
- Yiannis Helmis
- Giourkas Seitaridis (elder)
- Kostas Polychroniou
- Stefan Karamfilovic
- Walter Skocik
- Antonis Georgiadis
- Andrzej Strejlau
- Jacek Gmoch
- Giorgos Donis
- Marinos Ouzounidis
- Yiannis Papakostas
- Jorn Andersen
- Nikos Kostenoglou
External links
- Official sitehttp://www.ael.gr
- Fans site: http://www.larissafc.com