Alexandroupoli Enosi

Enosi Alexandroupolis

Full name	Enosi Alexandroupolis Football Club
Founded	1999
Ground	Fotis Kosmas Stadium Alexandroupoli (Capacity: 7,000)
Chairman	Anastasios Tsakanikas
Manager	Vladimiros Barbas
League	Delta Ethniki (Group 1)
Home colours Away colours

Enosi Alexandroupoli (also named Enosi Thraki) is a football club based in Alexandroupoli, Greece.

History

The club is following the history of Orfeas Alexandroupoli which was formed in summer 1995 from the merger of two local clubs, AO Alex and Ethnikos Alexandroupoli. The name of the team was Orfeas Alexandroupolis, officially up to 1999. In 1999, the club changed ownership and it was renamed to P.A. Enosi Thraki. Finally, in 2007, it was renamed to Enosi Alexandroupoli.^[1] The 2008 Summer changed ownership. With the new owner came new manager and a lot of new players. The new season was started well but for financial reasons the team dismissed from the championship and relegated to Delta Ethniki.

Stadium

Fotis Kosmas Stadium^[2] located in the centre of the city and has a capacity of 7,000 seats.

Inside Fotis Kosmas Stadium during a game vs Ionikos FC

Past Highlights

• 1999-2000 Delta Ethniki
• 2000-2001 Delta Ethniki
• 2001-2002 Delta Ethniki
• 2002-2003 Delta Ethniki
• 2003-2004 Delta Ethniki
• 2004-2005 Gamma Ethniki (7th place)
• 2005-2006 Gamma Ethniki (8th place)
• 2006-2007 Gamma Ethniki (9th place)
• 2007-2008 Gamma Ethniki (6th place)
• 2008-2009 Gamma Ethniki (dismissed)
• 2009-2010 Delta Ethniki

Current squad 2009/10

As of August 31, 2009:^[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Dimitris Armen GK Dimitris Venetakis GK Giannis Malousidis GK Dimitris Chasomeris DF Nikos Arapidis DF Christos Venetidis DF Christos Giannopoulos DF Dimitris Georgopoulos DF Tasos Gourgoulas DF Nikos Thanos DF Giorgos Papadopoulos DF Dimitris Stathakis DF Sofou Pheim MF Chronis Grammenidis MF Christos Lazidis

No. Position Player MF Vladimiros Avelidis MF Dionisis Theofanidis MF Antonis Dopridis MF Giannis Papadopoulos MF Grigoris Pozos MF Valantis Stratoudis MF Dimitris Sotiropoulos MF Pavlos Tontinidis MF Nikos Tsakanikas MF Ounal Chassan MF Akis Chatzigiannidis FW Giannis Kapanikas FW Thanos Notis FW Dimitris Simos FW Tasos Tzikakis

Coaching & Medical staff

Manager: Vladimiros Barbas Assistant Manager: Christos Chionas Goalkeeper Coach: Dimitrios Chasomeris Club doctor: Dr. Konstantinos Mermigas Physiotherapist: Symeon Charpantidis

Notable former players

Vasilis Patidis Stavros Kalaitzidis Kostas Aidonidis Giorgos Papandreou Theofilaktos Nikolaidis

Athanasios Tsigas Stavros Stathakis Dimitris Komesidis Giannis Apostolidis Vasilis Avramidis

Kostadin Markov Marko Vranic Chaly Jones Rogerio Cannellini Marcelo Nicácio

References

1. ^ "Team's History (Greek)". http://alexandroupolifans.forumup.gr/about310-alexandroupolifans.html. 
2. ^ "Fotis Kosmas Stadium". http://www.stadia.gr/alexandroupoli/alexandroupoli1.jpg. 
3. ^ "Team's squad 2010". http://www.thrakisport.gr/football_article.php?article_id=2616. 

External links

• Enosi Alexandroupolis Fans