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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.
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.
Crest, colours, supporters
Kits
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Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2023–24 season[2]
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Technical staff
- Head coach: Georgios Zaravinas
- Assistant coach: Andreas Vassilopoulos
- Physiotherapist: Georgios Sideris
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2023–24 season
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Previous squads
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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 48) | 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 41) | 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 46) | Left Back |
10 | Serbia | Duro Mujić | (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 32) | Left Back |
11 | Greece | Charalampos Mallios | (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 37) | 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 46) | 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 29) | Right Winger |
21 | Greece | Ioannidis Eleftherios | (1992-05-05) 5 May 1992 (age 32) | Left Winger |
77 | Serbia | Milan Urošević | (1985-05-22) 22 May 1985 (age 39) | Right Back |
99 | Serbia | Davor Tasković | (1986-01-16) 16 January 1986 (age 38) | Left Back |
Achievements
- Winners (1): 2011/12
- Winners (2): 2011/12, 2013/14
- Runners-up (3): 2012/13, 2014/15, 2015/16
- Runners-up (2): 2013/14, 2019/20
European record
EHF Challenge Cup
Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2011–12 Winners | Round 3 | SPR Stal Mielec | 30–26 | 27–28 | 57–54 |
Round 4 | Portovik Yuzhny | 27–24 | 26–29 | 53–53 (a) | |
Quarter-finals | HC Kriens-Luzern | 25–21 | 28–28 | 53–49 | |
Semi-finals | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 21–21 | 29–26 | 50–47 | |
Finals | Wacker Thun | 26–23 | 20–22 | 46–45 |
EHF ranking
- As of 6/12/2023[3]
Rank | Team | Points |
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138 | SPR Chrobry Głogów | 34 |
139 | RK Metalurg Skopje | 34 |
140 | HK Malmö | 34 |
141 | Diomidis Argous | 33 |
142 | RK Borac Banja Luka | 33 |
143 | Handball Club Berchem | 32 |
144 | RKHV Volendam | 32 |
Former club members
Notable former players
- Charalampos Mallios (2010–2012, 2013–2014, 2021–2023)
- Nikolaos Samaras (2009–2017)
- Georgios Zaravinas (2010–2014)
- Sofiane Bendjilali (2022–2023)
- Sven Suton (2017–2018)
- Christophoros Nungovitch (2011–2015)
- Đorđe Golubović (2020–2021)
- Olexandr Shevelev (2020–2022)
References
External links
- Official website
- AC Diomidis Argous on Facebook
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