Gerasimos Voltirakis

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Makis Voltirakis
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Born (1968-05-14) 14 May 1968 (age 56)
Athens, Greece
NationalityFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Position Goalkeeper
Medal record
Men's Water polo
Representing Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
FINA World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Athens Team

Gerasimos "Makis" Voltirakis (born 14 May 1968) is a Greek retired water polo player and current water polo coach. Voltirakis was a member of Greece men's national water polo team from 1991 to 1997, with whom he competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1] He was part of the Greece men's national water polo team that won the silver medal at the 1997 World Cup in Athens, being voted the tournament's best goalkeeper. [2]

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Voltirakis played for Greek powerhouses Ethnikos and Olympiacos, with whom he won the 2001–02 LEN Champions League in Budapest, being the captain of the team. He was also runner-up of the 2000–01 LEN Champions League in Dubrovnik with Olympiacos. [3] [4]

Voltirakis was captain of the Olympiacos squad that won the 2002 Triple Crown (LEN Champions League, Greek Championship, Greek Cup). [5] [6] He also won 7 Greek Championships, 5 Greek Cups and 2 Greek Super Cups with Olympiacos.

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Olympiacos

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerasimos Voltyrakis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Men's Water Polo World Cup 1997 Athens, Greece: MVP: Chris Humbert (USA), Best Goalkeeper: Makis Voltirakis (GRE)
  3. ↑ Σαν Σήμερα: Στην κορυφή της Ευρώπης ο Ολυμπιακός Archived 2017-06-29 at the Wayback Machine . pisina.net, 25 May 2016 (in Greek)
  4. ↑ Ο Ματουτίνοβιτς έβγαζε λαγούς από τα μανίκια του όταν φαινόταν ότι η Ποζίλιπο, που είχε και τη μισή εθνική Ιταλίας στη σύνθεσή της, με τον Ποστιλιόνε ντόπιο ήρωα, του έκοβε τα χέρια και στην παράταση χρησιμοποίησε τον Μαρούλη, ο οποίος έκανε ένα σπουδαίο ματς. Ο Ολυμπιακός προσυπέγραψε ένα αθλητικό έπος, νικώντας με 7-6 στην παράταση, έχοντας χάσει από την αρχή της τον Χατζηθεοδώρου με τρεις ποινές, αλλά με τον Μάκη Βολτυράκη να κάνει μία μεγαλειώδη εμφάνιση. [ permanent dead link ]. gavros.gr, 17 May 2013 (in Greek)
  5. ↑ Όταν η Ευρώπη υποκλίθηκε στον Ολυμπιακό. onsports.gr, 25 May 2012 (in Greek)
  6. ↑ Θέλουμε τα πάντα. kathimerini.gr, 28 December 2002 (in Greek)
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