This section offers information on the current issues concerning the club. Last Update 01/02/01

31-1-01

• AEK beat Atromitos Athinon by 3-0 in a friendly game today. Newly acquired Medina (whose blue card has been received and is therefore eligible to play with number 27 which he got) scored 2 goals, while Nikolaidis scored the other one. The players used had not played on Sunday's game; amateurs were tried as well. The team: Michailidis (36' Chiotis), Pitos, Medina, Kapsis (50' Velaoras), Toskas (36' Karameris), Karagiannis (50' Siamantas), Rodrigo, Liagkos, Pasios, Ruiz (63' Kosmas), Konstantinidis (63' Peponoulas), Nikolaidis (63' Printezis).

• Toni Savevski hang his footoball boots today, as he signed the end of his contract today, while as a manager he announced that there will be no further signings this season.

30-1-01

• The efforts to buy a foreign or EC forward player are intensified. There is information that Hertha Berlin has been approached for Iranian international Ali Daei (21/3/1969, 188cm ,82 kg with 89 games and 19 goals in Bundesliga), but this does not seem to go ahead as Herta asked for 1 billion with AEK only offering 500 million drachmas; there is however great interest in Scottish center forward of Ionikos, Craig Brewster (13/12/1966, 135 games and 42 goals in the National Division with Ionikos) despite the initial reservations of the player to leave his team.

• AEK will spend the first day of ban in Alexandroupolis (Monday 5/2, 15:00) against Athinaikos.
• Nikos Georgeas broke his toe and will be kept off the game for another 15 days, while Ivan Rusev will be on a 6 month loan at Athinaikos.
• Nikos Stratos replaces Petros Stathis as the CEO of the Club after the resignation of the latter, who retains however the vice-president position. Additionaly, the Club apporved the increase of the company capital by 5.2 billion drachmas.

29-1-01

• After the 17th round of the volleyball national league, Filippov is second in the points stats with 320.8, 12th in aces and 7th in lost services with 48; Aggelidis is 10th in points with 225.5; Katsanevakis eighth in blocks with 39; Strelau eighth in lost services with 43 and Amaksopoulos is second in defences with 114.
• The technical manager of AEK, Egen Gerard, left to Spain so as to watch the Spanish Cup game Espanyol-Barcelona, with a view to collect information on our opponent in the next round of the UEFA Cup.

28-1-01

• The premiere of Toni Savevski & Egen Gerard as AEK's management team was accompanied with a 2-1 defeat of Hercules in Kaftatzogleio Stadium. Vassilis Lakis' goal on the 60th minute was cancelled by that of the home team on the 79th minute, but the victors were reinstated on the 80th minute with an amazing goal by Emmanuel Ruiz. The team: Atmatsidis, Kopitsis (80' Ruiz), Petkov, Dellas, Kostenoglou, Zagorakis, Zikos, Kola (91' Rodrigo), Lakis, Tsartas (87' Konstantinidis), Maladenis.

• Dellas, Kopitsis, Petkov & Ruiz were booked.
• Starting tomorrow the workouts of the basketball team will resume as normal as our internationals-who excelled with the national teams-return to club duty. Dikoudis scored 14 pts in the defeat of our national team at the hands of Poland, Hammink scored 26 pts for Holland, defeaters of Finland, Muursepp also scored 26 as Esthonia beat the Czech Republic, Stefanov scored 23 pts against Ukraine, while Betts scored 13 and got 17 rebounds against Hungary.

27-1-01

• Another victory for the volleyball team, beating Aris Nikaias by 3-2 (25-22, 22-25, 17-25, 25-17, 15-12) at the Platon Hall. The team: Katsanevakis 11.90, Mpasioukas 7.50, Strelau 14, Plikas, Filippov 16 (3 aces), Aggelidis 19; Amaksopoulos (libero) and Konstantinidis (sub).

• There are doubts over the fitness of Lakis, Kostenoglou, Zikos and Kapsis for the game against Hercules tomorrow.

26-1-01

• The new management team of the Club were presented today. Egen Gerard stated that AEK is a "sick child ", while Toni Savevski amplified this, claiming that "the child is in a coma". Both avoided heavy statements and promises, stressing that the objective is for the team to play good football. 500 fans of the Club hurrayed the management team this afternoon during the workout at the N. Gkoumas Stadium.

• In his first squad selection, Savevski chose the following: Atmatsidis, Dellas, Rodrigo, Kostenoglou, Zagorakis, Maladenis, Kostis, Tsartas, Kopitsis, Zikos, Michailidis, Pasios, Toskas, Konstantinidis, Lakis, Kola, Petkov, Ruiz, Pitos & Kapsis.
• Our basketball internationals are impressive with their teams. Apart from the 19 points Dikoudis scored against Poland, Muursepp scored 31 points for Esthonia against Belarus, Hammink scored 31 for Holland against Bulgaria while scoring two 3 pointers (!!!), Stefanov scored 18 for Skopje against Island, Kutluay scored 22 in Turkey's friendly against Lithuania, while Betts scored 7 points and gained 5 rebounds against Croatia.

25-1-01

• Toni Savevski (14/6/1963, 358 games and 51 goals in the National Division with AEK) will be the new manager of our team after yesterday's mutual termination of Yannis Pathiakakis' contract. The 38-year old will maintain a player-manager position until the summer. Egen Gerard, who served as a manager at OFI Crete for 15 years, has been hired as a technical manager. Toni exclaimed his joy for his dream-come-true to manage his beloved team.

• Hernan Esteban Mendina signed today a 6-month contract, extendable by AEK for another 4 years, after he passed his medicals. The player stated that he wants to win titles with AEK and stressed that he expects to adjust soon thanks to the presence of the other Latin American stars in the club.

24-1-01

• Petros Stathis is expected to ask for the resignation of Yannis Pathiakakis today. After returning from Latin America after the Cup game he said that this afternoon he will present the new manager of the team. It is possible that he be Tony Savevski, while there is a faint consideration of Gerard.

• In one of the worst appearances in its history, AEK was defeated by Olympiakos by 6-1 and was eliminated from the Cup. This was the heaviest defeat of the Club in Cup games, while we had not conceided 6 goals since February 1981 when we had lost, again from Olympiakos, by 6-0 for the Championship. The AEK jerseys were worn by: Atmatsidis, Zagorakis, Kopitsis, Kostenoglou (51' Dellas), Pitos, Rodrigo, Zikos (71'Ruiz), Kola (84' Kostis), Lakis, Petkov, Maladenis.

• Kopitsis was booked.
• Petros Stathis is returning late tonight from Argentina together with Hernan Medina. The defender is of unknown age (some sites say 23, others 25 and other 26) and will be on loan for 6 months with a view to be bought from Boca Juniors in the summer.
• Dimos Dikoudis was impressive playing for the National Team against Austria.

23-1-01

• It is with important absences that AEK will face Olympiakos tomorrow at OAKA for the return leg of their Cup match. Yannis Pathiakakis has selected the following players: Atmatsidis, Dellas, Rodrigo, Kostenoglou, Zagorakis, Maladenis, Kostis, Tsartas, Kopitsis, Zikos, Passios, Toskas, Konstantinidis, Chiotis, Lakis, Karameris, Kola, Petkov, Ruiz and Pitos.
• The basketball team will not participate in the Volos tournament over the weekend, since they can't make up a team because of players away on International duties (Dikoudis, Muursepp, Betts, Kutluay, Stefanov, Zisis, Misiakos) and injuries (Kakiouzis, Hansell).

22-1-01

• AEK was banned yesterday from her home ground for four games because of the abandonment of the Greek Cup game against Olympiakos, whereas the game was given to the team of Peiraias by 0-2. The return leg will be played on Wednesday at OAKA. Petros Stathis was also banned from entering the inner ground for eight months. However, Yannis Pathiakakis, Dellas, Petkov and Karagiannhs were found not guilty.
• Hernan Esteban Mendina, the 23 yr-old central defender of Boca Juniors will play for AEK. He is arriving on a 6-month loan for 100,000 dollars, plus another million dollars if he continues after the summer.

21-1-01

• The football team beat Skoda Ksanthi at the Nikos Gkoumas Stadium in front of 3,000 fans and after a lacklustre performance. Christos Maladenis and Vassilis Tsartas scored the 2 goals. The team: Atmatsidis, Lakis (88' Pittos), Petkov, Dellas, Kostenoglou, Zikos, Zagorakis, Kola (83' Savevski), Maladenis, Tsartas, Konstantinidis (64' Ruiz).

• Booked: Zagorakis, Atmatsidis (3rd), Zikos.

20-1-01

• It was with great success that the AEK Internet Fan Club held the New Year Celebration last night. Our feast was honoured with the presence of Michalis Kapsis and representatives of the Club. Photos from the feast are available.

• Kola and Pitos are included in the squad for tomorrow's game with Ksanthi at the Nikos Gkoumas Stadium. The full squad is as follows: Atmatsidis, Dellas, Rodrigo, Kostenoglou, Zagorakis, Maladenis, Savevski, Kostis, Tsartas, Kopitsis, Zikos, Michalidis, Toskas, Konstantinidis, Lakis, Karameris, Kola, Petkov, Ruiz, Pitos.
• According to onefootball.com AEK bought the 21-year old Bulgarian midfielder Ivan Rusev. He has played with the Under-21 team of the neighbouring country and last year was playing at Aegaleo. He will be on loan to another team until summer when he will join AEK. He was swapped with Donchev who returned to Bulgaria.
• The CEO of PAE AEK, Petros Stathis, is returning on Monday from Latin America, bringing with him Hernan Medina on a 6-month loan from Boca Juniors. On the contary, the acquisition of Pablo Hernandez seems to have stalled, since his current club does not accept to the term of an initial loan period.

• The volleyball team was defeated in Thessaloniki from Heraklis by 1-3 sets (20-25, 25-22, 23-25,16-25) The team: Katsanevakis 12, Mpasioukas 5, Strelau 5.5, Plikas 4, Filippov 15, Aggelidis 12.5; Libero: Amaksopoulos (74% reception, 6 defences); Substitutes: Thanos, Konstantinidis. On the other hand, the women beat Ktisiphontas at Paiania by 3-1 (26-28, 25-22, 25-18, 25-21) and top the A-2 league together with Kavala at the end of Round 1.

• The medical team of AEK speculate the return of Michalis Kakiouzis to be at the end of March...

19-1-01

• PAE AEK announced today the acquisition of the Albanian international midfielder Blendar Kola. The 28-year old (1/8/1972) has played 169 times in the National Division for Apollonas and Panathinaikos and has scored 20 times; he cannot play against Barcelona since he has taken part in the Champions League with Panathinaikos. Blendar will occupy one foreign player position, replacing Dian Donchev whose contract was ended by mutual agreement.

• Pablo Hernandez (who holds an Italian passport after all) is expected tomorrow Saturday in Athens to sign his contract with our team. Petros Stathis remains in Latin America, aiming at the defender of Boca Juniors Hernan Medina (05/09/74).

18-1-01

• AEK is in mourning today for the loss of Yene Chacknadi, the legendary manager who gave us two titles (1963 & 1968).

• According to onefootball.com, the Uruguayan defender (according to the site he holds a Portugese passport) Pablo Hernadez is already on loan (...) from Defensor and AEK has the right to purchase him for a further 700,000 GBP by the end of the season. Meanwhile, Timour Ketsbaia is considering his return to Nea Filadelfeia. According to the same source, Dian Donchev and Toni Savevski are on their way out.

• Nikos Georgeas had today his first workout with AEK and then took leave from Yannis Pathiakakis until Monday; he is not considered for Sunday's match against Ksanthi, since he has not fully recovered from his arm injury which will keep him unavailable for the next 15 days. Meanwhile, PAE AEK announced the acquisition of 22-year old Christos Pitos from Naousa on a 5 year contract.

17-1-01

• The basketball team finished the first round of Euroleague beating Tau 64-52 (attendance 2,000). The quarters: 16-12, 29-32, 44-42. The team: Stefanov 12, Kikilias 2, Hammink 1, Chatzis 10, Kutluay 17, Dikoudis 10, Misiakos 2, Muursepp, Betts 9.

• For the next face we face Zalgiris Kaunas, with home advantage. The first match will be in Athens, the second in Kaunas and the third, if necessary, back in Athens. The dates: 31/1&1/2, 7-8/2, 14-15/2 .

• PAE AEK announced today the signing of defender Nikos Georgeas from Kalamata. The 24-yr old (27/12/1976), who has played 54 times in the National Division having scored 1 goal, signed a 5 year contract. In today's workout also participated the new signing from Naousa Hristos Pitos, whose acquisition has not been announced, whereas the 27-yr old Brazilian central defender Claudio Freitas probably stops training with the team, despite the writings on foreign sites that he has already signed, as he did not convince Yannis Pathiakakis. Petros Stathis is now aiming at the 25-yr old Uruguayan international central defender Pablo Hernandez of Sporting Defensor.

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