Gerasimos Voltirakis

Makis Voltirakis
Personal information
Born (1968-05-14) 14 May 1968 (age 56)
Athens, Greece
Nationality  Greece
Position Goalkeeper
Medal record
Men's Water polo
Representing  Greece
FINA World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1997 Athens Team
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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]

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.

  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)