{"id":5331,"date":"2022-01-04T01:14:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T23:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sporthistory.eu\/?p=5331"},"modified":"2022-01-04T11:04:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T09:04:31","slug":"panathinaikos-vc-1999-2000-away-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sporthistory.eu\/en\/2022\/01\/04\/panathinaikos-vc-1999-2000-away-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Panathinaikos VC 1999-2000 Away Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Season: 1999-2000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Player:<\/strong>\u00a0Anton Kovachev<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tournament:<\/strong>\u00a0Volley <\/strong>League <\/strong>Greece, Greek Cup<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manufacturer: <\/strong>Le <\/strong>coq <\/strong>sportif<\/strong><\/p>\n

Match <\/em><\/strong>Worn<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Panathinaikos did not do well in the 1999-2000 season. Under Serbian coach Dragan Mihailovic, the Greens' goal was to win the championship and the cup. However, in the championship, Panathinaikos was left behind and finishing 7th<\/sup> in the regular season with Olympiakos being first and Iraklis second. This led Panathinaikos to face Iraklis in the quarterfinals and even with a home court disadvantage.<\/p>\n

In the quarterfinals, Iraklis was superior and with two victories (3-0 and 1-3) qualified for the next phase. Iraklis reached the finals where finally lost the title to Olympiakos.<\/p>\n

In the Greek Cup, after initially overcoming the obstacle of Filia Ilioupoli, Panathinaikos found AEK on its way on quarterfinal. AEK won 3-0 at home and left the greens out of Final 4. AEK was defeated in the semifinal by Iraklis who won the Cup against Olympiakos in the final.<\/p>\n

Anton Kovachev came from Bulgaria to Greece in 1990 on behalf of the Ionikos N.F. After a transfer from Ktisifon Paianias he became player of Panathinaikos from 1993 to 2000 with an intermediate transfer from Napoli in 1997-1998. Although he came to Greece as opposite he became outside hitter and was one of the best players of Panathinaikos and the league. After a long presence in Greece, he acquired Greek citizenship and played in the Greek national team 93 times. This jersey was worn in the 1999-2000 championship by Antonis Kovachev. It is characteristic, as in most jerseys of that time, that it was very thick and heavy but nevertheless it is a characteristic and beautiful design of Le Coq Sportif of that period.<\/p>\n