Relatives and friends will say this afternoon at 17:00, in Thermi of Thessaloniki, the “last goodbye” to Yiannis Ioannidis.

His body from 3:30 in the afternoon, a popular pilgrimage has been made to Alexandrio Melathros, the headquarters of the Aris basketball team where the great coach he wrote some of the “golden pages” of his history.

Ioannidis pilgrimage

As KAE Aris announced, “Xanthos” will “visit” his “home” for the last time before being escorted to his final residence, at 3:30 p.m. in Alexandrio Melathros, where friends of the team and veteran basketball players will say goodbye to him. as he deserves”.

Ioannidis pilgrimage

Ioannidis pilgrimage

Fans of all ages, current and former players, coaches and figures from the golden 80s‘, where the “blonde” was on the bench of Ares, present to pay tribute to the iconic coach who glorified and glorified like no other in Greek basketball.

Ioannidis pilgrimage

Among the crowd that has gathered outside the Palais des Sports are the Vice-President of the European Commission for the Promotion of the European Way of Life Margaritis Schinas, the veteran basketball player of Mars Vassilis Lipiridisthe president of KEDE Lazaros Kyrizoglou and the president of KAE Aris Lefteris Arvanitis.

Yesterday Thursday, in an emotional atmosphere, a memorial service was held at Agios Ioannis Voulas, in order to say the last “farewell” to “Xanthos” relatives, friends and sports people, who could not travel to Thessaloniki for the funeral procession.