Vakifbank Günes S. Istanbul
Encyclopedia
VakıfBank Türk Telekom Istanbul, shortly VakıfBank TT, is a Turkish
volleyball
club which plays its home matches at the Haldun Alagaş Sports Hall
in Istanbul
.
The current team was established following the merger between two formerly separate teams: Vakıfbank and Güneş Sigorta. Vakıfbank was originally an Ankara
-based team. Türk Telekom
is a former state-owned telecommunications company in Turkey.
Vakıfbank TT women's volleyball team won the European Top Teams Cup in 2004, while finishing 2nd in the European Champions' League of 1998 and 1999, and 3rd in the European Confederation Cup of 2000. The team managed to reach the Final Four of the European Champions' League in 4 seasons.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
club which plays its home matches at the Haldun Alagaş Sports Hall
Haldun Alagas Sports Hall
Haldun Alagaş Sports Hall is an indoor arena located in Istanbul, Turkey. Opened in December 2000, the arena mostly hosts basketball and volleyball games...
in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
.
The current team was established following the merger between two formerly separate teams: Vakıfbank and Güneş Sigorta. Vakıfbank was originally an Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
-based team. Türk Telekom
Türk Telekom
Türk Telekom is the formerly state owned Turkish telecommunications company. Türk Telekom was being separated from the Post Office in 1995. In November 2005 it was privatized to Oger Telecom....
is a former state-owned telecommunications company in Turkey.
Vakıfbank TT women's volleyball team won the European Top Teams Cup in 2004, while finishing 2nd in the European Champions' League of 1998 and 1999, and 3rd in the European Confederation Cup of 2000. The team managed to reach the Final Four of the European Champions' League in 4 seasons.
International
- 2011 FIVB Club World Championship Runner-up
- 2010-2011 Women's CEV Champions LeagueWomen's CEV Champions LeagueThe Women's CEV Champions League or Women's Indesit European Champions League is the top official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year.- Formula :...
Champion - 2008 Women's Top Volley InternationalWomen's Top Volley InternationalThe Women's Top Volley International is an international women's volleyball club cup competition played annually in Basel, Switzerland.-Format:...
Champion - 2007-08 Challenge Cup Champion
- 2003-04 Top Teams CupWomen's CEV Top Teams CupThe CEV Top Teams Cup was an official competition for women's Volleyball clubs of Europe and took place every year from 1972/73 to 2006/07.Before 2001, it was the CEV Cup Winner's Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Cup.-Cup Winners Cup:-Top Teams Cup:...
Champion - 1998-99 The Champion ClubsWomen's CEV Champions LeagueThe Women's CEV Champions League or Women's Indesit European Champions League is the top official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year.- Formula :...
Runner-up - 1997-98 The Champion ClubsWomen's CEV Champions LeagueThe Women's CEV Champions League or Women's Indesit European Champions League is the top official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year.- Formula :...
Runner-up
National
- 6 times Turkish League Champion (1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, 2003-2004, 2004-2005)
- 3 times Turkish Cup Winner (1994-1995, 1996-1997, 1997-1998)
Previous names
- 1986-1999: Güneş Sigorta
- 1999-2009: Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta
- 2009–2011: Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom
- 2011–present: Vakıfbank Türk Telekom
Team Roster Season 2010-2011
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Height | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuğçe Ergenç | July 23, 1991 (age 20) | 180 | Outside Hitter | |
| 2 | Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma Gözde Kırdar Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as outside hitter. She currently plays for VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom and wears number 2. She is regular national team player.... |
November 25, 1985 (age 26) | 182 | Outside Hitter | |
| 3 | Gizem Güreşen Gizem Güreşen Gizem Güreşen is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 178 cm and plays as libero. She plays for VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta.-Career:... |
January 14, 1987 (age 25) | 178 | Libero | |
| 4 | Nilay Benli Özdemir | October 24, 1985 (age 26) | 179 | Setter | |
| 5 | Bahanur Şahin | March 06, 1991 (age 20) | 176 | Libero | |
| 7 | Małgorzata Glinka | September 30, 1978 (age 33) | 193 | Opposite Hitter | |
| 8 | Ayşe Melis Gürkaynak | April 20, 1990 (age 21) | 184 | Middle Blocker | |
| 9 | Özge Kırdar Çemberci Özge Kırdar Özge Kırdar Çemberci is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as setter. She currently plays for VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom and wears number 9. She is regular national team player... |
November 25, 1985 (age 26) | 180 | Setter | |
| 10 | Güldeniz Önal Güldeniz Önal Güldeniz Önal is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 182 cm and plays as outside hitter. She plays for Türk Telekom Ankara. Team since 2008 and wear 10 number... |
March 25, 1984 (age 27) | 181 | Outside Hitter | |
| 11 | Bahar Toksoy Bahar Toksoy Bahar Toksoy is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is and plays as a middle blocker. She currently plays for VakıfBank Türk Telekom and wears number 11. She is regular Turkish national team player.-Career:... |
February 06, 1988 (age 23) | 190 | Middle Blocker | |
| 12 | Jelena Nikolić Jelena Nikolic Jelena Nikolić is a female volleyball player from Serbia, playing as a wing-spiker. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg.-Career:... |
April 13, 1982 (age 29) | 194 | Outside Hitter | |
| 14 | Seray Altay Seray Altay Seray Altay is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 182 cm and plays as opposite. She plays for Galatasaray Medical Park.-Career:With VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom Seray won the 2010–11 CEV Champions League.... |
August 25, 1987 (age 24) | 182 | Opposite Hitter | |
| 15 | Christiane Fürst Christiane Fürst Christiane Fürst is a female volleyball player from Germany, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in ninth place. She is currently free agent and last played for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem... |
March 29, 1985 (age 26) | 192 | Middle Blocker |