Eczacıbaşı VitrA

Eczacıbaşı VitrA
Full name Eczacıbaşı Sports Club
Short name Eczacıbaşı VitrA
Founded 1966
Ground Eczacıbaşı Sport Salonu, Istanbul
(Capacity: 1,000)
Chairman Turkey Faruk Eczacıbaşı
Manager Italy Giovanni Caprara
Captain Turkey Neslihan Demir
League Turkish Women's Volleyball League CEV Champions League
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Eczacıbaşı Istanbul is a Turkish women's volleyball club that plays their home matches at the Eczacıbaşı Spor Salonu hall in Istanbul, they have won 28 Turkish League Championships.

History

The club has invested in women volleyball for approximately 40 years and has pioneered for Turkish women volleyball. The team plays in CEV Champions League, regularly.

The Eczacıbaşı Women’s Volleyball Team’s international achievements have set an example for Turkish volleyball and contributed to the success of the Turkish National Women’s Volleyball Team. With its systematic and modern approach to the sport and close to 40 years experience, Eczacıbaşı is one of the most highly respected volleyball clubs in Europe.

Eczacıbaşı women's volleyball team won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1999. The club also finished 2nd in the European Champion Clubs' Cup of 1980 and the CEV Cup of 1993; 3rd in the European Champion Clubs' Cup of 2000 and the Top Teams Cup of 2005; and 4th in the European Champion Clubs' Cup of 1984 and the Champions’ League of 2001 and 2002; in the season 2014-15 won the CEV Champions League and the FIVB World Club Championship; making it the all-time most successful Turkish club of any team sport in European competitions.[1] The team have won 28 times the Turkish League Championship.

The Eczacıbaşı Women’s Volleyball Team has won more national championships than any other women’s volleyball team in Turkey, with 28 Turkish League Championships[2] under its belt since it entered the league in 1968. In the 1972-1973 season, the Team began to set its first record of consecutive wins, winning 17 Turkish League Championship in a row. It repeated this performance another five years between 1999 and 2003, when it also won five Turkish Cups.

Over the years, the Eczacıbaşı Women’s Volleyball Team has worked with many internationally renowned players, such as Irina Ilchenko (Irina Simirrnova), Lioubov Chachkova (Lioubov Kılıç), Elena Godina, Antonina Zetova, Yevgeniya Artamonova, Tatyana Gracheva, Barbara Ruzic (Barbara Jelic), Antonella Del Core, Mirka Francia, Neslihan Darnel, Esra Gümüş, Gülden Kayalar. The team is managed by Italian coach Giovanni Caprara.

Team Roster Season 2015–2016

As per December 2015.[3][4]

No. Player Position Date of Birth Height (m) Country
1 Gizem Asçi Setter 26 January 1998 1.75  Turkey
2 Gülden Kayalar Kuzubaşıoğlu Libero 5 December 1980 1.67  Turkey
3 Tijana Bošković Opposite Hitter 8 March 1997 1.91  Serbia
4 Damla Çakıroğlu Outside Hitter 22 June 1994 1.81  Turkey
5 Molly Kreklow Setter 17 February 1992 1.83  United States
6 Ceylan Arısan Middle Blocker 1 January 1994 1.90  Turkey
7 Dilara Bağcı Libero 2 February 1994 1.65  Turkey
8 Asuman Karakoyun Setter 16 July 1990 1.80  Turkey
9 Büşra Cansu Middle Blocker 16 July 1990 1.88  Turkey
10 Jordan Larson Wing-Spiker 16 October 1986 1.87  United States
11 Hande Baladın Outside spiker 1 September 1997 1.90  Turkey
12 Rosir Calderón Outside/Opposite Hitter 28 December 1984 1.91  Russia
13 Christiane Fürst Middle Blocker 29 March 1985 1.92  Germany
14 Buse Kara Outside spiker 30 August 1998 1.77  Turkey
15 Neriman Özsoy Outside Hitter 13 July 1988 1.88  Turkey
17 Neslihan Demir Opposite Hitter 9 December 1983 1.85  Turkey
18 Maja Poljak Middle Blocker 2 May 1983 1.94  Croatia
19 Nilay Özdemir Setter 24 October 1985 1.79  Turkey
20 Yasemin Güveli Middle Blocker 5 January 1999 1.87  Turkey

Coach: Italy Giovanni Caprara

Notable players

Achievements in Turkey

Achievements in International

2015

2015 , 1980 , 2000

1999

1993

See also

References

  1. Historic achievements of Eczacıbaşı women's volleyball team Archived 14 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Kadın Voleybol" (in Turkish). Eczacıbaşı Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  3. "Eczacıbaşı VitrA Team Players". Eczacıbaşı Sport Club. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. "Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul - Team details". CEV. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

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