Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
| Full name | VakıfBank Spor Kulübü | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 | ||
| Ground |
Burhan Felek Sport Hall, Istanbul (Capacity: 7,000) | ||
| Chairman | Osman Demren | ||
| Manager | Giovanni Guidetti | ||
| Captain | Gözde Kırdar | ||
| League |
Turkish Women's Volleyball League CEV Champions League | ||
| 2012/13 |
FIVB Club World Championship Champion CEV Champions League Champion | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Vakıfbank İstanbul, winner of the 2013 FIVB Women's Club World Championship and the 2012–13 CEV Women's Champions League, is a Turkish volleyball club.
As of January 23, 2014, the team holds a 73-game winning streak record in domestic and international official competitions.[1]
Vakıfbank İstanbul won all 52 official games played during 2012-13 season [2] and all 51 official games played in year 2013.[3]
The team collected five championship trophies in 2013. (Perfect season#Volleyball)
History
The team was established following a merge between two separate teams: Vakıfbank and Güneş Sigorta. Vakıfbank was originally an Ankara-based team but moved to İstanbul after the merge. Their name changed to Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta, Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom (VGSTT), Vakıfbank Türk Telekom and Vakıfbank respectively.[4]
Vakıfbank won two unbeaten CEV Champions League championships in 2011 and 2013, and is the only unbeaten champions of the Champions League history. They also placed second in 1998 and 1999 in this competition. They won 2013 Club World Championship, CEV Top Teams Cup in 2004 and CEV Challenge Cup in 2008 while finishing 2nd in the FIVB Club World Championship in 2011 and 3rd in the European Confederation Cup of 2000.[5]
The team is coached by Italian Giovanni Guidetti. They have won 47 games of 47 in 2012–2013 season in all competitions including Champions League (12 games), Turkish League (29 games) and Turkish Cup (6 games). After this season, they kept most of the team roster and coaching staff for 2013–2014 season with little changes: Jelena Nikolic, who took a break volleyball for one year, came back to the team and Italian international Carolina Costagrande transfers from Chinese club Guangdong Evergrande V.C. instead of Polish spiker Malgorzata Glinka and Japanese Saori Kimura. Glinka left the team after three great seasons and moved to her home country for familial reasons.
2015–2016 roster
| Jersey No. | Name | Date of Birth | Height (m) | Position | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gizem Örge (L) | 26 April 1993 | 1.68 | Libero |  Turkey |
| 2 | Gözde Kırdar Sonsırma (C) | 25 November 1985 | 1.83 | Outside hitter | Turkey |
| 5 | Robin de Kruijf | 5 May 1991 | 1.92 | Middle Blocker |  Netherlands |
| 6 | Kübra Akman | 13 October 1994 | 1.97 | Middle Blocker | Turkey |
| 7 | Çağla Akın | 19 January 1995 | 1.78 | Setter | Turkey |
| 8 | Ayşe Melis Gürkaynak | 20 April 1990 | 1.84 | Middle Blocker | Turkey |
| 9 | Seda Tokatlıoğlu | 25 June 1986 | 1.92 | Outside Hitter | Turkey |
| 10 | Lonneke Slöetjes | 15 November 1990 | 1.92 | Opposite Hitter | Netherlands |
| 11 | Naz Aydemir | 14 August 1990 | 1.86 | Setter | Turkey |
| 12 | Anne Buijs | 2 December 1991 | 1.91 | Outside Hitter | Netherlands |
| 13 | Sheilla Castro | 1 July 1983 | 1.87 | Opposite Hitter |  Brazil |
| 15 | Kimberly Hill | 30 November 1989 | 1.93 | Outside Hitter |  United States |
| 16 | Milena Rašić | 25 October 1990 | 1.93 | Middle Blocker |  Serbia |
| 17 | Cansu Çetin | 26 May 1993 | 1.83 | Outside Hitter | Turkey |
| 18 | Ayça Aykaç | 27 February 1996 | 1.75 | Libero | Turkey |
Coach: 
Giovanni Guidetti
Notable players
- Carolina Costagrande (2013-2015)
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Elitsa Vasileva (2014-2015) -
Saori Kimura (2012-2013) -
Małgorzata Glinka-Mogentale (2010-2013) - Debby Stam (2009-2010)
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Maja Poljak (2009-2011) -
Kinga Maculewicz (2008-2010) -
Annerys Vargas (2007-2008) -
Angelina Grün (2008-2009) - Christiane Fürst (2011-2014)
- Jelena Nikolic (2008-2012/2013-2014)
- Jovana Brakocevic (2012-2014)
- Neslihan Demir (2002-2006/2008-2010)
- Polen Uslupehlivan (2008-2010/2012-2014)
- Arzu Göllü (2007-2010)
- Özge Kırdar Çemberci (2008-2012)
- Nilay Özdemir (2009-2012)
- Elif Ağca Öner (2001-2007/2008-2009)
- Gizem Güreşen (2009-2015)
- Bahar Toksoy (2007-2015)
- Ergül Avcı (2011-2013)
- Aysun Özbek (1996-2008)
- Güldeniz Önal (2008-2015)
Achievements
International success
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FIVB Club World Championship:
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Women's CEV Champions League:
- CEV Cup
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Champion (1): 2004
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- CEV Women's Challenge Cup
- Champion (1): 2008
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- Women's Top Volley International
- Champion (1): 2008
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National success
- Turkish Champions Cup: 2013
, 2014 - Turkish League: 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014
- Turkish Cup: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2013, 2014
Previous names
- 1986–1999: Güneş Sigorta
- 1999–2009: Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta
- 2009–2011: Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom
- 2011–2012: Vakıfbank Türk Telekom
- 2012–: Vakıfbank
See also
References
- ↑ "Vakıfbank 73 yaptı çeyrek finale kaldı". Fanatik (in Turkish). 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
- ↑ "Genel Fikstür". Turkish Volleyball Federation (in Turkish). 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "Genel Fikstür". Turkish Volleyball Federation (in Turkish). 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ Yeni isimleri Vakıfbank Türk Telekom oldu (Turkish)
- ↑ Historic achievements of Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta women's volleyball team
- ↑ "VakıfBank First Team". VakıfBank Sports Club. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ "VakıfBank Istanbul - Team details". CEV. Retrieved 30 November 2015.