Eczacıbaşı VitrA
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Full name | Eczacıbaşı SK Women's Volleyball Team | ||
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Short name | Eczacıbaşı | ||
Founded | 1966 | ||
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Eczacıbaşı Spor Salonu, Istanbul (Capacity: 1,000) | ||
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League | Turkish Women's Volleyball League, CEV Champions League | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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Eczacıbaşı VitrA is the women's volleyball department of Eczacıbaşı S.K., a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The team plays its home matches at the Eczacıbaşı Spor Salonu hall in Istanbul. Eczacıbaşı has won a record 17 Turkish League titles and a record eight Turkish Cups, amongst others. In the 2014–15 season they won the CEV Champions League and that gave them the ticket to capture the 2015 FIVB World Club Championship in Zürich, a year later the club became the first club in the world to win the FIVB World Club Championship back-to-back by defending their crown in the Philippines during the 2016 FIVB World Club Championship in Manila.[1]
History
The club has invested in women's volleyball for approximately 40 years and has pioneered for Turkish women's volleyball. The team plays in the CEV Champions League regularly.
The international achievements of Eczacıbaşı 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 2015 FIVB World Club Championship in Zürich, and a year later the club became won the FIVB World Club Championship back-to-back by defending their crown during the 2016 FIVB World Club Championship in Manila, becoming the first and only club in volleyball history to achieve this outstanding feat.[2]
Eczacıbaşı has won more national championships than any other women's volleyball team in Turkey, with 28 Turkish League Championships[3] 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 titles in a row. It repeated this performance another five years between 1999 and 2003, when it also won five Turkish Cups.
Over the years, Eczacıbaşı 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, Jordan Larson, Esra Gümüş, Gülden Kayalar. The team is managed by Italian coach Massimo Barbolini.
Team Roster 2018–19
No. | Player | Position | Date of Birth | Height (m) | Country |
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1 | Güldeniz Önal | Outside Hitter | 25 March 1986 | 1.83 | |
2 | Meliha İsmailoğlu | Outside spiker | 17 September 1993 | 1.88 | |
3 | Tijana Bošković | Opposite Hitter | 8 March 1997 | 1.93 | |
4 | Beyza Arıcı | Middle Blocker | 27 July 1995 | 1.92 | |
5 | Simge Aköz | Libero | 23 April 1991 | 1.68 | |
6 | Lauren Gibbemeyer | Middle Blocker | 8 September 1988 | 1.87 | |
7 | Hande Baladın | Outside spiker | 1 September 1997 | 1.90 | |
8 | Gamze Alikaya | Setter | 1 January 1993 | 1.79 | |
9 | Büşra Kılıçlı | Middle Blocker | 16 July 1990 | 1.88 | |
10 | Jordan Larson (c) | Wing-Spiker | 16 October 1986 | 1.87 | |
11 | Ezgi Dilik | Setter | 12 June 1995 | 1.78 | |
12 | Yasemin Güveli | Wing-Spiker | 1999 | 1.88 | |
14 | Gözde Yılmaz | Outside spiker | 9 September 1991 | 1.95 | |
16 | Ceylan Arısan | Middle Blocker | 1 January 1994 | 1.90 | |
17 | Dilara Bağcı | Libero | 2 February 1994 | 1.65 | |
18 | Kim Yeon-koung | Outside Hitter | 26 February 1988 | 1.92 |
Technical Staff
As of 25 March 2017 [6]
Country | Name | Position |
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Nalan Ural | Team Manager | |
Marco Aurelio Motta | Head Coach | |
Riccardo Ton | Fitness Coach | |
Alper Hamurcu | Assistant Coach | |
Yunus Öçal | Assistant Coach | |
Seçkin Pişkin | Physiotherapist | |
Gianluca Grilli | Physiotherapist | |
Ömer Can Küçükaslan | Assistant Coach | |
Fedor Kuzin | Assistant Coach | |
Artun Aksan | Statistician | |
Sedat Tolga Aydoğ | Doctor | |
Ali Demircan | Health Care Coordinator |
Honours
International competitions
FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship Women's CEV Champions League CEV Cup - Winners (2): 1999, 2018
CEV Challenge Cup - Runners-up (1): 1993
National competitions
- Turkish Women's Volleyball League
- Winners (17) (record): 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12
- Turkish Women's Volleyball Championship (defunct)
- Winners (11) (record): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
- Turkish Cup
- Winners (8) (record): 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12
- Turkish Super Cup
- Winners (2): 2011, 2012
Notable players
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Thaísa Menezes Jordan Larson Christa Harmotto Nancy Metcalf Rachael Adams Tayyiba Haneef-Park Mirka Francia Antonella Del Core Jenny Barazza Maria Borodakova Tatyana Gracheva Lioubov Sokolova Tatiana Kosheleva Maja Ognjenović Tijana Bošković Ivana Đerisilo Vesna Čitaković Büşra Cansu Violet Duca Esra Gümüş Gülden Kayalar Özge Kırdar Bahar Mert Bahar Toksoy Guidetti Natalia Hanikoğlu Neslihan Demir Elif Ağca Naz Aydemir Neriman Özsoy Antonina Zetova Barbara Jelić Maja Poljak Wang Yimei
See also
References
- ↑ http://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2016/10/23/eczacibasi-vitra-makes-history-wins-back-back-titles-16969
- ↑ http://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2016/10/23/eczacibasi-vitra-makes-history-wins-back-back-titles-16969
- ↑ "Kadın Voleybol" (in Turkish). Eczacıbaşı Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ↑ "Eczacıbaşı VitrA Team Players". Eczacıbaşı Sport Club. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ "Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul – Team details". CEV. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.eczacibasisporkulubu.org.tr/en/Teknik_Kadro