Yeliz Özel

Yeliz Özel (born 6 March 1980 in Ankara)[1] is a Turkish handballer, who plays for Kastamonu and the Turkish national team. She is widely considered best handball player ever from Turkey.

Yeliz Özel
Personal information
Born (1980-03-06) 6 March 1980
Ankara, Turkey
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Middle Back
Club information
Current club Kastamonu
Number 7
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998–1999
 PTT Türk Telekom SK
1999–2000
 Byåsen HE
2000–2001
 PTT Türk Telekom
2001–2002
 Anadolu Uni, Eskisehir
2002–2004
 Üsküdar Beld. SK
2004–2007
 Kometal Skopje
2007–2010
 Maliye Milli Piyango SK
2010–2012
 CS Oltchim
2012–2013
 Üsküdar Beld. SK
2013–2017
 Yenimahalle Bld. SK
2017-2019
 Muratpaşa
2019-
 Kastamonu
National team 1
Years Team
 Turkey
Medal record
Women's Handball
Representing  Turkey
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara Team
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 5 July 2012

Playing career
Yeliz Özel (white/red) attacking Austria at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship European qualification match.

Club

She started her career in Ankara team PTT, played first European Cup level matches same year. With outstanding skills in game-reading, Yeliz labelled as a 'prominent young talent' by several handball experts. She transferred to Norway League for Byåsen HE in Trondheim, played there one full season. Then she back to Turkey to play in Eskisehir Anadolu University and Uskudar Belediyesi SK.

In 2004, Yeliz went to Skopje to playing for Kometal Gjorče Petrov Skopje. After a brilliant stint there, she was one of the best players of EHF Champions League 2004–05 season. She scored 61 goals and made a huge contribution to promote her team final.[2]

In June 2010, Yeliz Özel signed for Romania's top club CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea. Played two season in Romania, then she returned again to her home country back.[3]

Özel returned home in June 2012 to rejoin her former team Üsküdar Belediyespor.[4] After one season, she transferred to the Ankara-based team Yenimahalle Bld. SK.[5]

International

Özel was a member of the Turkey women's national handball team, and served as their captain.[6] She was part of the team, which won the silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy.[7]

Honours
Turkish Women's Handball Super League
  • Winners (5): 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2014–15
  • Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
Women's EHF Champions League
  • Runner-up (1): 2004–05
Handball at the Mediterranean Games
  • Runner-up (1): 2009

References
  1. "Yeliz Özel". European Handball Federation.
  2. "EHF Women's Champions League 2004/05 – Top 50 scorers". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. "Yeliz'e Avrupa'dan özel ilgi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  4. "Üsküdar Belediyesi'nin en özel transferi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  5. "Yeliz Özel, Yenimahalle Belediyesi'nde". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  6. "A Milli Takım Kaptanı Yeliz Özel'den Rize'ye Büyük Övgü!". Rizenin Sesi (in Turkish). 2013-02-24. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  7. "Hentbolda gümüş kazandık". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
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