Zehra Güneş

Turkish volleyball player (born 1999)

Zehra Güneş
Personal information
Full nameZehra Güneş
Born (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 24)
Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey
Height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Spike319 cm (126 in)
Block310 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker
Current clubTurkey Vakıfbank Istanbul
Number18
Career
YearsTeams
2017 - presentVakıfbank Istanbul
National team
2015 - 2016Turkey girls' U18
2017Turkey women's U20
2017Turkey women's U23
2018 -Turkey

Zehra Güneş (Turkish pronunciation: [zehɾɑː ɟyˈneʃ] ⓘ; born 7 July 1999) is a Turkish professional volleyball player. She plays in the middle blocker position.[1] Currently, she plays for Vakıfbank Istanbul and is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.[2]

Playing career

Club

In the 2016–17 Turkish Women's Volleyball League season, Zehra Güneş was loaned out to Beşiktaş J.K., another women's volleyball team. The next season, she returned to her home club.[3][1] She enjoyed her first league champion title in the 2017–18 season with Vakıfbank Istanbul.[4][5] She was awarded the "Vestel Special Prize" of the 2017–18 Vestel Venus Sultans League, which is the Turkish top-level volleyball league sponsored by Vestel.[6]

She participated at the 2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League with her team Vakıfbank Istanbul, which became champion.[7]

Club From To
Turkey Vakıfbank Istanbul 2011 - 2012 2013 - 2014
Turkey Istanbul BBSK 2014 - 2015 2014 - 2015
Turkey Vakıfbank Istanbul 2015 - 2016 2015 - 2016
Turkey Beşiktaş J.K. 2016 - 2017 2016 - 2017
Turkey Vakıfbank Istanbul 2017 - 2018 -

International

Zehra Güneş played at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival held in Georgia. She took part at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship in Peru, and was awarded the Best Middle Blocker title.[8] Zehra Güneş played at the 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix. She was a member of the Turkey women's U20 team that took part in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship in Mexico, where she was named one of the Best Middle Blockers.[9] She played for the Turkey women's U23 team at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship in Slovenia, where her team won a champion title.[7]

In January 2017, she was invited to the Turkey women's team;[1] she was admitted to the team in March 2018.[10] She played at the very first 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League as part of the Turkish team, which won silver.[11] She was also part of the Turkish squad at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, which finished in fifth place.[12][13]

Honours

VakıfBank S.K.

National team

Individual

Most Valuable Player
Best Middle Blocker
Vestel Special Prize

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hepsi Sultan olacak". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 6 January 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Teams: Turkey – Zehra Gunes". FIVB Women's U20 World Championship. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. ^ Yücekök, Murat Mert (29 May 2017). "Tuğba ve Zehra yeni sezonda VakıfBank'ta". Voleybol Plus (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Zehra Güneş: "Şampiyonluk için çok mutluyum"". Voleybol Extra (in Turkish). 27 April 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. ^ "VakıfBank ipi göğüsledi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 26 April 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Zehra Güneş: "Şampiyonluk İçin Çok Mutluyum"". Milliyet (in Turkish). 26 April 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  7. ^ a b "2016 CEV U19 Volleyball European Championship – Women – Zehra Güneş". CEV 2016 European Championship U19 Women. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Year in Review: Italy move up a notch in Girls' U18 World Championship". FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship- Perı 2015. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  9. ^ "China's Hanyu Yang named Women's U20 World Championship MVP". 24 July 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Voleybolda kadın millilerin aday kadrosu açıklandı". Sabah (in Turkish). 23 March 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Zehra Gunes". Volleyball National League. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Türkiye women's volleyball team for Tokyo Olympics announced". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Volleyball Women Results". Olympics.com.

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Awards
Preceded by Best Middle Blocker of
FIVB Nations League
2023 (with China Yuan Xinyue) 		Succeeded by
TBD
Preceded by
United States Chiaka Ogbogu and
Turkey Zehra Güneş
 Best Middle Blocker of
FIVB Club World Championship
2023 (with Serbia Jovana Stevanović) 		Succeeded by
TBD
Vakıfbank S.K. squads
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Vakıfbank – 2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League (Champions)
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Vakıfbank – 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship (Champions)
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Vakıfbank – 2020–21 CEV Women's Champions League (Runners-up)
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Vakıfbank – 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship (Champions)
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Vakıfbank – 2021–22 CEV Women's Champions League (Champions)
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VakıfBank 2021–22 roster
Turkey squads
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Turkey – 2018 Volleyball Nations League (Silver Medalist)
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Turkey – 2019 European Championship (Silver Medalist)
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Turkey – 2021 Volleyball Nations League (Bronze Medalist)
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Turkey – 2021 European Championship (Bronze Medalist)
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Turkey – 2023 Volleyball Nations League (Gold Medalist)
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Turkey – 2023 European Championship (Gold Medalist)
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Turkey squad – 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Gold medal
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