Zehra Güneş

Zehra Güneş (born 7 July 1999) is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in) tall at 88 kg (194 lb) and 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]

Zehra Güneş
Zehra Güneş for Vakıfbank Istanbul (April 2018)
Personal information
Born (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999
Kartal, İstanbul, Turkey
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Spike319 cm (126 in)
Block310 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current club Vakıfbank Istanbul
Career
YearsTeams
2017 - present Vakıfbank Istanbul
National team
2015–2016Turkey girls' U18
2017Turkey women's U20
2017Turkey women's U23
2018–Turkey
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
2019 TurkeyTeam
FIVB Nations League
2018 NanjingTeam
Women's U23 World Championship
2017 LjubljanaTeam

Playing career

Club

In the 2016–17 Turkish Women's Volleyball League season, 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 the electronics and appliances manufacturing company 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
Vakıfbank Istanbul 2011–2012 2013–2014
Istanbul BBSK 2014–2015 2014–2015
Vakıfbank Istanbul 2015–2016 2015–2016
Beşiktaş J.K. 2016–2017 2016–2017
Vakıfbank Istanbul 2017–2018 –

International

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] Güneş played at the 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix. She was a member of the Turkey women's U20 team, and took part at 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] and was admitted to the team in March 2018.[10]Currently, she plays at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League as part of the Turkish team.[11]

Honours

Club

2017 Turkish Women's Volleyball Super Cup,
2018 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup,
2017–18 Turkish Women's Volleyball League,
2017–18 CEV Women's Champions League,
2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Bronze medal, with VakıfBank
2020 Turkish Super Cup - Runner-Up, with VakıfBank S.K.

National team

Individual
Best Middle Blocker
2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship,
2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship,
2019 FIVB Women's Club World Championship "Best Middle Blocker"
Vestel Special Prize
2017–18 Vestel Venus Sultans League

References
  1. "Hepsi Sultan olacak". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  2. "Teams: Turkey – Zehra Gunes". FIVB Women's U20 World Championship. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  3. Yücekök, Murat Mert (2017-05-29). "Tuğba ve Zehra yeni sezonda VakıfBank'ta". Voleybol Plus (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  4. "Zehra Güneş: "Şampiyonluk için çok mutluyum"". Voleybol Extra (in Turkish). 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  5. "VakıfBank ipi göğüsledi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  6. "Zehra Güneş: "Şampiyonluk İçin Çok Mutluyum"". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  7. "2016 CEV U19 Volleyball European Championship – Women – Zehra Güneş". CEV 2016 European Championship U19 Women. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  8. "Year in Review: Italy move up a notch in Girls' U18 World Championship". FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship- Perı 2015. 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  9. "China's Hanyu Yang named Women's U20 World Championship MVP". 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  10. "Voleybolda kadın millilerin aday kadrosu açıklandı". Sabah (in Turkish). 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  11. "Zehra Gunes". Volleyball National League. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
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