Nuri Şahin (volleyball)
Nuri Şahin (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈnuɾi ˈʃahin]; born January 1, 1980, in Tokat, Turkey) is a Turkish volleyball player. He is 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) tall at 91 kg (201 lb), and plays as libero. He capped 155 times for the Turkey men's national volleyball team. As of 2012-13 season, Şahin plays for Halkbank Ankara and wears number 5.[1][2] He studied at Marmara University.[3]
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Full name | Nuri Şahin | ||||||||||||||
Born | Tokat, Turkey | January 1, 1980||||||||||||||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Spike | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||||||||||||
Block | 325 cm (128 in) | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Libero | ||||||||||||||
Current club | Halkbank Ankara | ||||||||||||||
Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||
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Last updated: April 30, 2015 |
Born on January 1, 1980, in Tokat, Şahin began playing volleyball in primary school. In 1994, he went professional at Eczacıbaşı. He was then a member of Galatasaray, Emlakbank, Arçelik, Fenerbahçe and Arkas Spor Izmir[4][5] before he transferred in July 2012 to Halkbank Ankara.[2][6]
Nuri Şahin is married since 2006 and has a son, Alp Toğan Şahin, born in 2011.[6]
He was a member of the Turkey men's national volleyball team, which was the champion at the 2005 Summer Universiade held in İzmir, Turkey. He won the Men's CEV Cup 2012–13 with Halkbank Ankara and was named "Best Receiver" of the tournament.[7]
Sporting achievements
Clubs
- Men's CEV Cup 2012–13 - Champion with Halkbank Ankara
National championships
- 2014/2015 Turkish SuperCup2014, with Halkbank Ankara
- 2014/2015 Turkish Cup, with Halkbank Ankara
- 2014/2015 Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara
Individual
- Men's CEV Cup 2012–13 "Best Receiver"
National team
- 2005 Summer Universiade - Gold
References
- "Nuri Şahin" (in Turkish). Halkbank Spor. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- "Nuri Şahin Halkbank'ta". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- "Voleybol Kafilesi Listesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Universiade 2005 Izmir. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- "Arkas Spor ile 3 oyuncunun yolları ayrıldı". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- "Nuri Şahin" (in Turkish). Arkas Spor. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- "Nuri Şahin'den önemli açıklamalar". İnternet Spor (in Turkish). 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- CEV. "2013 CEV Volleyball Cup - Men - Statistics". Retrieved 2013-09-05.