Ayşe Kuru

Ayşe Kuru

Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-01-02) January 2, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Cide, Kastamonu, Turkey
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1999	Dinarsuspor
1999	Zara Ekinlipor
1999–2001	Marshall Boyaspor
International career
1995–2001	Turkey	30	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ayşe Kuru (born 2 January 1974) is a Turkish former women's football defender. She was part of the Turkish women's national team between 1996 and 2001.[1]

Playing career

Club

Kuru obtained her license for Dinarsuspor on 30 August 1996. She played in the Turkish Women's Football League, and was captain of her team.[2][3] After Dinarsuspor withdrew from the league, she transferred to Zara Ekinlispor in August 1999, and then moved to Marshall Boyaspor in November the same year.[1]

Kuru became the first ever Turkish women's footballer to play abroad after she moved to Germany to join FCR Duisburg.[2][3]

International

Kuru was admitted to the Turkey women's national football team and debuted at the UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualification - Group 8 match against Bulgaria on 21 October 1995. She played in five matches of the qualification round. She played in seven matches of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification - Group 7, in three matches of the 1998 Women's Harvest Cup, in six matches of the UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualification - Group 8 and in one match of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification - Group 8. She capped 30 times in total for the women's national team.[1]

References

1. "Otuncılar - Futbolcular: Ayşe Kuru" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
2. "Türkiye'de Kadın Futbolu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
3. "Dünyada ve Türkiye'de kadın futbolcu olmak". Sözcü (in Turkish). 8 February 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2019.