Gizem Güreşen

Gizem Güreşen
Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1987-01-14) 14 January 1987 (age 38) Ankara, Turkey
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Spike	290 cm (110 in)
Block	285 cm (112 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Libero
Current club	Beşiktaş Ceylan
Career
Years Teams 2000–2004 2005–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2015 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017 2017–2023 2023– VakıfBank Türk Telekom Ankara Marmaris Belediyespor Galatasaray VakıfBank Fenerbahçe Grundig Volero Zurich Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor Galatasaray Beşiktaş Ceylan
National team
2009–2016 Turkey
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing  Turkey World Grand Prix 2012 Ningbo Team European Championships 2011 Italy-Serbia Team European League 2011 Istanbul Team 2010 Ankara Team European Games 2015 Baku Team Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara Team 2013 Mersin Team
Last updated: 13 October 2013

Gizem Güreşen (born 14 January 1987) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) tall and plays as libero.

Club career

She started volleyball in Ankara. She was trained in the infrastructure of VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta.

VakıfBank

Gizem Güreşen won the 2010–11 CEV Champions League with her team VakıfBank, and won the "Best Receiver" award.[1]

Güreşen won the silver medal in the 2011 FIVB Women's Club World Championship playing in Doha, Qatar with VakıfBank.[2] She was also awarded Best Libero.[3]

Güreşen won the gold medal at the 2013 Club World Championship playing with Vakıfbank Istanbul.[4]

Fenerbahçe

She was transferred to Fenerbahçe Grundig in the 2015–16 season.[5]

Volero Zurich

In the 2016–17 season, she was transferred to Volero Zurich, a Swiss team.[6] Gizem will play abroad for the first time.

Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor

She was transferred to Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor in the 2017–18 season.[7]

Galatasaray (return)

On 6 December 2017, Galatasaray signed a 1.5-year contract with Güreşen at the signing ceremony held at the Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex Türk Telekom Stadium.[8][9]

In the official statement made on 19 April 2021, Galatasaray HDI Sigorta Women's Volleyball Team signed a new 2-year contract with team captain Güreşen.[10]

On 21 March 2023, the contract between Galatasaray HDI Sigorta and Güreşen was mutually terminated.[11]

National team career

Güreşen won the Best Libero award and the silver medal at the 2011 European League, playing with her national team.[12]

Personal life

On 12 May 2013 Gizem Güreşen married Hüseyin Karadayı, a well-known disc jockey in Turkey.[13] They divorced in 2020.[14]

Awards

Individuals

• 2010–11 CEV Champions League Final Four "Best Libero"
• 2010-11 Aroma Women's Volleyball League "Best Libero"
• 2010-11 Aroma Women's Volleyball League "Best Receiver"
• 2011 European League "Best Libero"
• 2011 FIVB Women's Club World Championship "Best Libero"
• 2012-13 CEV Champions League "Best Libero"

National team

• 2009 Mediterranean Games - Silver Medal
• 2010 European League - Bronze Medal
• 2011 European League - Silver Medal
• 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship - Bronze Medal
• 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix - Bronze Medal
• 2013 Mediterranean Games - Silver Medal

Clubs

• 2010-11 CEV Champions League - Champion, with VakıfBank
• 2011 FIVB Women's Club World Championship - Runner-Up, with VakıfBank
• 2011-12 Aroma Women's Volleyball League - Runner-Up, with VakıfBank
• 2012-13 Turkish Cup - Champion, with VakıfBank
• 2012–13 CEV Champions League - Champion, with VakıfBank
• 2012-13 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
• 2013 Club World Championship - Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
• 2013-15 Turkish Super Cup - Champion, with Fenerbahçe Grundig

References

1. CEV. "VakifGunesTTelekom completes Turkish fairy tale in Istanbul". Archived from the original on 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
2. FIVB (2011-10-14). "Rabita Baku are golden at FIVB World Club Championship with win over VakifBank TTelekom". Retrieved 2011-10-14.
3. FIVB (2011-10-14). "Osmokrovic Named MVP of FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship". Retrieved 2011-10-14.
4. "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
5. "Fenerbahçe Gizem Karadayı ile 2 yıllığına anlaştı" (in Turkish). www.internetspor.com. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
6. "Gizem Karadayı, Volero Zürih'te!" (in Turkish). www.voleybolplus.com. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
7. "Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor'a Gizem'den imza" (in Turkish). www.hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
8. "GALATASARAY LİBERO GİZEM GÜREŞEN KARADAYI İLE ANLAŞTI" (in Turkish). www.voleybolmanset.com. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
9. "Gizem Karadayı Galatasaray'da" (in Turkish). www.galatasaray.org. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
10. "Kaptan Gizem Güreşen ile sözleşme uzatıldı" (in Turkish). www.galatasaray.org. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
11. "Teşekkürler Gizem Güreşen" (in Turkish). www.galatasaray.org. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
12. CEV (2011-07-15). "Serbia claims third consecutive crown". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
13. "Ünlü voleybolcu evlendi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
14. "Hüseyin Karadayı ile Gizem Güreşen boşandı". Milliyet (in Turkish). September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.

External links

• Gizem Güreşen at FIVB.org Junior Women's World Championships 2005 (archived)
• Gizem Güreşen at Galatasaray.org
• Gizem Güreşen at Volleybox.net
• Gizem Karadayi at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Gizem Güresen at the Beach Volleyball Database
• Gizem Guresen at Olympics.com
• Gizem Güreşen at Olympedia (archive)

Awards
Preceded by Paola Cardullo	Best Libero of CEV Women's Champions League 2012-13	Succeeded by TBD
Preceded by Brenda Castillo	Best Libero of FIVB Women's Club World Championship 2011	Succeeded by Camila Brait
Preceded by Mariya Filipova	Best Libero of Women's European Volleyball League 2011	Succeeded by Julie Jasova
Preceded by Enrica Merlo	Best Libero of CEV Women's Champions League 2010-11	Succeeded by Paola Cardullo