Hüseyin Koç

Hüseyin Koç
Personal information
Born	(1979-07-30) 30 July 1979 (age 45) Bursa, Turkey
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Spike	330 cm (130 in)
Block	310 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Halkbank Ankara
Career
Years Teams 1999-2000 2000-05 2006-08 2008-11 2011-12 Çankaya Belediyesi Ziraat Bankası Ankara İstanbul BB Arkas Spor İstanbul BB
National team
Turkey
Honours Men's Volleyball Representing Turkey Universiade 2005 İzmir Team Representing Halkbank Ankara CEV Cup 2012-13 Cup Team
Last updated: 5 September 2013

Hüseyin Koç (born 30 July 1979 in Bursa, Turkey) is a Turkish former volleyball player.[1] He is 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) tall and played in the setter position. In the 2012–13 season, he was a member of Halkbank Ankara.[2] After playing for Galatasaray, he retired from volleyball. He now runs his own volleyball academy, SAS Voleybol Akademi, in Bursa, Turkey.

Family life

Hüseyin Koç was born on 30 July 1979 in Bursa, Turkey. In his youth years, he played football as a goalkeeper. However, because unsuccessful, he switched over to playing volleyball.[3]

In 2010, he married Dilay Okta, who played eight-year long in Nilüfer Belediyespor Women's Volleyball Team before she retired and returned to her profession as an interior architect. The couple has a son, Mehmet Kuzey, born in 2012.[3][4]

Career

Koç played for Çankaya Belediyesi, Ziraat Bankası Ankara, Arkas Spor[5] and Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor[2][6] before he signed for Halkbank Ankara in May 2012.[2][7]

He was member of the Turkey men's national volleyball team, which became 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 Setter" of the tournament.[8]

Hüseyin Koç was a member of the Turkey men's national volleyball team.[9]

Awards

Individual

• Men's CEV Cup 2012–13 "Best Setter"

National team

• 2005 Summer Universiade -  Gold

Club

• Men's CEV Cup 2012–13 - Champion with Halkbank Ankara

References

1. "Team Roster Turkey". 2013 CEV Volleyball Cup - Men. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
2. "Halkbank Hüseyin Koç'u transfer etti". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 2012-05-04. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
3. "Kova lakabına kızdı voleybolcu oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
4. "Hüseyin Koç hayatını Dilay Okta ile birleştirdi". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
5. "Hüseyin Koç'u Arkas kaptı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
6. "Hüseyin Koç Belediye'de". Voleybol Magazin (in Turkish). 2011-06-23. Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
7. "Player Details - Hüseyin Koc". 2013 CEV Volleyball Cup - Men. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
8. CEV. "2013 CEV Volleyball Cup - Men - Statistics". Retrieved 2013-09-05.
9. "Neden Milli Takımda değiller?". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2013-09-05.