Nuri Şahin (volleyball)

Nuri Şahin
Personal information
Full nameNuri Şahin
Born (1980-01-01) January 1, 1980 (age 45)
Tokat, Turkey
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Spike330 cm (130 in)
Block325 cm (128 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current clubTurkey Halkbank Ankara
Number14
Career
YearsTeams
1994–1995
1995–2002
2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2008
2008–2012
2012–		Turkey Eczacıbaşı
Turkey Galatasaray
Turkey Emlak Bankası
Turkey Arçelik
Turkey Fenerbahçe
Turkey Arkas Izmir
Turkey Halkbank Ankara
National team
 Turkey
Honours
Representing  Turkey
Men's volleyball
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2005 İzmir
Last updated: April 30, 2015

Nuri Şahin (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈnuɾi ʃaːˈhin]; born January 1, 1980) 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]

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

National championships

Individual

National team

References

  1. ^ "Nuri Şahin" (in Turkish). Halkbank Spor. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  2. ^ a b "Nuri Şahin Halkbank'ta". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  3. ^ "Voleybol Kafilesi Listesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Universiade 2005 Izmir. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  4. ^ "Arkas Spor ile 3 oyuncunun yolları ayrıldı". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  5. ^ "Nuri Şahin" (in Turkish). Arkas Spor. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  6. ^ a b "Nuri Şahin'den önemli açıklamalar". İnternet Spor (in Turkish). 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  7. ^ CEV. "2013 CEV Volleyball Cup - Men - Statistics". Retrieved 2013-09-05.
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