Yeliz Yılmaz (born 19 August 1980) is a Turkish handballer playing in the Turkish Women's Handball Super League for Kastamonu Bld. GSK. She has been a member of the Turkish national team. The 1.77-metre-tall (5 ft 10 in) sportswomen plays in the right back position.[1][2]
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| Full name | thumb | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
19 August 1980 Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Yalıkavak SK. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | YKM Istanbul | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | Üsküdar Bld. SK | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Havelsan Ankara | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | CS Rulmentul Brasov | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2013 | Üsküdar Bld. SK | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Maltepe Bld. GSK | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | 1907 Kanaryaspor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Kastamonu Bld. GSK | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Üsküdar Bld. SK | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Yalıkavak SK. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career
editYeliz Yılmaz played for several teams in Turkey, including Üsküdar Bld. SK (2000–2004, 2007–2013),[3] Havelsan SK (2004–2006),[4] Maltepe Bld. SK (2013–14),[5] and 1907 Kanaryaspor (2014–15).[6] She was also in Romania with CS Rulmentul Brasov (2006–07).[7][8]
In June 2015, she transferred to Kastamonu Bld. GSK from 1907 Kanaryaspor.[2][9] In June 2017, she transferred to Üsküdar Bld. from Kastamonu Bld. GSK. After she played 1 season for Üsküdar she went to Yalıkavak Spor Kulübü. Since 2018 she is captain of the Yalıkavak Spor Kulübü.
She took part in the Women's EHF Champions League (1997–98, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2011–12), the Women's EHF Challenge Cup (2001–02, 2012–13, 2013–14 and 2015–16),[9] the Women's EHF Cup (2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09) as well as the Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup (2003–04, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2011–12).[1]
International career
editYılmaz played more than 400 times for the Turkish national team. Yılmaz is part of the Turkey women's national handball team.[4] She played the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship qualification matches.[10][11]
She was member of the silver medal-winning national team at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy.[12] In 2017, she won the silver medal with the national team at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaycan.[13][14]
Yılmaz was part of the Turkey women's national beach handball team.[15]
Honours
editClub
edit- Winners (4): 1997–98, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2010–11
- Runners-up (5): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–13
International
edit- Runner-up (1): 2009
References
edit- ^ a b "Yeliz Yilmaz". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Hentbol: Bayanlar Süper Lig". Radikal (in Turkish). 8 June 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Yeliz Yılmaz: 'Başarı Hedefimiz'". Hentbol Haber (in Turkish). 11 January 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Turecko" (in Czech). TJ Lokomotiva Cheb. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Hentbol sürpriz beraberlik". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 3 December 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Muratpaşa Belediyesi-1907 Kanaryaspor: 40–22". Haberler (in Turkish). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "İşte hentbolun 5 bayan lejyoneri". Sabah (in Turkish). 30 November 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Milli hentbolcular ilgisizlikten yakındı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 7 April 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Hentbol: Kadınlar Challenge Kupası". Milliyet (in Turkish). 8 January 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Milli Bayan Hentbol Takımı kampa giriyor". İnternet Haber (in Turkish). 10 October 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Bayan Hentbol Milli Takımı Avrupa yolunda". Doğan News Agency (in Turkish). 14 October 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Hentbolda gümüş kazandık". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 5 July 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Milli Hentbolcular İstanbul'da Toplanacak". Beyaz Gazete (in Turkish). 22 April 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Hentbolda 2 gümüş madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 14 May 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Dünya Plaj Hentbol Şampiyonası başlıyor!". Spor X (in Turkish). 21 June 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2016.