Naz Aydemir
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Full name | Naz Aydemir Akyol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1990-08-14) 14 August 1990 (age 34) Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 303 cm (119 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 300 cm (118 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Setter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | Eczacibaşi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Naz Aydemir Akyol (born 14 August 1990) is a Turkish volleyball player. She plays as a setter for Eczacıbaşı Dynavit and the Turkey women's national volleyball team. She has won a total of nine Turkish League championships, four with Vakıfbank, three with Eczacıbaşı and two with Fenerbahçe. She has four CEV Champions League championships, winning three with Vakıfbank and one with Fenerbahçe. She also has three FIVB Club World Championship, winning two with Vakıfbank and one with Fenerbahçe. She was part of the Turkey national team at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Career
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Aydemir has played more than 200 times for all levels of the Turkish national team. She has played 16 seasons of CEV Champions League[1] and achieved an unprecedented record by playing in the CEV Champions League final fours 10 times in a row.[2] She has played for the senior level club volleyball since the 2004–05 season. She was the captain of the youth national team of Turkey who won the silver medal at the 2007 World Championship. In the 2008 edition of the Junior European Championship, she led the Turkish team to a bronze medal and won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the tournament.
In the 2011–12 edition and 2012–13 edition of the CEV Champions League, Aydemir won the championships and Best Setter awards consecutively, with her clubs Fenerbahçe and Vakıfbank.
Aydemir won her first FIVB Women's Club World Championship gold medal at the 2010 Club World Championship. Fenerbahçe was the first Turkish team to win the FIVB Women's Club World Championship. She won her second gold medal at the 2013 Club World Championship playing with Vakıfbank which became the second Turkish team to win the Club World Championship.[3]
Aydemir won the silver medal in the 2013–14 CEV Champions League when her club VakıfBank defeated Eczacıbaşı VitrA in the semifinal but then lost to Dinamo Kazan in the Championship match.[4] She was the recipient of the tournament's Fair Play special award.[4]
Aydemir won the 2016–17 CEV Champions League gold medal with VakıfBank when her team defeated the Imoco Volley Conegliano.[5] She was also individually awarded Best Setter.[6]
After spending six years at Vakıfbank Istanbul, she took a break from her volleyball career due to her pregnancy. After giving birth to her child, she returned to her old club Fenerbahçe Opet in the 2019–2020 season.
Aydemir was selected for Roster 100 by FIVB as one of the 100 most influential volleyball players between 2010 and 2020, being one of the six female setters in the selection.[7]
Personal life
Aydemir's cousin İlkay Gündoğan is a footballer for Manchester City and the German national team.[8] On 21 August 2013, Naz Aydemir married national basketball player and member of Galatasaray, Cenk Akyol.[9] On 6 November 2018, the couple had a son, Pamir.
Awards
Individuals
- 2003 Turkish Youth Championship "Best Setter"
- 2004 Youth Balkan Cup "Best Setter"
- 2005 Youth European Championship Qualifiers "Most Valuable Player" & "Best Setter"
- 2006 Youth Balkan Cup "Most Valuable Player" & "Best Setter"
- 2006 Junior Balkan Cup "Best Setter"
- 2007 European Youth Olympic Festival "Player with Best Fundamental"
- 2007 Youth Black Sea Games "Best Setter"
- 2008 Junior European Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2009–10 Turkish League Final Series "Best Setter"
- 2010–11 Turkish League Final Series "Best Setter"
- 2011–12 CEV Champions League "Best Setter"
- 2012–13 CEV Champions League "Best Setter"
- 2012–13 Turkish League Final Series "Best Setter"
- 2013–14 CEV Champions League "Fair Play Award"
- 2014–15 Turkish League Final Series "Best Setter"
- 2015 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Setter"
- 2016–17 CEV Champions League "Best Setter"
National team
Youth team
- 2007 Girls Youth World Championship –
Silver Medal
Junior team
- 2008 Junior European Championships –
Bronze Medal
Senior team
- 2009 Mediterranean Games –
Silver Medal
- 2009 European League –
Silver Medal
- 2010 European League –
Bronze Medal
- 2011 European Championship –
Bronze Medal
- 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix –
Bronze Medal
- 2013 Mediterranean Games –
Silver Medal
- 2015 Montreux Volley Masters –
Champion
- 2015 European Games –
Gold Medal
- 2017 European Championship –
Bronze Medal
- 2019 European Championship –
Silver Medal
- 2021 Nations League –
Bronze Medal
Club
- 2004–05 CEV Top Teams Cup –
Bronze Medal, with Eczacıbaşı
- 2005–06 Turkish League Championship –
Champion, with Eczacıbaşı
- 2006–07 Turkish League Championship –
Champion, with Eczacıbaşı
- 2007–08 Turkish League Championship –
Champion, with Eczacıbaşı
- 2008–09 Turkish Cup –
Champion, with Eczacıbaşı
- 2009–10 Turkish Cup –
Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2009–10 Turkish League Championship –
Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2009–10 Turkish Super Cup –
Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2009–10 CEV Champions League –
Runner-Up, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2010–11 Turkish Super Cup –
Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2010 FIVB Club World Championship –
Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2010–11 CEV Champions League –
Bronze medal, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2010–11 Turkish League Championship –
Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2011–12 CEV Champions League –
Champion, with Fenerbahçe Universal
- 2012–13 Turkish Cup –
Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2012–13 Turkish Champions Cup –
Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2012–13 CEV Champions League –
Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2012–13 Turkish Women's Volleyball League –
Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2013 FIVB Club World Championship –
Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
- 2013–14 CEV Champions League –
Runner-Up, with VakıfBank İstanbul
- 2013–14 Turkish Women's Volleyball League –
Champion, with Vakıfbank İstanbul
- 2013–14 Turkish Champions Cup –
Champion, with Vakıfbank İstanbul
- 2013–14 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup –
Champion, with Vakıfbank İstanbul
- 2014–15 CEV Champions League –
Bronze Medal, with Vakıfbank İstanbul
- 2014–15 Turkish Super Cup –
Runner-Up, with Vakıfbank İstanbul
- 2015–16 CEV Champions League –
Runner-Up, with Vakıfbank İstanbul
- 2016 FIVB Club World Championship –
Bronze Medal, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
- 2016–17 CEV Champions League –
Champion, with VakıfBank Istanbul
- 2017 FIVB Club World Championship –
Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
- 2017–18 Turkish Women's Volleyball League –
Champion, with Vakıfbank İstanbul
- 2017–18 CEV Champions League –
Champion, with VakıfBank Istanbul
- 2021 FIVB Club World Championship –
Bronze Medal, with Fenerbahçe Opet
See also
References
- ^ "Bugün CEV Şampiyonlar Ligi'nde 16. sezonumun ilk maçına çıkıyorum".
- ^ "Naz Aydemir Akyol'un 10. Dörtlü Finali!".
- ^ "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to her first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Dinamo KAZAN dethrones VakifBank to claim the 2014 Champions League title". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "VakifBank take 3rd Champions League title after 3-0 win against Imoco". Treviso, Italy: CEV. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Champions League: Le migliori della Final Four. Zhu MVP" (in Italian). Volleyball.it. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "#ROSTER100 PRESENTS: NAZ AYDEMIR AKYOL - The Light Who Guides The Way For Turkey". Volleyball World. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Ten things about Ilkay Gündogan". bundesliga.com. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Genç çift dünyaevine girdi". Radikal (in Turkish). 21 August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
External links
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- Official website[dead link]
- TVF website at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 February 2007) (in Turkish)
- Profil on voleyboltr.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 November 2007) (in Turkish)
- Naz AYDEMIR AKYOL at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Naz AYDEMIR at Olympics.com
- Naz AYDEMIR at Olympic.org (archived)
- Naz Aydemir at Olympedia
- Naz Aydemir Akyol at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
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Preceded by | Best Setter of CEV Women's Champions League 2011-12 2012-13 2016-17 | Succeeded by |