Hüseyin Koç (born 30 July 1979 in Bursa, Turkey) is a Turkish volleyball player.[1] He is 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) tall and plays in the setter position. Since the 2012-13 season, he is a member of Halkbank Ankara.[2]
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| Born | 30 July 1979 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Halkbank Ankara | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated: 5 September 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Family life edit
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 edit
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 edit
Individual edit
- Men's CEV Cup 2012–13 "Best Setter"
National team edit
- 2005 Summer Universiade -
Gold
Club edit
- Men's CEV Cup 2012–13 -
Champion with Halkbank Ankara
References edit
- ^ "Team Roster Turkey". 2013 CEV Volleyball Cup - Men. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ a b c "Halkbank Hüseyin Koç'u transfer etti". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ a b "Kova lakabına kızdı voleybolcu oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "Hüseyin Koç hayatını Dilay Okta ile birleştirdi". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "Hüseyin Koç'u Arkas kaptı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "Hüseyin Koç Belediye'de". Voleybol Magazin (in Turkish). 2011-06-23. Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "Player Details - Hüseyin Koc". 2013 CEV Volleyball Cup - Men. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ CEV. "2013 CEV Volleyball Cup - Men - Statistics". Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "Neden Milli Takımda değiller?". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
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