Eczacibasi Istanbul
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Eczacıbaşı Istanbul is a Turkish
volleyball
club which is playing their home matches at the Eczacıbaşı Spor Salonu hall in Istanbul
. The team participated in the Women's CEV Champions League 2007-08
. Their name in the original language means "Head Pharmacist".
The Eczacıbaşı Women’s Volleyball Team’s international achievements have set an example for Turkish volleyball and contributed to the success of the Turkish National Women’s Volleyball Team
. With its systematic and modern approach to the sport and close to 40 years experience, Eczacıbaşı is one of the most highly respected sports clubs in Turkey
.
The Eczacıbaşı Sports Club gives priority to finding and training internationally competitive new talent and to using all scientific means available to the discipline to achieve its goals.
The Eczacıbaşı Women’s Volleyball Team has won more national championships than any other women’s volleyball team in Turkey, with 27 Turkish League Championships under its belt since it entered the league in 1968. In the 1972-1973 season, the Team began to set its first record of consecutive wins, winning 17 Turkish League Championship in a row. It repeated this performance another five years between 1999 and 2003, when it also won five Turkish Cups.
Over the years, the Eczacıbaşı Women’s Volleyball Team has worked with many internationally renowned players, such as Irina Ilchenko
(Irina Simirrnova), Lioubov Chachkova (Lioubov Kılıç), Elena Godina
, Antonina Zetova
, Yevgeniya Artamonova, Tatyana Gracheva
and Barbara Ruzic (Barbara Jelic).
The 1999 winner of the European Cup Winners Cup, the Eczacıbaşı Women’s Volleyball Team has twice placed second in the European Cups, once third and three times fourth.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
club which is playing their home matches at the Eczacıbaşı Spor Salonu hall in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. The team participated in the Women's CEV Champions League 2007-08
Women's CEV Champions League 2007-08
The Women's CEV Champions League is an international volleyball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe.-Teams of the 2007-2008:Participants:-Regular season:20 teams take part take part in this phase...
. Their name in the original language means "Head Pharmacist".
The Eczacıbaşı Women’s Volleyball Team’s international achievements have set an example for Turkish volleyball and contributed to the success of the Turkish National Women’s Volleyball Team
Turkey women's national volleyball team
The Turkey women's national volleyball team is the women's national team of Turkey. It is governed by the Turkish Volleyball Federation and takes part in international volleyball competitions. The team's biggest success came in 2003, when Turkey won the silver medal at the 2003 European...
. With its systematic and modern approach to the sport and close to 40 years experience, Eczacıbaşı is one of the most highly respected sports clubs in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
The Eczacıbaşı Sports Club gives priority to finding and training internationally competitive new talent and to using all scientific means available to the discipline to achieve its goals.
The Eczacıbaşı Women’s Volleyball Team has won more national championships than any other women’s volleyball team in Turkey, with 27 Turkish League Championships under its belt since it entered the league in 1968. In the 1972-1973 season, the Team began to set its first record of consecutive wins, winning 17 Turkish League Championship in a row. It repeated this performance another five years between 1999 and 2003, when it also won five Turkish Cups.
Over the years, the Eczacıbaşı Women’s Volleyball Team has worked with many internationally renowned players, such as Irina Ilchenko
Irina Ilchenko
Irina Anatolyevna Ilchenko , is a Russian volleyball player.-External links:*...
(Irina Simirrnova), Lioubov Chachkova (Lioubov Kılıç), Elena Godina
Elena Godina
Yelena Mikhailovna Godina is a Russian volleyball player, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at 2006 Volleyball World Championship in Japan and the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
, Antonina Zetova
Antonina Zetova
Antonina Zetova is an international volleyball player from Bulgaria.As a left handed outside hitter 1.89m tall Zetova lead the Bulgarian team to several successes, including a bronze medal at the European Championship in 2001, where she was awarded best scorer.In the Italian league, where she...
, Yevgeniya Artamonova, Tatyana Gracheva
Tatyana Gracheva
Tatyana Aleksandrovna Gracheva , is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the silver medal in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Also competed in 1996 Summer Olympics.-External links:...
and Barbara Ruzic (Barbara Jelic).
The 1999 winner of the European Cup Winners Cup, the Eczacıbaşı Women’s Volleyball Team has twice placed second in the European Cups, once third and three times fourth.
Team 2011-2012
As of June 2011| Player | Position | Height (m) |
 Maja PoljakMaja Poljak Maja Poljak is a Croatian volleyball player. She plays as middle blocker for Eczacıbaşı VitrA. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1999 European Championship in Italy.-Career:... |
Middle Blocker | 1.94 |
| Libero | 1.67 | |
| Libero | 1.70 | |
| Setter | 1.80 | |
| WIng Spiker | 1.88 | |
| Middle Blocker | 1.90 | |
| Wing Spiker | 1.81 | |
| Wing Spiker | 1.85 | |
| Wing Spiker | 1.90 | |
| Wing Spiker | 1.95 | |
| Wing Spiker | 1.80 | |
| Opposite | 1.87 | |
| Setter | 1.81 | |
Antonella Del Core
Champion of