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Naz Aydemir

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Naz Aydemir
Aydemir withVakıfbankin 2018
Personal information
Full nameNaz Aydemir Akyol
NationalityTurkish
Born(1990-08-14)14 August 1990(age 34)
Istanbul,Turkey
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Spike303 cm (119 in)
Block300 cm (118 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubEczacibaşi
Number11
Career
YearsTeams
2004-2009
2009-2012
2012-2018
2019-2022
2022-2023		Eczacıbaşı
Fenerbahçe
Vakıfbank
Fenerbahçe
Türk Hava Yolları
National team
2004-2021Turkey
Medal record
Women'svolleyball
RepresentingTurkey
World Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Ningbo Team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Turkey Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Azerbaijan/Georgia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Italy/Serbia Team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Team
Montreux Volley Masters
Gold medal – first place 2015 Montreux Team
European League
Silver medal – second place 2009 Kayseri Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Ankara Team
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin Team
FIVB Nations League
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Rimini Team

Naz Aydemir Akyol(born 14 August 1990) is aTurkishvolleyballplayer. She plays as a setter forEczacıbaşı Dynavitand theTurkey women's national volleyball team.She has won a total of nineTurkish Leaguechampionships, four withVakıfbank,three withEczacıbaşıand two withFenerbahçe.She has fourCEV Champions Leaguechampionships, winning three with Vakıfbank and one with Fenerbahçe. She also has threeFIVB Club World Championship,winning two with Vakıfbank and one with Fenerbahçe. She was part of the Turkey national team at the2012and2020 Summer Olympics.

Career

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Naz Aydemir playing forVakıfBankin theCEV Champions League,2013

Aydemir has played more than 200 times for all levels of the Turkish national team. She has played 16 seasons ofCEV 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 the2007 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 the2011–12 editionand2012–13 editionof the CEV Champions League, Aydemir won the championships and Best Setter awards consecutively, with her clubsFenerbahçeandVakıfbank.

Aydemir won her first FIVB Women's Club World Championship gold medal at the2010 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 the2013 Club World Championshipplaying with Vakıfbank which became the second Turkish team to win the Club World Championship.[3]

Aydemir won the silver medal in the2013–14 CEV Champions Leaguewhen her clubVakıfBankdefeatedEczacıbaşı VitrAin the semifinal but then lost toDinamo Kazanin the Championship match.[4]She was the recipient of the tournament's Fair Play special award.[4]

Aydemir won the2016–17 CEV Champions Leaguegold medal withVakıfBankwhen her team defeated theImoco 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

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Aydemir's cousinİlkay Gündoğanis afootballerforManchester Cityand theGerman national team.[8]On 21 August 2013, Naz Aydemir marriednational basketball playerand member ofGalatasaray,Cenk Akyol.[9]On 6 November 2018, the couple had a son, Pamir.

Awards

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Individuals

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National team

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Youth team

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Junior team

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  • 2008 Junior European Championships –Bronze Medal

Senior team

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Club

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See also

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References

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  1. ^"Bugün CEV Şampiyonlar Ligi'nde 16. sezonumun ilk maçına çıkıyorum".
  2. ^"Naz Aydemir Akyol'un 10. Dörtlü Finali!".
  3. ^"Vakifbank Istanbul fly to her first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze".Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 13 October 2013.Retrieved13 October2013.
  4. ^ab"Dinamo KAZAN dethrones VakifBank to claim the 2014 Champions League title".Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 16 March 2014.Retrieved16 March2014.
  5. ^"VakifBank take 3rd Champions League title after 3-0 win against Imoco".Treviso, Italy: CEV. 23 April 2017.Retrieved23 April2017.
  6. ^"Champions League: Le migliori della Final Four. Zhu MVP"(in Italian). Volleyball.it. 23 April 2017.Retrieved23 April2017.
  7. ^"#ROSTER100 PRESENTS: NAZ AYDEMIR AKYOL - The Light Who Guides The Way For Turkey".Volleyball World. 16 March 2021.Retrieved16 March2021.
  8. ^"Ten things about Ilkay Gündogan".bundesliga.com.19 June 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 26 August 2013.Retrieved27 August2013.
  9. ^"Genç çift dünyaevine girdi".Radikal(in Turkish). 21 August 2013.Retrieved1 September2013.
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Preceded by Best Setter of
CEV Women's Champions League
2011-12
2012-13
2016-17 		Succeeded by
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