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Yeliz Özel
Yeliz Özel
Personal information
Born	6 March 1980 (age 44); Ankara, Turkey
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Middle Back
Club information
Current club	Yalikavaksports Club
Number	7
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1998–1999	PTT Türk Telekom SK
1999–2000	Byåsen HE
2000–2001	PTT Türk Telekom
2001–2002	Anadolu Uni, Eskisehir
2002–2004	Üsküdar Beld. SK
2004–2007	Kometal Skopje
2007–2010	Maliye Milli Piyango SK
2010–2012	CS Oltchim
2012–2013	Üsküdar Beld. SK
2013–2017	Yenimahalle Bld. SK
2017-2019	Muratpaşa
2019-2020	Kastamonu
2020-	Yalikavaksports Club
National team 1
Years	Team
	Turkey
Medal record
Women's Handball
Representing Turkey
Mediterranean Games
	1 National team caps and goals correct ; as of 5 July 2012

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Yeliz Özel (born 6 March 1980 in Ankara)^[1] is a Turkish handballer, who plays for Kastamonu and the Turkish national team. She is widely considered best handball player ever from Turkey.

Playing career

Club

She started her career in Ankara team PTT, played first European Cup level matches same year. With outstanding skills in game-reading, Yeliz labelled as a 'prominent young talent' by several handball experts. She transferred to Norway League for Byåsen HE in Trondheim, played there one full season. Then she back to Turkey to play in Eskisehir Anadolu University and Uskudar Belediyesi SK.

In 2004, Yeliz went to Skopje to playing for Kometal Gjorče Petrov Skopje. After a brilliant stint there, she was one of the best players of EHF Champions League 2004–05 season. She scored 61 goals and made a huge contribution to promote her team final.^[2]

In June 2010, Yeliz Özel signed for Romania's top club CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea. Played two season in Romania, then she returned again to her home country back.^[3]

Özel returned home in June 2012 to rejoin her former team Üsküdar Belediyespor.^[4] After one season, she transferred to the Ankara-based team Yenimahalle Bld. SK.^[5]

International

Özel was a member of the Turkey women's national handball team, and served as their captain.^[6] She was part of the team, which won the silver medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy.^[7]

Honours

Turkish Women's Handball Super League

Winners (5): 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2014–15
Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2013–14

Women's EHF Champions League

Runner-up (1): 2004–05

Handball at the Mediterranean Games

Runner-up (1): 2009

References

^ "Yeliz Özel". European Handball Federation.
^ "EHF Women's Champions League 2004/05 – Top 50 scorers". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
^ "Yeliz'e Avrupa'dan özel ilgi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
^ "Üsküdar Belediyesi'nin en özel transferi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
^ "Yeliz Özel, Yenimahalle Belediyesi'nde". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
^ "A Milli Takım Kaptanı Yeliz Özel'den Rize'ye Büyük Övgü!". Rizenin Sesi (in Turkish). 2013-02-24. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
^ "Hentbolda gümüş kazandık". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2016-02-09.

External links

EHF profile

[ehf1-1] "Yeliz Özel". European Handball Federation.

[ehf2-2] "EHF Women's Champions League 2004/05 – Top 50 scorers". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2012.

[h1-3] "Yeliz'e Avrupa'dan özel ilgi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2016-02-09.

[h2-4] "Üsküdar Belediyesi'nin en özel transferi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2016-02-09.

[h3-5] "Yeliz Özel, Yenimahalle Belediyesi'nde". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2016-02-09.

[rs-6] "A Milli Takım Kaptanı Yeliz Özel'den Rize'ye Büyük Övgü!". Rizenin Sesi (in Turkish). 2013-02-24. Retrieved 2016-02-09.

[h4-7] "Hentbolda gümüş kazandık". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2016-02-09.

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