Arzu Sema Canbul (born July 14, 1973) is a Turkish former
women's association football
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er.
Early life
Canbul was born in
Bad Urach
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in the state of
Baden-Württemberg
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,
West Germany
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.
Playing career
Club
In Turkey, she played in 1995–96 women's football league season for the
Ankara
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-based club Gürtaşspor.
During the 1996–97 season, she moved to
Istanbul
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to play for Zara Ekinlispor and helped the team win a championship title during the 1997–98 season. During the 1998–99 season, she transferred to Dostlukspor.
International
Canbul was admitted to the
women's national football team and debuted at the
UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualification-Group 8 match against
Bulgaria
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on October 21, 1997.
Honours
;Turkish Women's Football League
* Zara Ekinlispor
** Champion (1): 1997–98
References
External links
Turkish Football Federation player profile
Living people
1973 births
People from Bad Urach
Turkish women's footballers
Turkey women's international footballers
Women's association football players not categorized by position
Footballers from Tübingen (region)
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