Ayşe Kuru (born 2 January 1974) is a Turkish former
women's football defender. She was part of the
Turkish women's national team between 1996 and 2001.
Playing career
Club
Kuru obtained her license for
Dinarsuspor on 30 August 1996. She played in the
Turkish Women's Football League, and was captain of her team.
After Dinarsuspor withdrew from the league, she transferred to
Zara Ekinlispor in August 1999, and then moved to Marshall Boyaspor in November the same year.
Kuru became the first ever Turkish women's footballer to play abroad after she moved to Germany to join
FCR Duisburg.
International
Kuru was admitted to the
Turkey women's national football team
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and debuted at the
UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualification - Group 8 match against
Bulgaria
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on 21 October 1995. She played in five matches of the qualification round. She played in seven matches of the
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification - Group 7, in three matches of the
1998 Women's Harvest Cup, in six matches of the
UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualification - Group 8 and in one match of the
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification - Group 8. She capped 30 times in total for the women's national team.
References
Living people
1974 births
People from Cide
Sportspeople from Kastamonu
Turkish women's footballers
Women's association football defenders
Turkey women's international footballers
Dinarsuspor players
Turkish expatriate women's footballers
Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
FCR 2001 Duisburg players
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