Gizem Güreşen (born January 14, 1987) is a

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player. She is tall and plays as libero.

Club career

He started volleyball in Ankara. He was trained in the infrastructure of VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta.

VakıfBank

Gizem Güreşen won the 2010–11 CEV Champions League with her team

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, and won the "Best Receiver" award. Güreşen won the silver medal in the

2011 FIVB Women's Club World Championship The 2011 FIVB Women's Club World Championship was the fifth edition of the event. It was held in Doha, Qatar from October 8 to 14, 2011. Qualification Pools composition Squads Venue Pool standing procedure Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 poi ...

playing in

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with

. She was also awarded Best Libero. Güreşen won the gold medal at the 2013 Club World Championship playing with Vakıfbank Istanbul.

Fenerbahçe

She was transferred to Fenerbahçe Grundig in the 2015–16 season.

Volero Zurich

In the 2016–17 season, she was transferred to Volero Zurich, a Swiss team. Gizem will play abroad for the first time.

Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor

She was transferred to Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor in the 2017–18 season.

Galatasaray (return)

On 6 December 2017,

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

signed a 1.5-year contract with Güreşen at the signing ceremony held at the

Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex or Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi is a multi-purpose sports complex in the Şişli district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is owned by Galatasaray SK. The complex covers an area of approximately . Construction Phase 1 The ...

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. In the official statement made on 19 April 2021, Galatasaray HDI Sigorta Women's Volleyball Team signed a new 2-year contract with team

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Güreşen.

National team career

Güreşen won the Best Libero award and the silver medal at the 2011 European League, playing with her national team.

Personal life

On May 12, 2013, Gizem Güreşen married Hüseyin Karadayı, a well-known disc jockey in Turkey. They divorced in 2020.

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2010–11 CEV Champions League Final Four "Best Libero"'' * ''2010-11 Aroma Women's Volleyball League "Best Libero"'' * ''2010-11 Aroma Women's Volleyball League "Best Receiver"'' * '' 2011 European League "Best Libero" * '' 2011 FIVB Women's Club World Championship "Best Libero"'' * '' 2012-13 CEV Champions League "Best Libero"''

National team

2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games ( it, XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo) and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the Inte ...

- Silver Medal * 2010 European League - Bronze Medal * 2011 European League - Silver Medal *

2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship The 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 27th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Italy and Serbia fr ...

- Bronze Medal * 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix - Bronze Medal *

2013 Mediterranean Games The 2013 Mediterranean Games ( tr, 2013 Akdeniz Oyunları), officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games ( tr, XVII Akdeniz Oyunları) and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 i ...

- Silver Medal

Clubs

* 2010-11 CEV Champions League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with

Runner-Up, with

* 2011-12 Aroma Women's Volleyball League - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with

* 2012-13 Turkish Cup - Simple cup icon

Champion, with

2012–13 CEV Champions League The 2012–13 CEV Champions League was the 54th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. Participating teams League round 28 teams were drawn to 7 pools of 4 teams ea ...

Champion, with

* 2012-13 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with

Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü VakıfBank is the second largest bank in Turkey in terms of asset size, established with an initial capital of TL 50 million on January 11, 1954 and later started operating on April 13, 1954. Abdi Serdar Üstünsalih has been selected as the CEO ...

* 2013 Club World Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul * 2013-15 Turkish Super Cup - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Fenerbahçe Grundig

References

External links

FIVB Profile

Player profile at Galatasaray.org

Player profile at Volleybox.net
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guresen, Gizem 1987 births Living people Turkish women's volleyball players Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland VakıfBank S.K. volleyballers Türk Telekom volleyballers Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) players Olympic volleyball players of Turkey Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2015 European Games Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Turkey women's international volleyball players European Games medalists in volleyball European Games gold medalists for Turkey