Violet Kostanda Duca (born 26 January 1958 in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

) is a Turkish former

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player and current Fenerbahçe Acıbadem manager. She is of

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descent. Her father Hristo Kostanda is a former footballer who played for

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. She played 120 times for

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.Violet Duca Career
/ref> She played for Eczacıbaşı S.K. and also managed

between 2005 and 2008.

Honours

As player

** 14 times (1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86)

Turkish Women's Volleyball League The Turkish Women's Volleyball League ( tr, Türkiye Kadınlar Voleybol 1. Ligi) officially called the Sultans League (Turkish: Sultanlar Ligi), is the highest professional women's volleyball league in Turkey. It is run by the Turkish Volleyball Fe ...

Champion with Eczacıbaşı S.K. ** 1980 The Champion Clubs Runner-Up with Eczacıbaşı S.K.

As manager

** 2010 FIVB World Club Championship Champion with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem ** 2011–12 CEV Champions League Champion with Fenerbahçe Universal **

2009–10 CEV Champions League The 2009–10 CEV Champions League was the 51st edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. Participating teams League round 24 teams will be drawn to 6 pools of 4 teams ...

Runner-Up with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem ** 2010–11 CEV Champions League Bronze Medalist with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem ** 2008–09

Women's CEV Top Teams Cup The Women's CEV Cup, formerly known as CEV Cup Winners' Cup (from 1972 to 2000) and CEV Top Teams Cup (from 2000 to 2007), is the second-top official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by ...

3rd place with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem ** 2 times (2008–09, 2009–10) Aroma Women's Volleyball League Champion with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem ** 1 time (2009–11) Aroma Women's Volleyball League Champion with Fenerbahçe Universal ** 1 time (2009) Turkish Cup Champion with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem ** 2 times (2009, 2010) Turkish Super Cup Champion with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duca, Violet 1958 births Living people Turkish women's volleyball players Turkish volleyball coaches Eczacıbaşı Dynavit players Turkish people of Greek descent Volleyball players from Istanbul

Honours

As player

As manager

See also

References