Gizem Güreşen (born 14 January 1987) is a Turkish

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player. She is tall and plays as libero.

Club career

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

VakıfBank

Gizem Güreşen won the 2010–11 CEV Champions League with her team VakıfBank, and won the "Best Receiver" award. Güreşen won the silver medal in the

2011 FIVB Women's Club World Championship The 2011 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship, 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 st ...

playing in

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with VakıfBank. 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,

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signed a 1.5-year contract with Güreşen at the signing ceremony held at the Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex Türk Telekom Stadium. 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. On 21 March 2023, the contract between Galatasaray HDI Sigorta and Güreşen was mutually terminated.

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 12 May 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 () 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 International Committee of Mediterran ...

Silver Medal * 2010 European League - Bronze medal 2006 OG

Bronze Medal * 2011 European League - Silver medal 2006 OG

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 fro ...

Bronze Medal *

2012 FIVB World Grand Prix The 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix was a women's volleyball tournament played by 16 countries starting 8 June 2012. The finals were held at the Beilun Sports and Arts Centre in Ningbo, China.CSVFIVB announces pools for 2012 World Grand Prix(In Spanis ...

Bronze Medal *

2013 Mediterranean Games The 2013 Mediterranean Games (), officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games () and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 in Mersin, Turkey. Mersin was announced as the host cit ...

Silver Medal

Clubs

* 2010-11 CEV Champions League - Simple gold cup

Champion, with VakıfBank *

Runner-Up, with VakıfBank * 2011-12 Aroma Women's Volleyball League - Simple silver cup

Runner-Up, with VakıfBank * 2012-13 Turkish Cup - National Cockade of Turkey

Champion, with VakıfBank * 2012–13 CEV Champions League - Simple gold cup

Champion, with VakıfBank * 2012-13 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Simple gold cup

Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü * 2013 Club World Championship - Simple gold cup

Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul * 2013-15 Turkish Super Cup - Turkey emblem round

Champion, with Fenerbahçe Grundig

References

External links

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Gizem Güreşen
at FIVB.org Junior Women's World Championships 2005 (archived)
Gizem Güreşen at Galatasaray.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guresen, Gizem 1987 births Living people Turkish women's volleyball players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland VakıfBank S.K. volleyballers Türk Telekom volleyballers Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's volleyball) players Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) players Olympic volleyball players for 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 Volleyball players at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Volleyball players at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Turkey women's international volleyball players European Games medalists in volleyball European Games gold medalists for Turkey Volleyball players from Ankara Liberos