Gonca Nahcıvanlı (born June 29, 1979) is a Turkish women's handballer who plays in the

Turkish Women's Handball Super League The Turkish Women's Handball Super League () is the top professional league for Turkish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Turkey Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Turkish champions. Established in the 1978– ...

for

İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor () is a multi-sports club established 1979 in İzmir, Turkey by the city's metropolitan municipality (). The club's colors are blue and white. İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor is active in a total of 21 branch ...

, and the Turkey national team. The -tall sportswoman is line player.

Club career

Gonca Nahcıvanlı began her handball career in 1994 at the club Raks in her hometown

İzmir İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

. She was with Anadolu Üniversitesi GSK (1997–1999 and 2003–2005), Türk Telekom SK (2000–2001), TMO SK (2002–2003), İzmir BB GSK (2008–2011) and Muratpaşa Bld. SK (2012–2013) before she returned to her hometown club İzmir BB GSK in 2013. Between 2005 and 2007, she played two seasons in Macedonia for the

Skopje Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...

-based team Kometal Gjorče Petrov. She is the captain of the team. She has won four league championship titles, with TMO SK (2002–03), Kometal Gjorče Petrov (2005–06 and 2006–07) as well as with Muratpaşa Bld. SK (2011–12). Nahcıvanlı took part in the

Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup The Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year from 1976 to 2016 (until 1993 organized by IHF instead of EHF). From the 2016–17 season, t ...

( 1997–98, 1998–99 and 2012–13), the

Women's EHF Cup The Women's EHF European League is an annual competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It is organized by the European Handball Federation, EHF. It is currently the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the ...

( 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2009–10 and

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), the

Women's EHF Champions League The EHF Women's Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top na ...

( 2002–03, 2005–06 and 2006–07) as well as the

Women's EHF Challenge Cup The Women's EHF European Cup is an annual team handball competition for women's clubs of Europe. It was known as the EHF City Cup until the 1999–2000 season and the EHF Challenge Cup until the 2019–20 season. It is currently the third-tier co ...

( 2003–04, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15 and 2015–16).

International career

She plays in the

Turkey women's national handball team The Turkey women's national handball team is the national handball team of Turkey for women and is managed by the Turkey Handball Federation. The team achieved second place in Mediterranean Games in 2009 and championship in Islamic Solidari ...

. She was part of the silver medal-winning national team at the

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 ...

held in

Pescara Pescara (; ; ) is the capital city of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo Regions of Italy, region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 118,657 (January 1, 2023) residents (and approximately 350,000 including the surround ...

, Italy. She played in the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship qualification matches. In 2017, she won the silver medal with the national team at the

Islamic Solidarity Games The Islamic Solidarity Games () is a multinational, multi-sport event. Managed jointly by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Islamic Solidarity Sports Association (ISSA), the Games involve elite athletes of the OIC competing in a ...

Baku Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital ci ...

, Azerbaijan. ;Beach handball She played in the

national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...

, which took part in the 2010 Beach Handball World Championships in

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

, Turkey. Nahcıvanlı took part in the 2013 European Women's Beach Handball Championship.

Honours

Club

;

* ''Winners'' (4): 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12. * ''Runner-up'' (1): 2010–11.

International

; Mediterranean Games :: ''Winner'' (1): 2009. ; Islamix Solidarity Games :: ''Winner'' (1): 2017

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nahcivanli, Gonca 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from İzmir Turkish female handball players Anadolu Üniversitesi GSK (women's handball) players İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor handball players Muratpaşa Bld. SK (women's handball) players Turkey women's national handball players Turkish expatriate handball players Turkish expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Turkish beach handball players Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Handball players at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Handball players at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in handball Competitors at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in handball Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey Expatriate handball players in North Macedonia