Sevilay İmamoğlu Öcal (born Sevilay İmamoğlu October 7, 1984 in Lüleburgaz,

Kırklareli Province Kırklareli Province ( tr, ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in northwestern Turkey on the west coast of the Black Sea. The province neighbours Bulgaria to the north along a long border. It borders the province of Edirne to the west and the ...

) is a Turkish female

handballer Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

in the goalkeeper position. She is a member of the Turkish national team. She studied physical education and sports at the Gazi University in Ankara. Before Sevilay Imamoğlu Öcal transferred to the Muratpaşa Bld. SK at Antalya in July 2011, she played for

İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK İzmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia, capital of the province of the same name. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara and the second largest urban agglo ...

, Ankara Havelsan,

Üsküdar Belediyespor Üsküdar Belediyespor ( tr, Üsküdar Belediyesi Spor Kulübü) is a multi-sports club established 1984 in Istanbul, Turkey by the municipality of Üsküdar district ( tr, Üsküdar Belediyesi). Üsküdar Belediyespor's main activities are in ...

and Kastamonu G. MSK, where she began her professional career. She was forced to move to the goalkeeper position while she was playing as left winger at the Üsküdar Belediyespor when their goalkeeper left.

Achievements

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Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fir ...

: :

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; Women's EHF Challenge Cup * 2011-12 ;

Turkish Women's Handball Super League The Turkish Women's Handball Super League ( tr, Türkiye Kadınlar Hentbol Süper Ligi) 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 Tu ...

: * 2003-2004 with Üsküdar Belediyespor * 2011-2012 with Muratpaşa Bld. SK

Awards

2005 Mediterranean Games The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005 (XV Juegos del Mediterráneo 2005 in Spanish), commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games, were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 Ju ...

- ''Top Goalkeeper''

References

1984 births Living people People from Lüleburgaz Turkish female handball players Gazi University alumni Üsküdar Belediyespor players İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor handball players Muratpaşa Bld. SK (women's handball) players Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in handball 21st-century Turkish women {{Turkey-handball-bio-stub