Neslihan Demir Darnel

Neslihan Darnel
Personal information
Full name Neslihan Demir Darnel
Nickname The Iron Lady
Nationality  Turkey
Born December 9, 1983 (1983-12-09) (age 28)
Eskişehir, Turkey
Hometown Eskişehir, Turkey
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 72 kg (160 lb)[1]
Spike 315 cm (124 in)
Block 306 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
Position Wing Spiker
Current club Eczacıbaşı Zentiva
Number 17
Career
Years Clubs
1998-2002
2002-2006
2006-2008
2008-2010
2010-		 Yeşilyurt
VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta
CV Tenerife
VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta
Eczacıbaşı Zentiva
National team
1997 - Turkey
Honours
Women’s Volleyball
Competitor for the  Turkey
European Championships
Silver 2003 Ankara Team
Bronze 2011 Italy-Serbia Team
Last updated: June 2010

Neslihan Demir Darnel (born December 9, 1983 in Eskişehir) is a Turkish volleyball player. She plays as opposite hitter.

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Personal life

She is married and has one daughter.[1]

Career

She played for the Spar Tenerife Marichal Team between 2006 and 2007. She played 81 times for the national team (as of 2008). She also played for Yeşilyurt and Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta in Turkey. At age 19, Darnel was the leading player in the Turkish team that won the silver medal at the EC 2003 in Turkey making her a star in her home country and in the volleyball scene.

In 2007/08 Darnel took a break to volleyball to become a mother.

Playing with VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom at the CEV Indesit Champions League, she won the "Best Scorer" award.[2]

She was named Best Scorer at the 2006 World Championship and 2010 World Championship[3]

For the 2010-2011 season, she played for Eczacıbaşı Zentiva.

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

National team

Clubs

References

  1. ^ a b c Neslihan Darnel's profile on her official website
  2. ^ FIVB. "Portuondo named best spiker in CEV Indesit Champions League". http://www.fivb.org/en/Infomedia/PressReleaseDB.asp?No=23183&Language=0. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 
  3. ^ FIVB. "Russia repeat as world champions". http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/2010/Women/viewPressRelease.asp?No=27090&Language=en. Retrieved 2010-11-14. 

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