Hüseyin Koç

Hüseyin Koç
Personal information
Born July 30, 1979
Bursa, Turkey
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5 12 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Spike 330 cm (130 in)
Block 310 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
Position Setter
Current club Halkbank Ankara
Career
Years Teams
  • 1999-2000
  • 2000-05
  • 2006-08
  • 2008-11
  • 2011-12
National team
Turkey Turkey
Last updated: September 5, 2013

Hüseyin Koç (born July 30, 1979 in Bursa, Turkey) is a Turkish volleyball player.[1] He is 1.97 m (6 ft 5 12 in) tall and plays in the setter position. Since the 2012-13 season, he is a member of Halkbank Ankara.[2]

Family life

Hüseyin Koç was born on July 30, 1979 in Bursa, Turkey. In his youth years, he played football as a goalkeeper. However, because unsuccessful, he switched over to playing volleyball.[3]

In 2010, he married Dilay Okta, who played eight-year long in Nilüfer Belediyespor Women's Volleyball Team before she retired and returned to her profession as an interior architect. The couple has a son, Mehmet Kuzey, born in 2012.[3][4]

Career

Koç played for Çankaya Belediyesi, Ziraat Bankası Ankara, Arkas Spor[5] and Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor[2][6] before he signed for Halkbank Ankara in May 2012.[2][7]

He was member of the Turkey men's national volleyball team, which became champion at the 2005 Summer Universiade held in İzmir, Turkey. He won the Men's CEV Cup 2012–13 with Halkbank Ankara and was named "Best Setter" of the tournament.[8]

Hüseyin Koç was a member of the Turkey men's national volleyball team.[9]

Awards

Individual

National team

Club

References

  1. "Team Roster Turkey". 2013 CEV Volleyball Cup - Men. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Halkbank Hüseyin Koç’u transfer etti". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Kova lakabına kızdı voleybolcu oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  4. "Hüseyin Koç hayatını Dilay Okta ile birleştirdi". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  5. "Hüseyin Koç’u Arkas kaptı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  6. "Hüseyin Koç Belediye'de". Voleybol Magazin (in Turkish). 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  7. "Player Details - Hüseyin Koc". 2013 CEV Volleyball Cup - Men. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  8. CEV. "2013 CEV Volleyball Cup - Men - Statistics". Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  9. "Neden Milli Takımda değiller?". Voleybolun Sesi (in Turkish). 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2013-09-05.