Naz Aydemir
Quick Facts
Biography
Naz Aydemir Akyol (born 14 August 1990 in Istanbul) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 186 cm and plays as setter for Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü and Turkey women's national volleyball team. She has won two league championships with Fenerbahçe and three with Eczacıbaşı Zentiva. She also has two CEV Champions League championships 2012 with Fenerbahçe and 2013 with VakıfBank.
Career
She has played over 100 times for all the levels of the national team. She has played for the senior team of her club since the 2004–05 season. She was the captain of the youth national team of Turkey who won the silver medal in the World Championship. In the 2008 edition of the Junior European Championship, she led the Turkish team to a Bronze medal and won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award of the tournament. In the 2011-12 edition and 2012-13 edition of the CEV Champions League, Aydemir won the Best Setter award consecutively and the competition championships, with her clubs Fenerbahçe and Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü.
Aydemir won her first FIVB Women's Club World Championship gold medal at the 2010 Club World Championship (Gold Medalist = Fenerbahce Acibadem - Istanbul, Silver Medalist = Sollys Osasco - Brazil, Bronze Medalist = Norda Foppapedretti Bergamo).
The Women's Volleyball TEAM of 108-year-old FENERBAHCE Sports Club from Istanbul Turkey is the First Turkish Volleyball team that has won a FIVB Women's Club World Championship gold medal, Vakif bank Istanbul Turkey has been able to achieve this title three years after the accomplishment of FENERBAHCE.
Aydemir won the gold medal (her second club's world title after her first one with Fenerbahce) at the 2013 Club World Championship playing with Vakıfbank Istanbul.
Aydemir won the silver medal in the 2013–14 CEV Champions League when her Turkish club VakıfBank İstanbul defeated 3-1 to Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul in the semifinal but lost 0-3 to the Russian Dinamo Kazan in the Championship match. She was the recipient of the tournament's Fair Play special award.
Personal life
Aydemir's cousin İlkay Gündoğan is a footballer for Manchester City and the German national team.
On August 21, 2013, Naz Aydemir married to national basketball player and member of Galatasaray S.K. Cenk Akyol.
Awards
Individuals
- 2003 Turkish Youth Championship "Best Setter"
- 2004 Youth Balkan Cup "Best Setter"
- 2005 Youth European Championship Qualifiers "Most Valuable Player" & "Best Setter"
- 2006 Youth Balkan Cup "Most Valuable Player" & "Best Setter"
- 2006 Junior Balkan Cup "Best Setter"
- 2007 European Youth Olympic Festival "Player with Best Fundamental"
- 2007 Youth Black Sea Games "Best Setter"
- 2008 Junior European Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2009-10 Turkish League Final Series "Best Setter"
- 2010-11 Turkish League Final Series "Best Setter"
- 2011-12 CEV Champions League "Best Setter"
- 2012-13 CEV Champions League "Best Setter"
- 2012-13 Turkish League Final Series "Best Setter"
- 2013-14 CEV Champions League "Fair Play Award"
- 2014-15 Turkish League Final Series "Best Setter"
- 2015 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Setter"
National team
- 2009 Women's European Volleyball League - Silver Medalist Medalist, with Turkey women's national volleyball team
- 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship - Silver Medalist, with Turkey women's national volleyball team
- 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix - Bronze Medalist, with Turkey women's national volleyball team
- 2015 Montreux Volley Masters - Champion, with Turkey women's national volleyball team
Youth team
- 2007 Girls Youth Championship - Silver Medal
Junior team
- 2008 Junior European Championships - Bronze Medal
Senior team
- 2009 European League - Silver Medal
- 2010 European League - Bronze Medal
- 2011 European Championship - Bronze Medal
- 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix - Bronze Medal
- 2013 Mediterranean Games - Silver Medal
- 2015 European Games - Gold Medal
Club
- 2004-05 CEV Cup Winner's Cup - Bronze Medal, with Eczacıbaşı
- 2005-06 Turkish League Championship - Champion, with Eczacıbaşı
- 2006-07 Turkish League Championship - Champion, with Eczacıbaşı
- 2007-08 Turkish League Championship - Champion, with Eczacıbaşı
- 2008-09 Turkish Cup - Champion, with Eczacıbaşı
- 2009-10 Turkish Cup - Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2009-10 Turkish League Championship - Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2009-10 Turkish Super Cup - Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2009-10 CEV Champions League - Runner-Up, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2010-11 Turkish Super Cup - Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2010 FIVB World Clubs Championship - Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2010-11 CEV Champions League - Bronze medal, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2010-11 Turkish League Championship - Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2011-12 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Fenerbahçe Universal
- 2012-13 Turkish Cup - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2012-13 Turkish Champions Cup - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2012–13 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2012-13 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2013 Club World Championship - Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
- 2013–14 CEV Champions League - Runner-Up, with VakıfBank İstanbul
- 2013-14 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Champion, with Vakıfbank İstanbul
- 2013-14 Turkish Champions Cup - Champion, with Vakıfbank İstanbul
- 2013-14 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup - Champion, with Vakıfbank İstanbul
- 2014-2015 CEV Cup Winner's Cup - Bronze Medal, with Vakıfbank İstanbul
- 2014-15 Turkish Super Cup - Silver Medal, with Vakıfbank İstanbul