Gonca Nahcıvanlı

Gonca Nahcıvanlı
Personal information
Born	(1979-06-29) June 29, 1979 (age 45) Izmir, Turkey
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Line Player
Club information
Current club	İzmir BB GSK
Number	5
Youth career
Years	Team
1994–1997	Raks SK
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1997–1999	Anadolu Üniversitesi SK
2000–2001	Türk Telekom SK
2002–2003	TMO SK
2003–2005	Anadolu Üniversitesi SK
2005–2007	Kometal Gjorče Petrov
2008–2011	İzmir BB GSK
2011–2013	Muratpaşa Bld. SK
2013–	İzmir BB GSK
National team
Years	Team
	Turkey
Medal record Women's Handball Representing  Turkey Islamic Solidarity Games 2017 Baku Team Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara Team

Gonca Nahcıvanlı (born June 29, 1979) is a Turkish women's handballer, who plays in the Turkish Women's Handball Super League for İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK, and the Turkey national team. The 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)-tall sportswoman is line player.^[1]

Club career

Gonca Nahcıvanlı began her handball career in 1994 at the club Raks in her hometown İzmir.^[2]

She was with Anadolu Üniversitesi SK (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-based team Kometal Gjorče Petrov.^[1][3] She is the captain of the team.^[2]

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).^[2]

Nahcıvanlı took part in the Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup (1997–98, 1998–99 and 2012–13), the Women's EHF Cup (2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2009–10 and 2010–11), the Women's EHF Champions League (2002–03, 2005–06 and 2006–07) as well as the Women's EHF Challenge Cup (2003–04, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15 and 2015–16).^[1][4]

International career

She plays in the Turkey women's national handball team.^[5][6] She was part of the silver medal-winning national team at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy.^[7] She played in the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship qualification matches.^[6] In 2017, she won the silver medal with the national team at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.^[8][9]

Beach handball

She played in the national team, which took part in the 2010 Beach Handball World Championships in Antalya, Turkey.^[10] Nahcıvanlı took part in the 2013 European Women's Beach Handball Championship.^[11]

Honours

Club

Turkish Women's Handball Super League

• Winners (4): 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12.^[2]
• Runner-up (1): 2010–11.^[2]

International

Mediterranean Games

Winner (1): 2009.^[7]

Islamix Solidarity Games

Winner (1): 2017

References

1. "Gonca Nahcivanli". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
2. "İzmir'in Kaptanı, Yarı Final'e Hazır". Hentbol Haber (in Turkish). 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
3. "İşte hentbolun 5 bayan lejyoneri". Sabah (in Turkish). 2006-11-30. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
4. "zmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK Çeyrek Finalde" (in Turkish). Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu. 2016-01-16. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
5. "Büyükşehir'den Milli Takım'a 12 hentbolcü". Kent Yaşam (in Turkish). 2008-09-29. Archived from the original on 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
6. "Yüzde Ellisi Bizim Kızlar". Yeni Asır (in Turkish). 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
7. "İzmir altyapı oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
8. "Milli Hentbolcular İstanbul'da Toplanacak". Beyaz Gazete (in Turkish). 22 April 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
9. "Hentbolda 2 gümüş madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 14 May 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
10. "Bayanlar Brezilya'ya takıldı, İspanyayı geçti." Ajans Spor (in Turkish). 2010-06-25. Retrieved 2016-02-08.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
11. "Plaj Hentbol Milli Takimi Ölüdeniz'de Kamp Yapiyor". Ihlas News Agency (in Turkish). 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2016-02-08.