Yeliz Özel
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Yeliz Özel
Yeliz Özel (born 6 March 1980, in Ankara
is a Turkish
handballer
playing for CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
and the Turkish national team
. She is considered to be one of the best playmakers from women's handball.
on seniors in the period 1998-2004, she was tranferred in Macedonia
to play for Kometal Skopje
. She became really fast there an idol for the fans, scoring not more than the impressive number of 61 goals in her first season for her new team in Champions League, Kometal
reaching in 2005 the final. Yeliz was teammate in Skopje
with the former legend of women's handball, Bojana Radulović.
In her three seasons played in Macedonia
she participated in the most major competition from handball every year. Then, Özel decided to return to Turkey
, where she signed Milli Piyango SK.
In June 2010, claiming disinterest Yeliz Özel followed her coach Péter Kovács
from the national team of Turkey
and signed the Romania
n top club Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
.
Yeliz Özel (born 6 March 1980, in Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
is a Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
handballer
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
playing for CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea is a Romanian women's handball club from Râmnicu Vâlcea, that plays in the Liga Naţională and in the EHF Women's Champions League....
and the Turkish national team
Turkey women's national handball team
The Turkey women's national handball team is the national handball team of Turkey for women and is controlled by the Turkey Handball Federation.-Team: Yeliz Özel...
. She is considered to be one of the best playmakers from women's handball.
Biography
Yeliz Özel was born on 6 March 1980. After playing in TurkeyTurkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
on seniors in the period 1998-2004, she was tranferred in Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
to play for Kometal Skopje
Kometal Gjorce Petrov Skopje
Kometal Gjorče Petrov Skopje is a female handball club based in Skopje, capital of Macedonia.- History :The club was founded in 1979. Since the independence of Macedonia in 1991, it has won all the national championships and national cups, losing only the cup in 1994...
. She became really fast there an idol for the fans, scoring not more than the impressive number of 61 goals in her first season for her new team in Champions League, Kometal
Kometal Gjorce Petrov Skopje
Kometal Gjorče Petrov Skopje is a female handball club based in Skopje, capital of Macedonia.- History :The club was founded in 1979. Since the independence of Macedonia in 1991, it has won all the national championships and national cups, losing only the cup in 1994...
reaching in 2005 the final. Yeliz was teammate in Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
with the former legend of women's handball, Bojana Radulović.
In her three seasons played in Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
she participated in the most major competition from handball every year. Then, Özel decided to return to Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, where she signed Milli Piyango SK.
In June 2010, claiming disinterest Yeliz Özel followed her coach Péter Kovács
Péter Kovács (handballer)
Péter Kovács is a former Hungarian international handball player and handball coach, currently in charge by Békéscsabai Előre NKSE....
from the national team of Turkey
Turkey women's national handball team
The Turkey women's national handball team is the national handball team of Turkey for women and is controlled by the Turkey Handball Federation.-Team: Yeliz Özel...
and signed the Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n top club Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea is a Romanian women's handball club from Râmnicu Vâlcea, that plays in the Liga Naţională and in the EHF Women's Champions League....
.