Esmeral Tunçluer

Esmeral Tunçluer (born April 7, 1980 in Ede, Netherlands) [ [http://www.eurobasketwomen2005.com/tr/cid_xWL7dbmwIAMbaCkSpUotj3.teamID_376.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2005.roundID_3221.playerID_29163.html EuroBasketWomen 2005] tr icon] is a Turkish female basketball player for Fenerbahçe İstanbul. The 1.75 m national competitor plays in the guard position.

Tuncluer is probably the best shooter on the team, deadly from almost any range. Despite being a point guard, coach Akdağ sometimes uses the 27-year-old as a shooting guard too. Tuncluer is the closest player Turkey has to a “dominant guard” and if left unattended she can sink any defense with her marksmanship. Her body language sometimes doesn’t reflect the overall aggressiveness of the team but that’s only a poker face as she is committed and intense on both the offensive and defensive end of the floor.

She played with Botaşspor, Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş Istanbul and Mersin Metropolitan Municipality. Tunçluer won the Turkish Women's Basketball League champion title with Beşiktaş in 2005 and with Fenerbahçe İstanbul in 2007.

Tunçluer was member of the national team at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain, which won the gold medal. She played 170 times for Turkey national women's basketball team.

Honors

*Turkish Championship
**Winners (1) with Fenerbahçe: 2007
**Winners (1) with Beşiktaş: 2005
*Turkish Presidents Cup
**Winners (1) with Fenerbahçe: 2007
**Winners (1) with Beşiktaş: 2006

External links

* [http://www.fenerbahce.org/kurumsal/kategori.asp?ContentCategoryID=39 Player profil at fenerbahce.org]

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