Neslihan Demir Darnel

Neslihan Darnel
Personal information
Full name	Neslihan Demir Darnel
Nickname	The Iron Lady
Nationality	Turkey
Born	December 9, 1983 (1983-12-09) (age 27) Eskişehir, Turkey
Hometown	Eskişehir, Turkey
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	72 kg (160 lb)[1]
Spike	315 cm (124 in)
Block	306 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Wing Spiker
Current club	Eczacıbaşı Zentiva
Number	17
Career
Years Clubs 1998-2002 2002-2006 2006-2008 2008-2010 2010- Yeşilyurt VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta CV Tenerife VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Eczacıbaşı Zentiva
National team
1997 -	Turkey
Honours Women’s Volleyball Competitor for the  Turkey European Championships Silver 2003 Ankara Team Bronze 2011 Italy-Serbia Team
Last updated: June 2010

Neslihan Demir Darnel (born December 9, 1983 in Eskişehir) is a Turkish volleyball player. She plays as opposite hitter.

Personal life

She is married and has one daughter.^[1]

Career

She played for the Spar Tenerife Marichal Team between 2006 and 2007. She played 81 times for the national team (as of 2008). She also played for Yeşilyurt and Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta in Turkey. At age 19, Darnel was the leading player in the Turkish team that won the silver medal at the EC 2003 in Turkey making her a star in her home country and in the volleyball scene.

In 2007/08 Darnel took a break to volleyball to become a mother.

Playing with VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom at the CEV Indesit Champions League, she won the "Best Scorer" award.^[2]

She was named Best Scorer at the 2006 World Championship and 2010 World Championship^[3]

For the 2010-2011 season, she played for Eczacıbaşı Zentiva.

Clubs

• Eskişehir DSI (1995–1998)
• Yeşilyurt (1998–2002)
• Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta (2002–2006)
• Spar Tenerife Marichal (2006–2008)
• Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta (2008–2010)
• Eczacıbaşı VitrA (2010–2012)

Awards

Individuals

• 2002-2003 Indesit Champions League "Best Scorer"
• 2002-2003 Indesit Champions League "Best Server"
• 2003-2004 Top Teams Cup Final Four "Most Valuable Player"
• 2003-2004 Top Teams Cup Final Four "Best Server"
• 2005-2006 Indesit Champions League Final Four "Best Scorer"
• 2005-2006 Indesit Champions League "Best Server"
• 2006 World Championship "Best Scorer"
• 2007 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Scorer"
• 2009 European Volleyball League "Most Valuable Player"
• 2009 European Volleyball League "Best Scorer"
• 2009-2010 Indesit Champions League Preliminary Round "Best Scorer"
• 2010 European Volleyball League "Best Scorer"
• 2010 World Championship "Best Scorer"
• 2011 European Championship "Best Scorer"

National team

• 2003 European Championship - Silver Medal
• 2005 Mediterranean Games - Gold Medal
• 2009 Mediterranean Games - Silver Medal
• 2009 European League - Silver Medal
• 2010 European League - Bronze Medal
• 2011 European League - Silver Medal
• 2011 European Championship - Bronze Medal

Clubs

• 2003-04 Turkish Championship - Champion, with Vakifbank Günes Sigorta Istanbul
• 2003-04 CEV Top Teams Cup - Champion, with Vakifbank Günes Sigorta Istanbul
• 2004-05 Turkish Championship - Champion, with Vakifbank Günes Sigorta Istanbul
• 2004 Turkish Cup - Champion, with Vakifbank Günes Sigorta Istanbul
• 2005 Turkish Cup - Champion, with Vakifbank Günes Sigorta Istanbul
• 2006-2007 Indesit Champions League - Bronze Medal with Spar Tenerife Marichal
• 2008 Spanish Supercup - Champion, with Spar Tenerife Marichal
• 2011 Turkish Cup - Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Neslihan Darnel's profile on her official website
2. ^ FIVB. "Portuondo named best spiker in CEV Indesit Champions League". http://www.fivb.org/en/Infomedia/PressReleaseDB.asp?No=23183&Language=0. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 
3. ^ FIVB. "Russia repeat as world champions". http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/2010/Women/viewPressRelease.asp?No=27090&Language=en. Retrieved 2010-11-14. 

External links

• FIVB Profile
• Official website (Turkish) (English)

Persondata
Name	Darnel, Neslihan
Alternative names
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Date of birth	December 9, 1983
Place of birth	Eskişehir, Turkey
Date of death
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