PLAYER: ZEHRA GÜNEŞ
DATE: 1999
HEIGHT: 198 CM
POSITION: MIDDLE BLOCKER
COUNTRY: TÜRKİYE
Born on July 7, 1999 in Istanbul Kartal, Zehra Güneş started to play volleyball at
VakıfBank at the age of 12. Two years in a row, she won both the Stars and
Youth Championships in Turkey. At the age of 15, she played for one season in
Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, one of the 2nd League teams, on loan. In the
same season, she won the Turkish championship in both youth teams. In the 2015-2016 season,
she played in VakıfBank's second team, which promoted from the 3rd League to
the 2nd League as the champion. She played in Beşiktaş in the 2016-2017 season
on loan. At the end of the season, she became the Turkish champion again with the
VakıfBank Youth Team. Zehra Güneş, who has been playing in
VakıfBank A Team since the 2017-2018 season, won 2
FIVB Clubs World Championships, 4 CEV Champions League, 6
Turkish League, 5 Turkish Cup and 3
Turkish Super Cup with the yellow-blacks.
She took part in World Championship (4th) with U17 Team,
Balkans and EYOF Championship, European Championship (3rd)
with Young National Team, World Championship (4th), World Championship (1st)
with U23 Team. Zehra won a bronze medal in the 2018
FIVB League of Nations and 2019 Women's European Championship
with the National Team jersey. Zehra Güneş represented the National Team at the 2020
Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympic Games. While the
Turkish National Team won the gold medal in the 2023
FIVB Nations League; Zehra Güneş won the Best Blocker award of
the tournament. She won the 2026 VNL title with the Turkish National Team.
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