Nuri Şahin | |
Fullname: | Nuri Şahin |
Birth Date: | 1 January 1980 |
Birth Place: | Tokat, Turkey |
Height: | 1.970NaN0 |
Weight: | 91kg (201lb) |
Spike: | 330cm (130inches) |
Block: | 325cm (128inches) |
Position: | Libero |
Currentclub: | Halkbank Ankara |
Currentnumber: | 14 |
Years: | 1994–1995 1995–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2008 2008–2012 2012– |
Clubs: | Eczacıbaşı Galatasaray Emlak Bankası Arçelik Fenerbahçe Arkas Izmir Halkbank Ankara |
Updated: | April 30, 2015 |
Nuri Şahin (pronounced as /tr/; born January 1, 1980) is a Turkish volleyball player. He is 1.970NaN0 tall at 91kg (201lb), and plays as libero. He capped 155 times for the Turkey men's national volleyball team. As of 2012-13 season, Şahin plays for Halkbank Ankara and wears number 5.[1] [2] He studied at Marmara University.[3]
Born on January 1, 1980, in Tokat, Şahin began playing volleyball in primary school. In 1994, he went professional at Eczacıbaşı. He was then a member of Galatasaray, Emlakbank, Arçelik, Fenerbahçe and Arkas Spor Izmir[4] [5] before he transferred in July 2012 to Halkbank Ankara.[2] [6]
Nuri Şahin is married since 2006 and has a son, Alp Toğan Şahin, born in 2011.[6]
He was a member of the Turkey men's national volleyball team, which was the champion at the 2005 Summer Universiade held in İzmir, Turkey. He won the Men's CEV Cup 2012–13 with Halkbank Ankara and was named "Best Receiver" of the tournament.[7]