Timur Oruz Explained
| Timur Oruz |
| Birth Date: | 27 October 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Krefeld, Germany[1] |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Weight: | 87 kg |
| Position: | Midfielder / Forward |
| Currentclub: | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| Youthyears1: | –2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Crefelder HTC |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Crefelder HTC |
| Years2: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs2: | Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| Years3: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs3: | Crefelder HTC |
| Years4: | 2015–present |
| Clubs4: | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2023 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany |
| Nationalcaps1: | 115 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 29 |
Timur Oruz (born 27 October 1994)[2] is a German field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Bundesliga club Rot-Weiss Köln. He played a total of 115 matches for the German national team from 2014 until 2023.[3]
International career
Oruz represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal. On 28 May 2021, he was named in the squads for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] In February 2024 he announced his retirement from the national team.[5]
Club career
Oruz started playing hockey at Crefelder HTC. In 2013 he left Crefelder HTC for Uhlenhorst Mülheim.[6] After one season he returned to his club in Krefeld and in 2015 he moved to his current club Rot-Weiss Köln.[7] He won his first Bundesliga title directly in his first season in 2016.[8]
Personal life
Oruz was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of six[9] His sister Selin Oruz is also a field hockey player for the national team.[10]
Honours
Club
- Rot-Weiss Köln
National team
- Germany U21
- Germany
Notes and References
- Web site: Timur Oruz . Deutsche-Olympiamannschaft.de . de . . 2 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806105531/https://www.deutsche-olympiamannschaft.de/de/athleten/detail/a_action/show/a_athletes/timur-oruz-1970.html . 6 August 2016 . live .
- Web site: Timur Oruz . Rio2016.com . . 19 August 2016 . 15 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160815081708/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/timur-oruz . dead .
- Web site: Nationalspieler Portraits . www.hockey.de . . 30 October 2019 . de.
- Web site: DHB-Herren: Das Team für Olympia steht (fast). hockey.de. 28 May 2021. de. 28 May 2021. 7 June 2021. https://archive.today/20210607030932/https://web.hockey.de/news/fmj1v7.html. dead.
- Web site: Timur Oruz hört in Hockey-Nationalmannschaft auf . sportschau . . 27 February 2024 . de . 26 February 2024.
- Web site: https://www.hockeyliga.de/index2.php?data[page=newsarchiv&data[newsid]=zkcspj Krefeld vermeldet auch Abgänge ]. www.hockeyliga.de . 30 October 2019 . de . 5 July 2013.
- Web site: Hypothek im Finale: Oruz suspendiert . wz.de . . 27 February 2024 . de . 6 May 2015.
- Web site: Timur Oruz - mit Ehrgeiz und Disziplin festgefahrene Fundamente einreißen . hockey.de . de . 11 January 2023.
- Web site: Timur Oruz – That's how he rolls . 2023-10-23 . www.rehacare.com . en.
- Web site: Westhoff . Alex . "Die kleine Schwester gilt es zu beschützen" . www.faz.net . . 30 October 2019 . de . 12 August 2016.
