Tolga Tekinalp Explained

Tolga Tekinalp
Height Cm:204
Nationality:Turkish
Birth Date:1974 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Sinop, Turkey
Career Start:1990
Career End:2013
Career Position:Forward
Years1:1990–1991
Team1:Anadolu Efes (Turkey)
Years2:1991–1994
Team2:Kolejliler (Turkey)
Years3:1994–1999
Team3:Ülkerspor (Turkey)
Years4:1999–2001
Team4:Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
Years5:2001–2002
Team5:08 Stockholm (Sweden)
Years6:2003–2006
Team6:Beşiktaş (Turkey)
Years7:2006–2007
Team7:Galatasaray (Turkey)
Years8:2008–2011
Team8:İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi (Turkey 2nd)
Years9:2011–2012
Team9:Maliye Milli Piyango (Turkey 2nd)
Years10:2012–2013
Team10:İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi (Turkey 3rd)
Highlights:

Tolga Tekinalp (born 28 December 1974) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played the majority of his career in the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). He also competed multiple times for the Turkish national team during the 1990s.

Career

After joining the Anadolu Efes junior ranks in 1988, Tekinalp went on to join the Anadolu Efes senior team in 1990–91. He move to TED Ankara Kolejliler in 1991 and was with the club for three seasons before going on to play seven seasons for Fenerbahçe, winning championships in 1995 and 1998. A change of scenery came in 2001–02 when he joined 08 Stockholm of the Swedish Basketligan and went on to average 18 points and eight rebounds per game.[1]

In September 2002, Tekinalp received a try-out period with JDA Dijon Basket of the LNB Pro A but he did not end up signing with them.[2]

In 2003, Tekinalp returned to Turkey and signed with Beşiktaş where he went on to play three seasons with the club. Then, after playing one season for Galatasaray in 2006–07, he joined İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi of the Turkish second division. He played three and a half seasons for ITU before joining Maliye Milli Piyango in December 2011.[3]

Tekinalp's final season came in 2012–13 as he re-joined İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi. He retired following the 2012–13 season.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.bjk.com.tr/tr/haber/31817/tolga_tekinalp_biyografi.html Tolga Tekinalp-Biyografi
  2. http://www.basketinfo.com/Pro-A-Lokhmanchuk-au-Sluc-Nancy.html Pro A : Lokhmanchuk au Sluc Nancy, Tekinalp à Dijon ?
  3. https://www.eurobasket.com/Turkey/basketball.aspx?NewsID=253714 Maliye Milli Piyango sign Tolga Tekinalp