Nurceren Akgün

Nurceren Akgün (born 20 June 1992), also known as Nurceren Akgün Göktepe, is a Turkish women's handballer, who plays as pivot for Kastamonu Bld. GSK in the Turkish Super League9, and the Turkey national team.^[1][2]

Nurceren Akgün
Nurceren Akgün at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship qualification.
Personal information
Full name	Nurceren Akgün Göktepe
Born	(1992-06-20) 20 June 1992 (age 31) Antalya, Turkey
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Line Player
Club information
Current club	Kastamonu
Number	14
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2010–2015	Muratpaşa Bld. SK
2015–2021	Yenimahalle Bld. SK
2021	A.B.B. EGO SK
2021–2023	Kastamonu Bld. GSK
2023–	Yenimahalle Bld. SK
National team
Years	Team
2014–	Turkey
Medal record Women's Handball Representing  Turkey Islamic Solidarity Games 2017 Baku Team

Nurceren Akgün attacking Austria at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship European qualification match.

Personal life

Nurceren Akgün was born in Antalya, Turkey on 20 June 1992.^[3] Following her marriage to the handball goalkeeper Coşkun Göktepe in 2017, she added "Göktepe", the surname of her spouse, to her family name.^[4]

Club career

Akgün Göktepe is 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) tall at 70 kg (150 lb). In the beginning of her career, she played in the left wing position. With her transfer to Yenimahalle Bld. SK, she started to play as a pivot.^[1]

Muratpaşa Bld. SK

Akgün started her sport career at her hometown club Muratpaşa Bld. SK playing in the 2010–11 season.^[1] She experienced her team's league third place in the 2010–11 season, champions title in 2011–12, 2012–1 and 2013–14 seasons as well as the runner-up position in the 2014–15 season.^[5][6][7]

She took part at the Women's EHF European Cup in 2010–1,^[8] and 2011–12,^[9] at the Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2012/13,^[10] and 2013/14,^[11] at the Women's EHF Champions League qualification tournament in 2012–13,^[12] and 2013–14,^[13] as well as at the Women's EHF Cup in 2014–15.^[14]

Yenimahalle Bld. SK

In the 2015–16 season, she moved to Ankara to join Yenimahalle Bld. SK.^[1] She played ın Yenimahalle Bld. SK until inclufing the 2020–21 season.^[15][16] She scored in total 62 goals in 22 matches played in the 2020–21 season.^[17]

She participated in the Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2015/16,^[18] at the Women's EHF Champions League quaşfying in 2|2015–16,^[19] [[2016–17 Women's EHF Champions League qualifying[2016–17]],^[20] and 2017–18,^[21] <t the Women's EHF Cup in 2016–17,^[22] as well as at the Women's EHF European Cup in 2018–19p,^[23] and 2019–20.,^[24]

A.B.B. EGO SK

In May 2021, she transferred to the newly formed club Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi EGO SK.^[17] She appeared in only three matches of her new club in September of the 2021–22 Super League season.^[2]

Kastamonu Bld. GSK

In October 2021, Akgün Göktepe moved to Kastamonu Bld. GSK to play in the remaining time of the 2021–22 season.^[2][25] She played two seasons until including the 2022–23 season.^[26] Her team became runner-up at the 2022–23 Women's Handball Turkish Cup ("2022–23 Kadınlar Hentbol Türkiye Kupası").^[27]

She took part at the Women's EHF Champions League in 2021–22,^[28] and 2022–23.^[29] She won the 2022–23 Turkeish Super League wşth her team.^[30]

Yenimahalle Bld. SK

In April 2023, she signed a deal with her former club Yenimahalle Bld. SK for the 2023–24 Super League season.^[31]

International career

Akgün Göktepe is a member of the Turkey national team. She captained the team in 2021.^[32] She played at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification.^[33] In 2017, she won the silver medal with the national team at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaycan.^[34][35] She took part at the Mediterranean Games in 2018 in Tarragona, Spain,^[3] and 2022 in Oran, Algeria,^[36] at the European Women's Handball Championship qualifying in 2018,^[37] 2021,^[32] and 2022.^[38] She played at the 2023 World Championship – European qualification matches.^{[39][40][41][42]}

Honours

Individual

In August 2021, she was honored by the Hentbol Haber with the Bests of Handball award for her successful appearance as pivot in the 2020–21 Turkish Super League.^[4][16][43]

Club

Turkish Women's Handball Super League

Muratpaşa Bld. SK

Champions (3): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14.

Runner-up (1): 2014–15.

Third place (1): 2010–11.

Yenimahalle Bld. SK

Runner-up (1): 2016–17.

Kastamonu Bld. GSK

Champions (1): 2022–23.

Women's Handball Turkish Cup

Kastamonu Bld. GSK

Runner-up (1): 2022–23

International

Turkey women's national handball team

Islamic Solidarity Games

Silver medal (1): 2017

References

1. "Akgün Göktepe, Burceren". Euro Handball. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
2. "Nurceren Akgün Göktepe" (in Turkish). THF Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
3. "Nurceren Akgün Göktepe". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
4. "Göktepe çifti mutluluklarını paylaştı". Hentbol Haber (in Turkish). 3 September 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
5. "Muratpasa Sampiyon". Euro Sport (in Turkish). 30 April 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
6. "Bayanlar Hentbolde Muratpaşa Belediyesi Şampiyon". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 3 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
7. "Yenimahalle Belediyespor, Hentbol Kadınlar Süper Lig'de şampiyon oldu". Euro Sport (in Turkish). 29 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
8. "2010/11 Women's Challenge Cup Match Details – Mios Biganos 31:26 Muratpasa Belediyesi SK". Euro Handball. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
9. "2011/12 Women's Challenge Cup Match Details – Muratpasa Belediyesi SK 27:36 H.A.C. Handball". Euro Handball. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
10. "2012/13 Women's Cup Winners' Cup Match Details – Muratpasa Belediyesi SK Antalya 34:28 Lokomotiva Zagreb". Euro Handball. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
11. "2013/14 Women's Cup Winners' Cup Match Details – Muratpasa Belediyesi SK 24:26 Rostov-Don". Euro Handball. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
12. "2012/13 DELO Women's EHF Champions – U Jolidon Cluj 34:26 Muratpasa Belediyesi SK Antalya". Euro Handball. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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14. "2014/15 Women's EHF Cup Match Details – Muratpasa Belediye SK 25:38 Team Tvis Holstebro". Euro Handball. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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16. "Hentbolhaber.net'in organize ettiği 2020–2021 Sezonu 'Hentbolun En'leri ödül töreni düzenlendi". Hentbol Haber (in Turkish). 2 September 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
17. "Nur Ceren Akgün Göktepe Ankara EGO'da". Hentbol Haber (in Turkish). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
18. "2015/16 Women's Cup Winners' Cup Match Details – Ankara Yenimahalle BSK 33:26 Zvezda Zvenigorod". Euro Handball. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
19. "2015/16 DELO Women's EHF Champions – Team Esbjerg 32:28 Ankara Yenimahalle BSK". Euro Handball. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
20. "2016/17 DELO Women's EHF Champions – Glassverket 34:23 Ankara Yenimahalle BSK". Euro Handball. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
21. "2017/18 Women's EHF Cup Match Details – H.C. Zalau 26:21 Ankara Yenimahalle BSK". Euro Handball. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
22. "2016/17 Women's EHF Cu pMatch Details – Ankara Yenimahalle BSK 33:27 TuS Metzingen". Euro Handball. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
23. "2018/19 Women's Challenge Cup Match Details – Rocasa Gran Canaria 33:23 Ankara Yenimahalle BSK". Euro Handball. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
24. "2019/20 Women's Challenge Cu pMatch Details – DHC Sokol Poruba 34:25 Ankara Yenimahalle BSK". Euro Handball. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
25. "Nurceren Akgün Göktepe, Kastamonu Belediyespor'da". Fanatik (in Turkish). 16 October 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
26. "Belediyespor deplasmanda kazandı: 34–40". Açıksöz (in Turkish). 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
27. "HDI Sigorta Kadınlar Türkiye Kupası'nda şampiyon Yalıkavak Spor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
28. "2021–22 – EHF CL Women – Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK". Euro Handball. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
29. "2022–23 – EHF CL Women – Kastamonu Belediyesi GSK". Euro Handball. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
30. "Kadınlar Süper Ligi'nde şampiyon Kastamonu Belediyesi". News Findy (in Turkish). 10 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
31. "Yenimahalle Belediyesi SK iç transferi tamamladı". Ufuk (in Turkish). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
32. Öktem, Fulya (16 April 2021). "Birol Ünsal: "Russia is an important handball country"". Hentbol Haber. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
33. {{cite news <url=https://www.trtspor.com.tr/haber/diger-sporlar/hentbol/hentbolda-heyecan-basliyor-85552.html |newspaper=TRT Spor |title=Hentbolda heyecan başlıyor |dat=3 December 2014 |language=tr |accessdate=25 May 2023 }}
34. "Milli Hentbolcular İstanbul'da Toplanacak". Beyaz Gazete (in Turkish). 22 April 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
35. "Hentbolda 2 gümüş madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 14 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
36. "MKD 27 vs 34 TUR" (PDF). Oran 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
37. "A Milli Kadın Hentbol Takımı, İspanya'ya 22–17 yenildi". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 21 February 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
38. "A Milli Kadın Hentbol Takımımız, İsveç'e 33–21 mağlup oldu" (in Turkish). THF Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
39. "A Milli Takım'dan Büyük Britanya'ya fark". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 5 November 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
40. "A Milli Kadın Hentbol Takımı, Kuzey Makedonya'yı yendi". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2 March 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
41. "A Millilerimiz ilk maçta Sırbistan'a yenildi". Ufuk (in Turkish). 7 April 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
42. "A Milli Kadın Hentbol Takımı Sırbistan deplasmanında". TRT Haner (in Turkish). 11 April 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
43. "Hentbol Kadınlar ve Erkekler Süper Ligi ödül töreni". Ajans Spor (in Turkish). 27 August 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

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