Yavuz Karakoç

Yavuz Karakoç
Born (1988-07-26) July 26, 1988
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
TBHSL team
Former teams

Zeytinburnu Belediyespor

National team  Turkey
Playing career 2003–present

Yavuz Karakoç (born July 26, 1988), is a Turkish ice hockey forward currently playing in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League for Zeytinburnu Belediyespor. He is a member of the Turkey national men's ice hockey team. The 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) tall player at 78 kg (172 lb) shoots left-handed.[1]

Playing career

Club

Karakoç began his sports career playing for İzmir BB GSK in the 2003–04 season of the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League. In 2005, he transferred to Kocaeli B Kağıt SK, where he enjoyed his team's champion title in the 2006–07 season and runners-up in the 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12 seasons. After seven seasons with Kocaeli B Kağıt SK in İzmit, he signed with the Istanbul-based club Zeytinburnu BSK. His team became runners-up in the 2013–14 season, and champion in the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons.[1]

Karakoç played at the first round of the 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup in Belgrade, Serbia. His team finished the first round of the 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria, and advanced to the second round in Jaca, Spain.[1]

International

Yavuz Karakoç playing for Turkey national team at the 2016 IIHF World Championship Division III match against Hong Kong.

Karakoç was admitted to the national U-18 team and played at the IIHF World U18 Championship Division III matches of 2005 qualification, 2005 and 2006.[2][3][4]

He became member of the national under-20 team, and took part at the IIHF World U20 Championship matches in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.[5][6][7][8]

Karakoç debuted in the Ice Hockey World Championships playing for the Turkey national team at the 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II.[9] Since then, he has been taking part at all tournaments, which the national team competes in.[1][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Yavuz Karakoc". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  2. ↑ "2004 – 2005 WJC-18 D3Q team Turkey U18 team Turkey U18". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  3. ↑ "2004 – 2005 WJC-18 D3 team Turkey U18". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  4. ↑ "2005 – 2006 WJC-18 D3 nation Turkey". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  5. ↑ "2004 – 2005 WJC-20 D3 team Turkey U20". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  6. ↑ "2005 – 2006 WJC-20 D3 nation Turkey". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  7. ↑ "2006 – 2007 WJC-20 D3 team Turkey U20". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  8. ↑ "2007 – 2008 WJC-20 D3 team Turkey U20". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  9. ↑ "2006 – 2007 WC D2 nation Turkey". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  10. ↑ "Dünya şampiyonu oldu, evlenme teklif etti". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
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