Timur Oruz
German field hockey player
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| Born | (1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 29) Krefeld, Germany[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Rot-Weiss Köln | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 0000–2012 | Crefelder HTC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Crefelder HTC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Crefelder HTC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Rot-Weiss Köln | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2023 | Germany | 115 | (29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- Bundesliga: 2015–16, 2019–2021, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Euro Hockey League: 2016–17
National team
- Germany U21
- Germany
References
- ^ "Timur Oruz". Deutsche-Olympiamannschaft.de (in German). Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Timur Oruz". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Nationalspieler Portraits". www.hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "DHB-Herren: Das Team für Olympia steht (fast)". hockey.de (in German). 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Timur Oruz hört in Hockey-Nationalmannschaft auf". sportschau (in German). Sportschau. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Krefeld vermeldet auch Abgänge". www.hockeyliga.de (in German). 5 July 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Hypothek im Finale: Oruz suspendiert". wz.de (in German). Westdeutsche Zeitung. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Timur Oruz - mit Ehrgeiz und Disziplin festgefahrene Fundamente einreißen". hockey.de (in German). 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Timur Oruz – That's how he rolls". www.rehacare.com. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ Westhoff, Alex (12 August 2016). ""Die kleine Schwester gilt es zu beschützen"". www.faz.net (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
External links
- Timur Oruz at the International Hockey Federation
- Timur Oruz at Olympedia
- Timur Oruz at Olympics.com
- Timur Oruz at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Timur Oruz at Olympic.org (archived)
- Timur Oruz at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
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Germany squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal | ||
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Germany squad – 2019 EuroHockey Championship – 4th place | ||
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Germany squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 4th place | ||
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Germany squad – 2021 EuroHockey Championship – 2nd place | ||
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Germany squad – 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup – 1st place | ||
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