Bahar Toksoy

Bahar Toksoy Guidetti (born 6 February 1988) is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is 190 cm (6.2 ft) tall and plays as a middle blocker. She currently plays for Fenerbahçe.[1] She plays for the Turkish national team.

Bahar Toksoy
Personal information
Full nameBahar Toksoy Guidetti
NationalityTurkish
Born (1988-02-06) 6 February 1988
Izmir, Turkey
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike316 cm (124 in)
Block308 cm (121 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubFenerbahçe
Number20
Career
YearsTeams
2002–2004
2004–2006
2007-2015
2015
2016
2017–		Karşıyaka
Yeşilyurt
VakıfBank
Savino del Bene Scandicci
Eczacıbaşı VitrA
Fenerbahçe
National team
0000Turkey
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing  Turkey
World Grand Prix
2012 Ningbo
European Championships
2011 Italy/Serbia
2017 Azerbaijan/Georgia
European League
2010 Ankara
Mediterranean Games
2009 PescaraTeam
2013 MersinTeam

Career

Club Career

With VakıfBank, she won the gold medal at the 2010/2011 CEV Champions League. They also finished second in their domestic league losing in the final to Fenerbahçe. Bahar won the silver medal at the 2011 FIVB Women's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar with them and was awarded Best Server of the tournament. In 2011/2012 season, VakifBank did not advance to the Final Four of the CEV Champions League but they beat Fenerbahçe in the semifinal of the Turkish League before losing to Eczacıbaşı VitrA in the final. Toksoy won the gold medal at the 2013 Club World Championship playing with Vakıfbank Istanbul.[2]

In 2015, she played for Italian volleyball team, Savino Del Bene Volley.

In 2016, she was transferred to Eczacıbaşı VitrA. On 20 January 2017 she signed a contract with Fenerbahçe until the end of the 2017-18 season.[3]

National Team

Bahar competed for Turkey at the 2008 World Grand Prix where they finished 7th and at the 2009 European Championship where they ended 5th. In 2010, she helped her team win the 6th place at the World Championship in Japan. In 2011 they lost to Serbia in the final of the European League and a few months later they also lost to Serbia in the semifinal of the European Championship but managed to beat Italy to win the bronze medal. She was this tournament's best server. 2012 was the best season so far for the Turkish National Team as they secured a spot at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Personal life

On 20 September 2013 she married Giovanni Guidetti, coach of her team Vakıfbank.[4]

Awards

Individual
  • 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix European Qualification "Best Blocker"
  • 2010-11 CEV Champions League preliminaries "Best Blocker"
  • 2011 European Championship "Best Server"
  • 2011 FIVB Women's Club World Championship "Best Server"
  • 2012-13 Turkish League Final Series "Best Blocker"

National team

Clubs
  • 2007-08 Challenge Cup Champion, with VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom
  • 2010–11 CEV Champions League - Champion, with VakıfBank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom
  • 2011 FIVB Women's Club World Championship - Runner-Up, with VakıfBank Türk Telekom
  • 2011-12 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Runner-Up, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
  • 2012-13 Turkish Cup - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
  • 2012–13 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
  • 2012-13 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
  • 2013 FIVB Women's Club World Championship - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü

See also

References
  1. "Bahar Toksoy Guidetti: Happy to join Fenerbahçe". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  2. "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  3. "Bahar Toksoy Guidetti joins Fenerbahçe". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  4. "Guidetti ile Bahar evlendi". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
Awards
Preceded by
Eda Erdem Dündar		 Best Server of
FIVB Women's Club World Championship
2011		 Succeeded by
Angelina Grün-Hübner
Preceded by
Agnieszka Bednarek-Kasza		 Best Server of
Women's European Volleyball Championship
2011		 Succeeded by
Margareta Kozuch
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