Esmeral Özçelik Tunçluer (born 7 April 1980)[1] is a Dutch-Turkish former basketball player for Fenerbahçe İstanbul. The 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) national competitor plays in the guard position.

Esmeral Tunçluer

Personal information
Born	(1980-04-07) 7 April 1980 (age 42) Ede, Netherlands
Nationality	Turkish-Dutch
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	135 lb (61 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1997–2014
Position	Guard
Career history
As player:
1997–2000	Beşiktaş
2000–2002	Fenerbahçe
2002–2004	Botaş SK
2004–2005	Beşiktaş
2005–2006	Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyespor
2006–2007	Beşiktaş
2007–2014	Fenerbahçe
As coach:
2016–2019	İstanbulgücü
2018–2019	Turkish national team (assistant coach)
2019–2020	Sakarya Yükseliş
Career highlights and awards
10× Turkish Super League champion (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) 9× Turkish Presidential Cup champion (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013) 5× Turkish Cup champion (2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Medals Representing  Turkey EuroBasket 2013 France Team

She played with Beşiktaş Cola Turka, Fenerbahçe, Botaş Spor and Mersin Metropolitan Municipality. Tunçluer won the Turkish Women's Basketball League champion title with Beşiktaş in 2005 and with Fenerbahçe İstanbul in 2007 to 2011.

Tunçluer was member of the national team at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain, which won the gold medal. She played 170 times for Turkey national women's basketball team.

See also

• Turkish women in sports

External links

• Player profile at fenerbahce.org
• Player profile at fibaeurope.com

References