Timur Oruz (born 27 October 1994)[2] is a German field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Rot-Weiss Köln and the German national team.[3]
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Born |
(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 27) 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2012 | Crefelder HTC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Crefelder HTC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Crefelder HTC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–present | Rot-Weiss Köln | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–present | Germany | 87 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 24 July 2021 |
His sister Selin Oruz is also a field hockey player for the national team.[4]
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.[5]
Oruz started playing hockey at the age of four 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.
Germany squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal | ||
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Germany squad – 2019 EuroHockey Championship – 4th place | ||
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Germany squad – 2021 EuroHockey Championship – Runners–up | ||
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Germany squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 4th place | ||
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