Shirley Kocaçınar

Shirley Kocaçınar, full name Shirley Hubertina Maria Adriana Kocaçınar, (December 4, 1986) is a Turkish-Dutch women's football forward currently playing for Fortuna Sittard.[1][2] In 2011, Kocaçınar debuted in the Turkey women's national football team.[3]

Shirley Kocaçınar
Personal information
Full name Shirley Hubertina Maria Adriana Kocaçınar
Date of birth (1986-12-04) December 4, 1986
Place of birth Heerlen, Netherlands
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Fortuna Sittard
Youth career
–2007 Reuver VV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Willem II
2008–2009 Roda JC 11 (4)
2009–2010 RKTSV Kerkrade 9 (0)
2010 Venray 1 (1)
2010–2011 VVV-Venlo 13 (2)
2011–2012 RKTSV Kerkrade 12 (15)
2012– Fortuna Sittard 7 (10)
National team‡
2011 Turkey 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 23, 2013
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 21, 2011

Playing career

Clubs

Kocaçınar played in the first season of the BeNe League, Premier Women's League, at Willem II. After one year, she moved to Roda JC,[1][4] where she scored four golas in eleven league games. As her club folded due to financial problems,[5] she transferred to RKTSV Kerkrade in the 2009–10 season. She returned to the Premier League with VVV-Venlo in the 2010–11 season. After the termination of her contract, she returned to her former club RKTSV Kerkrade,[6] where she scored 15 goals in 12 matches becoming topscorer.[7] In the 2012–13 season, Kocaçınar transferred to Fortuna Sittard.[2][8][9][10][11]

In January 2013, she tried to transfer to the Turkish team Trabzon İdmanocağı without success due to problems with documentation.[12]

Kocaçınar plays also futsal for the Sittard-based club FSG Gezien.nl.[13]

International

In the possession of a Turkish passport, she was called up to the Turkey team. She took part in friendly international matches in 2011. In the match against Greece on April 29, 2011, she scored two goals. She capped four times for the Turkey women's national team.[14]

Honors

Individual
  • Topscorer 2011-12 season with RKTSV Kerkrade[7]

See also

References
  1. "Vrouwenteam" (in Dutch). Roda JC Fans. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  2. "Lucienne Reichardt, hakt knoop door en stopt bij ADO". Voetbal Centraal (in Dutch). 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  3. "Player Details - Shirley Hubertina Maria Adriana Kocaçınar". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  4. "Moeizame maar verdiende zege vrouwen" (in Dutch). SC Heerenveen. 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  5. "Roda JC Kerkrade". Fakten über (in German). Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  6. Butink, Jos (2012-03-26). "RKTSV weer op kampioenskoers na winst op Fortuna Wormerveer" (in Dutch). Fortuna Dames Wormerveer. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  7. "Shirley Kocacinar verenigingstopscorer seizoen 2011-2012" (in Dutch). RKTSV Terwinselen. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  8. "Shirley Kocacinar scoort vier keer voor Fortuna Sittard". Vrouwen Voetbal Nieuws (in Dutch). 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  9. "OVCS - Fortuna Sittard 2 (0 - 4)" (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  10. "'Het zou slecht zijn als zij van ons verliezen'". Sittard-Geleen Gezien (in Dutch). 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  11. Jan, Gert (2014-02-23). "RCL komt tegen Fortuna Sittard niet verder dan een gelijkspel". Decal (in Dutch). Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  12. "Turkse droom Shirley Kocacinar uitgesteld" (in Dutch). Fortuna Online. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  13. "Drachtster Boys VR1-FSG Gezien.nl 30-1-2015" (in Dutch). Vrouwen Voetbal Nederland. 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  14. "Women's National Team beat Greece: 4-1". Turkish Football Federation. 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
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