Cengiz Gök

Cengiz Gök
Born (1985-12-23) December 23, 1985
Turkey
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shoots Left
TBHSL team Zeytinburnu BS
National team  Turkey
Playing career 2005present

Cengiz Gök (born on December 23, 1985) is a Turkish ice hockey defenceman and former skier. Currently, he plays in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League for Zeytinburnu BS. The 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in) tall player at 80 kg (180 lb) shoots left-handed. He also acts as the coach of the Turkey nationalteam.[1]

Sporting career

Gök began performing winter sports at age of twenty, practicing skiing at international level and playing ice hockey.[2][3]

Club

He is a senior player at the Istanbul-based Zeytinburnu Belediyespor ice hockey team. He enjoyed winning the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League twice in the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons.[1][4][5] He played at the first round matches of the 2015–16 IIHF Continental Cup in Belgrade, Serbia and 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3] His team became group champion in the 2016-17 Cup's first round, and advanced to the second round.[6]

Coaching carear

Gök serves as coach of the Turkey men's national ice hockey team.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cengiz Gok". Elite Prospects Hockey. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  2. Kayayerli, Damla (2015-11-29). "Parkta filizlendi Avrupa'ya uzandı". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  3. 1 2 Kayayerli, Damla (2015-12-23). "Turkish youth kick drug-addiction, become ice hockey stars". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  4. "Zeytinburnu Belediyesi Buz Hokeyi Takımı Şampiyon Oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  5. "Buz hokeyinde şampiyon Zeytinburnu Belediyesi". Sabah (in Turkish). 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  6. "Zeytinburnu Belediyesi SK". Euro Hockey. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
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