Emiliya Turey
Russian handball player
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Emiliya Khalsberiyevna Turey (Russian: Эмилия Халсбериевна Турей; born 6 October 1984 in Astrakhan)[2] is a Russian former handballer who played as a left wing. She is a three-time World Champion (2005, 2007 & 2009), silver medalist of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2006 European Championship, and bronze medalist of the 2008 European Championship, all with the National Team of Russia. She also won the EHF Champions League in 2007 and the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2009 as a club player. Turey is of Sierra Leonean descent through her father.
Astrakhan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
| Emiliya Turey | |||
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Turey in 2009 during a match against FC Midtjylland | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Emiliya Khalsberiyevna Turey | ||
| Born |
6 October 1984 Astrakhan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Nationality | Russian | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2005 | Astrakhanochka | ||
2005–2008 | Slagelse DT | ||
2008–2010 | FCK Håndbold | ||
2010–2011 | SD Itxako | ||
2011–2012 | Rostov-Don | ||
2012–2013 | Astrakhanochka | ||
2013–2014 | CSM Bucharest | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Russia | 180[1] | (613) |
Medal record | |||
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2012 | |||
She competed at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil,[3] where the Russian team placed 6th.
Career
Turei started her career at her hometown club HC Astrakhanochka. In 2005 she joined Danish side Slagelse DT, where she won the 2007 EHF Champions League.
In 2008 she joined FCK Håndbold together with coach Anja Andersen and a handful of other players.[4] Here she won the 2009 EHF Cup Winners' Cup and the 2010 Danish Cup.
In 2010 she left FCK, because she wanted more security regarding playing time.[4] She then joined Spanish side SD Itxako, where she played for a single season, winning the Spanish championship. She then joined Russian Rostov-Don. A year later she returned to HC Astrakhanochka. After the 2012-13 she retired from handball.[5] In December the same year she returned to the court and joined CSM Bucharest for the rest of the season.[6]
From 2020 to 2022 she was the sporting director at HC Astrakhanochka.[7]
International honours
- EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 2007
- Finalist: 2011
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Winner: 2009
- World Championship:
- European Championship:
- Olympic Games:
- Silver Medalist: 2008
Individual awards
- All-Star Left Wing of the World Championship: 2011[8]
