Timur Oruz
German field hockey player
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Timur Oruz (born 27 October 1994)[2] is a German field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Bundesliga club Rot-Weiss Köln. He played a total of 115 matches for the German national team from 2014 until 2023.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
27 October 1994 Krefeld, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rot-Weiss Köln | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | Caps | Goals |
| 2014–2023 | Germany | 115 | (29) |
International career
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.[4] In February 2024 he announced his retirement from the national team.[5]
Club career
Oruz started playing hockey 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.[7] He won his first Bundesliga title directly in his first season in 2016.[8]
Personal life
Oruz was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of six[9] His sister Selin Oruz is also a field hockey player for the national team.[10]
Honours
Club
- Rot-Weiss Köln
- Bundesliga: 2015–16, 2019–2021, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Euro Hockey League: 2016–17
National team
- Germany U21
- Germany
