Gülcan Koca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gülcan Koca | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2018 | Melbourne Victory | 66 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | Turkey | 14 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2014 | |||
Gülcan Koca (born 4 September 1990) is a retired Turkish-Australian women's football defender, who last played for Australian W-League team Melbourne Victory,[1] and for Calder United in the Football Federation Victoria.[2] She was a member of the Turkey women's national football team from 2010 to 2013.[3]
Club career
[edit]Koca played for Melbourne Victory for nine W-League seasons from 2010 to 2018. She was considered as one of the most versatile players on the team, as she was able to play as both an attacker and defender.[4] She won the W-League Championship with the Victory in the 2013–14 season.[5]
On September 13, 2018, Koca announced her retirement from professional football. She continues to play semi professionally with Calder united SC in the NPLW in victoria[6]
International career
[edit]Koca was born in Melbourne to Turkish parents. She was called up to the Turkey women's national team in June 2010, after a worldwide search to find players with Turkish heritage.[7] Koca made her debut for Turkey on June 23, 2010, at the 2011 World Cup Qualifying match against Austria team.[8][9] She appeared in Euro 2013 qualifying matches.[10][11] Koca has been capped 16 times by the national team.[3]
Honors
[edit]Melbourne Victory
References
[edit]- ^ "Player profile – Gulcan Koca". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ "Season Preview: Calder United – Corner Flag".
- ^ a b "Player Details – Gülcan Koca". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "No. 17 Gülcan Koca". M Football. 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "G.Koca". Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Westfield W-League veteran announces retirement". 13 September 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "A Bayan Milli Takımı'nın Avusturya maçı aday kadrosu açıklandı". Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "2011 European Qualifying FIFA Women's World Cup Austria 4–0 Turkey". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Women's World Cup Matches 2011 Qualif. – Austria-Turkey". UEFA. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "European Championship Qualifying Group 2013 (Women's National Team) Turkey 1–10 Spain". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Women's EURO Matches 2013 Qualifying group stage – Turkey-Spain". UEFA. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
External links
[edit]- Gülcan Koca – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Melbourne Victory player profile Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- 1990 births
- Soccer players from Melbourne
- Australian people of Turkish descent
- Melbourne Victory FC (women) players
- A-League Women players
- Turkish women's footballers
- Women's association football defenders
- Turkey women's international footballers
- Living people
- Australian women's soccer players
- Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey