Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) National team Turkey Positions Forward | Catches Right Name Alper Solak | |
Born October 16, 1989 (age 35)
Altindag, Ankara, Turkey ( 1989-10-16 ) Weight 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) TBHBL team
Former teams Buz Korsanlari SK
2003–2006 B.B. Ankara SK
2006–2008 Baskent Yildizlari
2008–2009 Police Academy & College SK
2009–2011 Ankara University SK
2011–2013 Baskent Yildizlari | ||
Alper Solak (born October 16, 1989 in Altindag, Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish ice hockey player. The 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) tall forward at 70 kg (150 lb) shoots right-handed. Currently, he is competing in the Turkish Ice Hockey First League for Atak Buz SK. He is a member of the Turkey men's national ice hockey team. Solak studied physical education and sports at Ankara University. His younger brother Gokalp Solak is also a national ice hockey player.
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Playing career
Alper Solak practized roller skating in his childhood. At the age of ten, he switched over to ice skating and began playing ice hockey. Other sport branches he performs are swimming and handball.
Club
Alper Solak began his career as a hockey player with B.B. Ankara SK in his hometown, for whom he made his debut in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League in the 2003–04 season. In 2006, he moved to local rivals Baskent Yildizlari. He left after two years to go to the Police Academy & College SK, also based in Ankara. He became in 2009 the Turkish national champion with his club. Then, he moved to the Ankara University SK in the capital, with which he again won the Turkish title in 2010. Solak returned to Baskent Yildizlari in 2011, and won with the club in 2012 and 2013 his national title number three and four. Despite these successes, he left the club in the summer of 2013, and moved to the Istanbul-based second-division club Atak Buz SK, for which he is standing on the ice since then.
With his clubs Ankara University SK and Baskent Yildizlari, he played in seven games at the IIHF Continental Cup matches in 2010, 2011, and 2012.
International
Solak was admitted to the Turkey men's national under-18 ice hockey team, and took part at the IIHF World U18 Championship's Division III tournaments in 2004, 2005 qualification, 2005, 2006, and 2007 matches. He capped 22 times for the national U18 team and scored 7 goals in total.
In 2005, he entered the national junior team, and played at the Division III tournaments in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Solak capped 20 times for the national U20 team and scored 8 goals.
Alper Solak is a continuous member of the national senior team since 2006. He played in all the World championship tournaments for his country's Division III (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012), and Division II (2007, 2010, 2013, and 2014) tournament games. In 2008, he was part of the national team, which took part at the 2010 Winter Olympics qualification round. He participated at the 2011 Winter Universiade held in Erzurum, Turkey He capped more than 40 times so far.
Solak is also member of the Turkey national inline hockey team and participates in world championships.
Coaching career
During his time at Ankara University SK, he was appointed coach of the youth team.