Catches Left Playing career Education Kocaeli University | National team Turkey Height 1.75 m Position Goaltender | |
Born November 5, 1989 (age 27)
İzmit, Turkey ( 1989-11-05 ) Weight 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) TBHSL team
Former teams Zeytinburnu Belediyespor
2004–2006 Izmir BB GSK
2006–2009 Kocaeli BB Kağtspor
2009–2011 Ankara University SK
2011–2013 Kocaeli BB Kağtspor | ||
Eray Atalı (born November 5, 1989 in İzmit) is a Turkish ice hockey player. The 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) tall goaltender at 65 kg (143 lb) catches right. Currently, he plays in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League for Zeytinburnuspor and is a member of the Turkey men's national ice hockey team. He was educated at the Kocaeli University. His uncle' son Fikri Atalı , his brothers wife Makbule Atalı are also ice hockey players. And his girlfriend Elif Beyza Özdemir is also an ice hockey player.
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Club
Atalı began playing ice hockey at İzmit Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK in 2001, where played two seasons. He transferred then to Kocaeli BB Kağıtspor to play between 2006 and 2009. In the 2009–10 TBHSL season, Atalı joined Ankara University SK, and enjoyed winning the championship title at the end of the league season. After two seasons, he returned to his former team Kocaeli BB Kağıtspor. In the 2013–14 season, Atalı entered the newly-to-TBHSL-advanced Zeytinburnuspor in Istanbul. His team became runner-up in their first year. He was great goalie.
İnternational
Eray Atalı eas admitted to the Turkey men's national under-18 ice hockey team and played in the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III held in Sofia, Bulgaria, and 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania.
Part of the Turkey men's national U-20 team, he played at the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III and then at the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III matches.
He was selected to the Turkey men's national team. He participated at the 2009 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament in Dunedin, New Zealand. Atalı played at the 2011 Winter Universiade held in Erzurum.
Coaching career
In September 2014, Atali named miercurea cuic women team EWCC group assistant coach. In December 2013, Atalı was appointed assistant coach for the junior and women's teams of the Kocaeli BB Kağıt Spor. İn 2015, Atalı was named Head Coach of Thé kocaeli bb kagitspor