Years as a coach 2001-present | Name Tarik Gocmen | |
Born September 3, 1975 (age 48) ( 1975-09-03 ) Current position Head coach
Sportive director Current team Kocaeli BB Kagit
Turkey men's national
Turkey women's national | ||
Tarık Göçmen Buz Hokeyi Yaz Kampı 17-27 Temmuz 2017 Kherson /Ukrayna
Tarik Gocmen (born September 3, 1975) is a Turkish ice hockey coach and former player. Currently, he is the sportive director of the Turkey national ice hockey teams.
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Player
Between 2001 and 2004, Gocmen played in the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League for Izmir Buyuksehir Belediyesi SK. After four seasons, he transferred in 2005 to Izmit Sirintepe SK to play in the Turkish Ice Hockey First League for three seasons.
Coach
Tarik Gocmen began his coaching career in 2001 when appointed assistant coach for the juniors team of the Kocaeli BB Kagit. In the 2002-03 season, he enjoyed Juniors League championship.
The next season, he was promoted to head coach of the both teams, juniors and seniors, of Kocaeli BB Kagit, and managed the junior team achieve their second championship. Under his coaching, the juniors teams became league champion in two consecutive seasons more. In the 2006-07 season, Gocmen made the seniors team league champion.
After eight seasons with Kocaeli BB Kagit, he signed for Ankara University SK, where he coached in the 2009-10 season and helped the team becoming champion in there first season at the top level league. Meanwhile in the summer season, he helped the roller in-line hockey team of Altay S.K. in Izmir win a championship. In the 2011-12 season, Gocmen was transferred by Baskent Yildizlari, another Ankara-based team.
In the 2013-14 season, Gocmen returned to his club Kocaeli BB Kagit as head coach again.
In the 2003-04 season, Gocmen was named assistant coach for the U-18 and seniors Turkey men's teams, and later also for the national U-20 team. He served at this post until 2010, participating at World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in 2003 WJ18C Div III, 2007 WJ18C Div III, 2008 WJ18C Div III and IIHF World U20 Championship in 2009 WJ20C Div III as well as IIHF World Championships in 2003 WC Div III, 2004 WC Div III, 2007 WC Div II, 2009 WC Div III.
In September 2010, the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation appointed Tarik Gocmen head coach of the Turkey men's national ice hockey team for one year. He was responsible also for the national U-20 team. His contract was renewed one year later in 2012.
As head coach of the national teams, he took part at the 2013 WJ18C Div III, 2014 WJ18C Div III B, 2010 WJ20C Div III, 2011 WJ20C Div III, 2012 WJ20C Div III, 2013 WJ20C Div III, 2010 WC Div II and 2012 WC Div III.
His additional duty as head coach was for the Turkey women's national ice hockey team at the 2011 Universiade, 2011 WC Div V and 2013 WC Div II Gr B Qual.
Currently, Tarik Gocmen is the Sportive Director of the Turkey national ice hockey teams.