Mehmet Çetingöz

Mehmet Çetingöz
Beşiktaş JK
Position Center
League Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League
Personal information
Born (1991-05-12) May 12, 1991
Şanlıurfa, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Career history
2005–13 Şanlırfa Wheelchair

Mehmet Çetingöz (born May 12, 1991 in Şanlıurfa, Turkey)[1] is a Turkish wheelchair basketball player in center position. He is a 4 point player competing for Beşiktaş JK wheelchair basketball team. He is part of the Turkey men's junior national wheelchair basketball team and captain of the U23 team.[2][3]

Çetingöz became paralyzed at his right leg as a result of polio he contracted when he was four years of age. He began with wheelchair basketball with fourteen in a disabled sports club in Şanlıurfa.[3][4]

After playing eight years for Şanlıurfa Wheelchair, he was transferred in August 2013 to Beşiktaş JK, which competes in the Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League.[3][4]

Çetingöz became champion with the national junior team at the 5th Fazza International Wheelchair Basketball Championships held on April 17–23, 2013 in Dubai and was named Top Scorer.[5][6]

Awards

Individual

National team

References

  1. "urfacetingoz" (in Turkish). netlog. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  2. "Milliler rahat kazandı73-40". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-09-10. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  3. 1 2 3 "Engelli genç azmiyle milli takıma kaptan oldu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  4. 1 2 "Mehmet Çetingöz Beşiktaş'a transfer oldu.". Şanlıurfa Güncel (in Turkish). 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  5. "Basketbol Milli Takımı'nda Şanlıurfalı Sayı Kralı". İhlas Haber Ajansı (in Turkish). 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  6. "5.nci FAZZA Uluslararası Tekerlekli Sandalye Basketbol Şampiyonası Sonuçları" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bedensel Engelller Spor Federasyonu. 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2013-09-12.


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