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Here are some pics of Vakifbank from the The 2012 Police Cup in Koszalin, Poland over the weekend.

Poland’s Maggie Glinka

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(images: chemik-police.info & gk24.pl)

UPDATE:

From a very reliable source, Serbia’s Jelena Nikolic is NOT playing this season. The 2011 European Champion would like to take a break.

Vakifbank Stars

Vakifbank is going to steal Fenerbahce’s spotlight this season!

It appears that the 2010/2011 Champions League winners have increased their budget this season because they have signed up the world’s brightest female volleyball stars.

Joining Maggie Glinka (POL), Jelena Nikolic (SRB) and Christiane Furst (GER) are…

Saori Kimura (JPN)

Jovana Brakocevic (SRB)

Naz Aydemir (TUR)

The 2012/2013 Turkish League is going to be VERY VERY EXCITING this season!

Here’s Vakifbank’s 2012/2013 Roster:

Setters: Tuğçe Hocaoğlu, Naz Aydemir
Opposite Hitters: Jovana Brakocevic (SRB), Polen Uslupehlivan
Outside Hitters: Saori Kimura (JPN), Güldeniz Önal, Malgorzata Glinka (POL), Gözde Sonsırma
Middle Blockers: Christiane Fürst (GER), Ergül Avcı, Bahar Toksoy, Melis Gürkaynak
Liberos: Gizem Güreşen, Dilek Kınık

We wonder how coach Giovanni Guidetti will manage his players What a star studded team! We have a feeling they’re going to win major tournaments this season, ie Turkish League and of course the prestigious Champions League.

Also, we’re so excited to see Saori’s connection with Naz Aydemir. Saori is so used to Takeshita’s setting while it’s going to be Naz’s first time setting a Japanese superstar who is more effective with quicker sets to the outside (position 4).

Turkish League fans will also get to see the showdown between Kim Yeon Koung of Fenerbahce and Saori K.

Yay!

Are you excited?

(images: Vakifbank FB Page)