Galatasaray S.K. (men's volleyball)

Galatasaray S.K.
Medal record
Men's Volleyball
Representing Galatasaray SK
Istanbul Volleyball League
Turkish Men's Volleyball Championship
Turkish Men's Volleyball League

Galatasaray SK
Full name	Galatasaray
Short name	Galatasaray
Founded	1922
Ground	TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall ; (Capacity: 7,000)
Chairman	Dursun Özbek
Manager	Umut Çakır
Captain	Baturalp Burak Güngör
League	Efeler Ligi
2024–25	Regular season: 2nd; Play-offs: 2nd
Championships
	16 Turkish Championships
	2025–26 season

Last updated November 12, 2025

Galatasaray HDI Sigorta is the men volleyball section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Galatasaray play their matches in the 7000-seat arena TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall.

Previous names

Period	Previous names
1922–2011	Galatasaray
2011–2012	Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo
2012–2013	Galatasaray
2013–2015	Galatasaray FXTCR
2015-present	Galatasaray HDI Sigorta

Honours

Domestic competitions

Turkish Men's Volleyball League:
- Winners (4): 1970-1971, 1986-1987, 1987-1988, 1988-1989
Chancellor Cup:
- Winners (1): 1993

Defunct Domestic competitions

Turkish Men's Volleyball Championship:
- Winners (12) (record): 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967

Defunct Regional Titles

Istanbul Volleyball League:
- Winners (16) (record): 1931-32, 1934–35, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1949–50, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66

International competitions

CEV Cup:
- Runners-up: 2019
CEV Challenge Cup:
- 4th: 1992
BVA Cup:
- Champion: 2016

Technical Staff

As of 11 November 2025^[1]

Name	Job
Neslihan Turan	Administrative Manager
Mustafa Yurdaer Kobal	Assistant Administrative Manager
Mehmetcan Şamlı	Team Manager
Umut Çakır	Head Coach
Mateusz Jakub Nykiel	Assistant Coach
Cihan Çintay	Assistant Coach
Furkan Kasap	Assistant Coach
Mertcan Kır	Statistics Coach
Yalçın Ayhan	Physiotherapist
Emre Yanık	Physiotherapist
Turgay Aslanyürek	Conditioner
Ali Tufan	Outfitter
Defne Heybeli	Media Officer

Team roster

As of 21 September 2025^[2]

No.	Player	Position	Date of Birth	Height (m)	Country
1	Thomas Jaeschke	Outside Hitter	(1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 32)	2.00	United States
3	Michael Wright	Setter	(2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 24)	1.93	United States
5	Hasan Yeşilbudak	Libero	(1984-01-11) 11 January 1984 (age 41)	1.90	Turkey
6	Gökçen Yüksel	Outside Hitter	(2004-07-11) 11 July 2004 (age 21)	2.04	Turkey
7	Ahmet Tümer	Middle-blocker	(2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 24)	2.03	Turkey
8	Onur Günaydı	Outside Hitter	(2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 23)	2.03	Turkey
9	Jean Patry	Opposite	(1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 (age 28)	2.07	France
10	Arslan Ekşi (c)	Setter	(1985-07-17) 17 July 1985 (age 40)	1.96	Turkey
13	Stephen Maar	Outside Hitter	(1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 (age 30)	1.99	Canada
14	Faik Samet Güneş	Middle-blocker	(1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 32)	2.03	Turkey
15	Caner Ergül	Libero	(1994-07-31) 31 July 1994 (age 31)	1.87	Turkey
17	Doğukan Ulu	Middle-blocker	(1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 30)	2.05	Turkey
21	Roamy Alonso	Middle-blocker	(1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 28)	2.03	Cuba
77	Can Koç	Opposite	(2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 22)	2.00	Turkey

Former coaches

Dates	Name
1961–1967	Oral Yılmaz
1970–1971	Oral Yılmaz
1979–1992	Enver Göçener
1996–2002	Gökhan Yılmaz
1999–2001	Jesús Savigne
2002–2006	Işık Menküer
2006–2009	Ali Ümit Hızal
2009–2012	Işık Menküer
2012–2013	Dragan Nešić
2013–2014	Ahmet Reşat Arığ
2014–2015	Flavio Gulinelli
2015–2022	Nedim Özbey
2022–present	Umut Çakır

Team captains

This is a list of the senior team's captains in the recent years.

Period	Captain
2018–2021	Selçuk Keskin
2021–2022	Burutay Subaşı
2022	Maurice Torres
2022–2023	Selçuk Keskin
2023–2024	Baturalp Burak Güngör
2024–present	Arslan Ekşi

References

↑ "Erkek Voleybol İdari ve Teknik Kadro". Galatasaray S.K. (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
↑ "Erkek Voleybol Takım Kadrosu". Galatasaray S.K. (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 May 2025.

External links

Official Galatasaray Volleyball Branch Website (in Turkish, English, and French)
Galatasaray Istanbul » players __ Volleybox.net (in English)
Turkish Volleyball Federastion official website (in Turkish)

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[1] "Erkek Voleybol İdari ve Teknik Kadro". Galatasaray S.K. (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 July 2025.

[2] "Erkek Voleybol Takım Kadrosu". Galatasaray S.K. (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 May 2025.

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