Timur Oruz


Timur Oruz is a German field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Bundesliga club Rot-Weiss Köln. He played a total of 115 matches for the Germany men's [national field hockey team|German national team] from 2014 until 2023.

International career

Oruz represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal. On 28 May 2021, he was named in the squads for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics. In February 2024 he announced his retirement from the national team.

Club career

Oruz started playing hockey at Crefelder HTC. In 2013 he left Crefelder HTC for Uhlenhorst Mülheim. After one season he returned to his club in Krefeld and in 2015 he moved to his current club Rot-Weiss Köln. He won his first Bundesliga title directly in his first season in 2016.

Personal life

Oruz was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of six His sister Selin Oruz is also a field hockey player for the national team.

Honours

Club

;Rot-Weiss Köln

National team

;Germany U21
;Germany