Belgium men's national volleyball team

Belgium
Nickname(s) Red Dragons
Association Royal Belgian Volleyball Federation
Confederation CEV
Head coach Andrea Anastasi
FIVB ranking 15 (as of August 2017)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances 1 (First in 1968)
Best result 8th (1968)
World Championship
Appearances 9 (First in 1949)
Best result 8th (1970)
European Championship
Appearances 15 (First in 1948)
Best result 4th (2017)
Belgium men's national volleyball team
Medal record
European League
2013 Marmaris

The Belgian national volleyball team is a team of volleyball players that represents Belgium at international championships.

Competitive record

World Championship

World Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Czechoslovakia 1949 7th-10th play-offs 9th 3 0 3 0 9
Soviet Union 1952 Did not participate
France 1956 11th-20th play-offs 17th 10 2 8 16 22
Brazil 1960 Did not participate
Soviet Union 1962 Group stage 20th 4 0 4 1 12
Czechoslovakia 1966 9th-16th play-offs 14th 10 4 6 15 22
Bulgaria 1970 1st-8th play-offs 8th 11 4 7 14 22
Mexico 1974 7th-12th play-offs 11th 11 3 8 13 26
Italy 1978 17th-18th play-offs 18th 9 3 6 10 21
Argentina 1982 Did not qualify
France 1986
Brazil 1990
Greece 1994
Japan 1998
Argentina 2002
Japan 2006
Italy 2010
Poland 2014 Group stage 17th 5 1 4 9 12
Italy Bulgaria 2018 Second Round 10th 8 4 4 16 14
Total9/1971215094160

World League

World League record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Japan 1990 1990 to 2013 Did not participate
Italy 1991
Italy 1992
Italy 1994
Argentina 1999
Brazil 2002
Bulgaria 2012
Argentina 2013
Italy 2014 G2 FR 11th 14 8 6 32 23
Brazil 2015 G2 FR 12th 14 10 4 35 23
Poland 2016 Group Stage 9th 9 3 6 15 20
Brazil 2017 Group Stage 7th 9 4 5 18 19
Total4/2846252110085

European Championship

European Volleyball League

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

European Volleyball League record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Czech Republic 2004 Did not participate
Russia 2005
Turkey 2006
Portugal 2007 Group stage 12th 12 2 10 13 33
Turkey 2008 Did not participate
Portugal 2009 Group stage 5th 12 8 4 30 20
Spain 2010 Did not participate
Slovakia 2011 Group stage N/A 12 7 5 26 24
Turkey 2012 Did not participate
Turkey 2013 Champions 1st 14 14 0 42 7
Total1 Title4/1050311911184

Current squad

The following is the Belgian roster in the 2018 World Championship.[1]

Head coach: Andrea Anastasi

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2018–19 club
1Bram Van Den Dries14 August 19892.08 m (6 ft 10 in)99 kg (218 lb)361 cm (142 in)325 cm (128 in)France Spacer's Toulouse
2Hendrik Tuerlinckx1 December 19871.95 m (6 ft 5 in)86 kg (190 lb)355 cm (140 in)321 cm (126 in)Belgium Roeselare
3Sam Deroo (C)29 April 19922.03 m (6 ft 8 in)105 kg (231 lb)355 cm (140 in)335 cm (132 in)Poland Kędzierzyn-Koźle
4Stijn D'Hulst24 April 19911.87 m (6 ft 2 in)75 kg (165 lb)321 cm (126 in)305 cm (120 in)Germany Powervolleys Düren
5Igor Grobelny8 June 19931.94 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb)350 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in)Germany Unterhaching
6Lowie Stuer24 November 19951.94 m (6 ft 4 in)80 kg (180 lb)331 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in)Belgium Menen
7François Lecat19 April 19932.00 m (6 ft 7 in)96 kg (212 lb)347 cm (137 in)320 cm (130 in)Italy Vibo Valentia
8Kevin Klinkenberg4 October 19901.97 m (6 ft 6 in)94 kg (207 lb)343 cm (135 in)314 cm (124 in)Italy Milano
9Pieter Verhees8 December 19892.05 m (6 ft 9 in)112 kg (247 lb)365 cm (144 in)350 cm (140 in)Italy Vibo Valentia
10Simon Van De Voorde19 December 19892.08 m (6 ft 10 in)100 kg (220 lb)338 cm (133 in)318 cm (125 in)Iran Paykan
14Jelle Ribbens17 March 19921.85 m (6 ft 1 in)79 kg (174 lb)331 cm (130 in)300 cm (120 in)France Spacer's Toulouse
16Matthias Valkiers8 April 19901.94 m (6 ft 4 in)92 kg (203 lb)339 cm (133 in)310 cm (120 in)France Tourcoing
17Tomas Rousseaux31 March 19941.99 m (6 ft 6 in)90 kg (200 lb)352 cm (139 in)317 cm (125 in)Poland Olsztyn
22Pieter Coolman24 April 19892.00 m (6 ft 7 in)90 kg (200 lb)351 cm (138 in)321 cm (126 in)Belgium Roeselare

References

  1. ↑ "Team Roster – Belgium". FIVB. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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