Netherlands men's national volleyball team

Netherlands
Nickname(s) Orange Tulips
Orange
Association Nederlandse Volleybal Bond (Nevobo)
Head coach Gido Vermeulen
FIVB ranking 25 (as of August 2017)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances 6 (First in 1964)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (1996)
World Championship
Appearances 12 (First in 1949)
Best result 2nd, silver medalist(s) (1994)
World Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 1965)
Best result 2nd, silver medalist(s) (1995)
European Championship
Appearances 25 (First in 1948)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (1997)
www.volleybal.nl (in Dutch)

The Netherlands men's national volleyball team represents the Netherlands in FIVB tournaments. Volleyball is the most popular indoor sport in the country, with over 125,000 associates.[1] The team had their most successful phase beginning in the 1990s under coaches Arie Selinger and Joop Alberda, reaching various finals for international tournaments and winning both the Olympic Games and the World League in 1996.[2] Netherlands in World Championship won silver medal 1994 Greece.

Results

Summer Olympics

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

World Championship

FIVB World Cup

World Grand Champions Cup

  • Japan 1997 Silver medal

European Championship

FIVB World League

European League

Team

Current squad

The following is the Dutch roster in the 2018 World Championship.[3]

Head coach: Gido Vermeulen

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2018–19 club
1Daan van Haarlem15 March 19891.98 m (6 ft 6 in)89 kg (196 lb)332 cm (131 in)323 cm (127 in)Bulgaria Levski Sofia
2Wessel Keemink29 May 19931.97 m (6 ft 6 in)81 kg (179 lb)337 cm (133 in)326 cm (128 in)Belgium Aalst
3Maarten van Garderen24 January 19902.00 m (6 ft 7 in)89 kg (196 lb)359 cm (141 in)338 cm (133 in)Italy Trentino
4Thijs ter Horst18 September 19912.04 m (6 ft 8 in)94 kg (207 lb)364 cm (143 in)344 cm (135 in)South Korea Daejeon Bluefangs
5Dirk Sparidans5 March 19891.81 m (5 ft 11 in)86 kg (190 lb)326 cm (128 in)300 cm (120 in)France Nantes
6Jasper Diefenbach17 March 19881.95 m (6 ft 5 in)90 kg (200 lb)345 cm (136 in)330 cm (130 in)France Tours
7Gijs Jorna30 May 19891.96 m (6 ft 5 in)85 kg (187 lb)340 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in)France Spacer's Toulouse
10Jeroen Rauwerdink13 September 19852.00 m (6 ft 7 in)92 kg (203 lb)350 cm (140 in)320 cm (130 in)Greece Olympiacos
12Tim Smit31 December 19892.01 m (6 ft 7 in)92 kg (203 lb)343 cm (135 in)332 cm (131 in)France Tourcoing
14Nimir Abdel-Aziz (C)5 February 19922.01 m (6 ft 7 in)86 kg (190 lb)365 cm (144 in)350 cm (140 in)Italy Milano
15Thomas Koelewijn18 December 19882.06 m (6 ft 9 in)100 kg (220 lb)360 cm (140 in)350 cm (140 in)France Stade Poitevin Poitiers
16Wouter ter Maat7 May 19912.00 m (6 ft 7 in)90 kg (200 lb)351 cm (138 in)338 cm (133 in)Turkey Fenerbahçe
17Michaël Parkinson23 November 19912.03 m (6 ft 8 in)98 kg (216 lb)365 cm (144 in)350 cm (140 in)France Nantes
19Just Dronkers7 June 19931.87 m (6 ft 2 in)78 kg (172 lb)330 cm (130 in)308 cm (121 in)Belgium Maaseik

Coach history

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Netherland national volleyball team.

Period Kit provider
2000– Mizuno
Erima
Erreà

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Ilionx other sponsors: Lotto, Eilers Sport, Johan Cruyff Foundation, Zilveren Kruis, DELA. Voor Elkaar and BvdGF.

See also

References

  1. "Team Roster – Netherlands". FIVB. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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