Belgium men's national volleyball team
The Belgian national volleyball team is a team of volleyball players that represents Belgium at international championships. Belgium won the European League title for the first time in impressive in 2013 as they swept the Czech Republic and Croatia in the semifinal and gold medal match respectively. Belgium in 2014 was their first World Championship outing since 1978 and they have largely been restricted to competing at European level.
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| Nickname(s) | Red Dragons | |||
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| Association | (VB)VOLLEY BELGIUM | |||
| Confederation | CEV | |||
| Head coach | Dominique Baeyens | |||
| FIVB ranking | 13 (as of October 2019) | |||
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| 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 | 16 (First in 1948) | |||
| Best result | 4th (2017) | |||
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| European League | ||
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Competitive record
World Championship
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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7th-10th play-offs | 9th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
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11th-20th play-offs | 17th | 10 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 |
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Group stage | 20th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
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9th-16th play-offs | 14th | 10 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 |
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1st-8th play-offs | 8th | 11 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 |
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7th-12th play-offs | 11th | 11 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 26 |
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17th-18th play-offs | 18th | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
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Group stage | 17th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
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Second Round | 10th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 |
| Total | 9/19 | 71 | 21 | 50 | 94 | 160 | |
World League
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G2 FR | 11th | 14 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 23 |
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G2 FR | 12th | 14 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 23 |
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Group Stage | 9th | 9 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 |
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Group Stage | 7th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 |
| Total | 4/28 | 46 | 25 | 21 | 100 | 85 | |
European Championship
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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Round Robin | 5th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
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Final Round | 5th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
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9th-14th play-offs | 12th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
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17th-20th play-offs | 17th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 |
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9th-17th play-offs | 13th | 10 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 |
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9th-16th play-offs | 12th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 |
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7th-12th play-offs | 10th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
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7th-12th play-offs | 12th | 8 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
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7th-12th play-offs | 11th | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
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7th-8th play-offs | 7th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 |
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Second Round | 10th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
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First Round | 13th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
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Quarter Final | 7th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
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Play-Offs | 10th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
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Third place game | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
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Round of the last sixteen | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
| Total | 16/31 | 102 | 41 | 61 | 158 | 214 | |
European Volleyball League
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
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Group stage | 12th | 12 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
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Group stage | 5th | 12 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 20 |
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Group stage | N/A | 12 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 24 |
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Champions | 1st | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 | 7 |
| Total | 1 Title | 4/10 | 50 | 31 | 19 | 111 | 84 |
Current squad
The following is the Belgian roster in the 2019 European Championship.[1]
Head coach:
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2019–20 club |
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| 1 | Bram Van Den Dries | 14 August 1989 | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | 361 cm (142 in) | 325 cm (128 in) |  |
| 2 | Hendrik Tuerlinckx | 1 December 1987 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 321 cm (126 in) | |
| 3 | Sam Deroo (C) | 29 April 1992 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | |
| 4 | Stijn D'Hulst | 24 April 1991 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 321 cm (126 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | |
| 5 | Igor Grobelny | 8 June 1993 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | |
| 6 | Lowie Stuer | 24 November 1995 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 331 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | |
| 8 | Arno Van De Velde | 30 December 1995 | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | |
| 10 | Pieter Verhees | 8 December 1989 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 110 kg (240 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 318 cm (125 in) | |
| 10 | Simon Van De Voorde | 19 December 1989 | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 338 cm (133 in) | 318 cm (125 in) | |
| 14 | Jelle Ribbens | 17 March 1992 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 331 cm (130 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | |
| 15 | Lienert Cosemans | 20 October 1993 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | |
| 16 | Matthias Valkiers | 8 April 1990 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 339 cm (133 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | |
| 17 | Tomas Rousseaux | 31 March 1994 | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 317 cm (125 in) | |
| 18 | Seppe Baetens | 13 February 1989 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 312 cm (123 in) | |
| 22 | Pieter Coolman | 24 April 1989 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 321 cm (126 in) | |
References
- "Team Roster – Belgium". CEV. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
External links
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