Netherlands women's national field hockey team facts for kids
Association | Dutch Hockey Confederation (Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond) |
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Confederation | EHF (Europe) | ||
Head Coach | Jamilon Mülders (Ad interim) | ||
Assistant coach(es) | Joost Bitterling Erik van Driel |
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Manager | Dillianne van den Boogaard | ||
Captain | Xan de Waard Marloes Keetels Pien Sanders |
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FIH ranking | |||
Current | 1 (20 December 2022) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1984) | ||
Best result | 1st (1984, 2008, 2012, 2020) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 15 (first in 1974) | ||
Best result | 1st (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022) | ||
EuroHockey Championship | |||
Appearances | 15 (first in 1984) | ||
Best result | 1st (1984, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is currently number one on the FIH world rankings and the reigning world champion. The Netherlands is the most successful team in World Cup history, having won the title a record nine times. The team has also won nine Olympic medals.
Tournament records
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Players
Current squad
The following 20 players were named on 7 June 2022 for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup from 1 to 17 July 2022 in Amstelveen, Netherlands and Terrassa, Spain.
Caps updated as of 22 June 2022, after the match against China.
Head coach: Jamilon Mülders
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Anne Veenendaal | 7 September 1995 | 89 | 0 | Amsterdam |
3 | DF | Sanne Koolen | 23 March 1996 | 67 | 0 | Den Bosch |
4 | FW | Freeke Moes | 29 November 1998 | 22 | 6 | Amsterdam |
6 | MF | Laurien Leurink | 13 November 1994 | 128 | 28 | SCHC |
7 | MF | Xan de Waard (captain) | 8 November 1995 | 176 | 17 | SCHC |
8 | MF | Marloes Keetels (captain) | 4 May 1993 | 171 | 25 | Den Bosch |
10 | FW | Felice Albers | 27 December 1999 | 27 | 15 | Amsterdam |
11 | FW | Maria Verschoor | 22 April 1994 | 164 | 25 | Amsterdam |
12 | FW | Lidewij Welten | 16 July 1990 | 238 | 93 | Den Bosch |
15 | FW | Frédérique Matla | 28 December 1996 | 99 | 73 | Den Bosch |
18 | DF | Pien Sanders (captain) | 11 June 1998 | 83 | 1 | Den Bosch |
20 | DF | Laura Nunnink | 26 January 1995 | 152 | 2 | Den Bosch |
22 | GK | Josine Koning | 2 September 1995 | 96 | 0 | Den Bosch |
23 | DF | Margot van Geffen | 23 November 1989 | 230 | 17 | Den Bosch |
24 | MF | Eva de Goede | 23 March 1989 | 253 | 32 | HGC |
26 | FW | Joosje Burg | 29 July 1997 | 10 | 3 | Den Bosch |
27 | DF | Renée van Laarhoven | 15 October 1997 | 23 | 1 | SCHC |
31 | DF | Sabine Plönissen | 16 January 1995 | 10 | 1 | Amsterdam |
33 | DF | Yibbi Jansen | 18 November 1999 | 32 | 16 | SCHC |
38 | DF | Lisa Post | 27 January 1999 | 13 | 0 | Oranje-Rood |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
Coaches
- 1965–1974 – Jo Jurissen
- 1975–1977 – Riet Küper
- 1977–1980 – Huib Timmermans
- 1980–1989 – Gijs van Heumen
- 1989–1993 – Roelant Oltmans
- 1993–1994 – Bert Wentink
- 1994–2000 – Tom van 't Hek
- 2001–2008 – Marc Lammers
- 2008–2010 – Herman Kruis
- 2010–2014 – Max Caldas
- 2014–2015 – Sjoerd Marijne
- 2015–2022 – Alyson Annan
- 2022–current – Jamilon Mülders (ad interim)
See also
In Spanish: Selección femenina de hockey sobre hierba de los Países Bajos para niños
- Netherlands men's national field hockey team
- Netherlands women's national under-21 field hockey team
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