Netherlands men's national volleyball team
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Nickname(s) | Orange Tulips Orange | |||
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Association | Nederlandse Volleybalbond (Nevobo) | |||
Head coach | Roberto Piazza | |||
FIVB ranking | 15 (as of October 2019) | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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Summer Olympics | ||||
Appearances | 6 (First in 1964) | |||
Best result | ![]() | |||
World Championship | ||||
Appearances | 12 (First in 1949) | |||
Best result | ![]() | |||
World Cup | ||||
Appearances | 2 (First in 1965) | |||
Best result | ![]() | |||
European Championship | ||||
Appearances | 25 (First in 1948) | |||
Best result | ![]() | |||
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[edit]
Olympic Games[edit]
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
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- | 8th Place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 24 | Squad |
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Final round | 5th Place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | Squad |
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Final | Silver Medal | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | Squad |
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Final | Gold Medal | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 6 | Squad |
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Quarter final | 5th Place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | Squad |
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First round | 9th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | Squad |
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Total | 1 Titles | 6/15 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 83 | 72 | — |
World Championship[edit]
1949 Czechoslovakia — 10th place
1956 France — 13th place
1962 Soviet Union — 12th place
1966 Czechoslovakia — 12th place
1970 Bulgaria — 14th place
1974 Mexico — 12th place
1978 Italy — 16th place
1990 Brazil — 7th place
1994 Greece —
Silver medal
1998 Japan — 6th place
2002 Argentina — 9th place
2018 Italy/Bulgaria — 8th place
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0/18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIVB World Cup[edit]
1995 Japan —
Silver medal
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
World Grand Champions Cup[edit]
1997 —
Silver medal
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
European Championship[edit]
1997 Netherlands —
Gold medal
1999 Austria — 5th place
2001 Czech Republic — 8th place
2003 Germany — 6th place
2005 Italy/Serbia and Montenegro — 11th place
2007 Russia — 7th place
2013 Denmark/Poland — 10th place
2015 Bulgaria/Italy — 9th place
2017 Poland — 14th place
2019 Netherlands — 10th place
FIVB World League[edit]
World League record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | PW | PL |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0/28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1990 Osaka —
Silver medal
1991 Milan —
Silver medal
1992 Genoa — 4th place
1993 São Paulo — 5th place
1994 Milan — 5th place
1995 Rio de Janeiro — 12th place
1996 Rotterdam —
Gold medal
1997 Moscow — 4th place
1998 Milan —
Bronze medal
1999 Mar del Plata — 10th place
2000 Rotterdam — 5th place
2001 Katowice — 7th place
2002 Belo Horizonte — 7th place
2003 Madrid — 10th place
2009 Belgrade — 12th place
2010 Córdoba — 11th place
2013 Mar del Plata — 14th place
2014 Florence — 12th place
2015 Rio de Janeiro — 13th place
2016 Kraków — 15th place
2017 Curitiba — 16th place
European League[edit]
2004 Opava —
Bronze medal
2006 İzmir —
Gold medal
2007 Portimão — 7th place
2008 Bursa —
Silver medal
2011 Košice — Group Stage
2012 Ankara —
Gold medal
Team[edit]
Current squad[edit]
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 |
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1 | Daan van Haarlem | 15 March 1989 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 332 cm (131 in) | 323 cm (127 in) | ![]() |
2 | Wessel Keemink | 29 May 1993 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 337 cm (133 in) | 326 cm (128 in) | ![]() |
3 | Maarten van Garderen | 24 January 1990 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 359 cm (141 in) | 338 cm (133 in) | ![]() |
4 | Thijs ter Horst | 18 September 1991 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 364 cm (143 in) | 344 cm (135 in) | ![]() |
5 | Dirk Sparidans | 5 March 1989 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 326 cm (128 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | ![]() |
6 | Jasper Diefenbach | 17 March 1988 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | ![]() |
7 | Gijs Jorna | 30 May 1989 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | ![]() |
10 | Jeroen Rauwerdink | 13 September 1985 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | ![]() |
12 | Tim Smit | 31 December 1989 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 343 cm (135 in) | 332 cm (131 in) | ![]() |
14 | Nimir Abdel-Aziz (C) | 5 February 1992 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 365 cm (144 in) | 350 cm (140 in) | ![]() |
15 | Thomas Koelewijn | 18 December 1988 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 350 cm (140 in) | ![]() |
16 | Wouter ter Maat | 7 May 1991 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 338 cm (133 in) | ![]() |
17 | Michaël Parkinson | 23 November 1991 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 365 cm (144 in) | 350 cm (140 in) | ![]() |
19 | Just Dronkers | 7 June 1993 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 308 cm (121 in) | ![]() |
Coach history[edit]
Arie Selinger
Joop Alberda
Toon Gerbrands
Bert Goedkoop
Arie Cornelis Brokking
Peter Blangé
Edwin Benne
Gido Vermeulen
Roberto Piazza
Kit providers[edit]
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Netherland national volleyball team.
Period | Kit provider |
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2000– | Mizuno Erima Erreà |
Sponsorship[edit]
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Ilionx other sponsors: Lotto, Eilers Sport, Johan Cruyff Foundation, Zilveren Kruis, DELA. Voor Elkaar and BvdGF.