Valentin Verga
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Born |
Buenos Aires, Argentina | 7 October 1989||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
Playing position | Attacker | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Amsterdam | ||
Youth career | |||
- 2000 | GEBA | ||
2000 - 2007 | Almere | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2007 - present | Amsterdam | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps (Gls) | |
2009 - | Netherlands | 173(32) | |
Medal record | |||
Last updated on: 3 July 2018 |
Valentin Verga (born 7 October 1989) is an Argentine-born Dutch field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament, winning a silver medal.[1][2] He was also part of the Netherlands 2016 Summer Olympic team.[2] His father Alejandro was also an Olympic hockey player, but for Argentina.[2]
References
- ^ "Men's Hockey: Netherlands". London2012.com. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "Valentin Verga Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
Categories:
- Living people
- Dutch male field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players of the Netherlands
- Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Argentine emigrants to the Netherlands
- Sportspeople from Buenos Aires
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 1989 births
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Dutch field hockey biography stubs
- Dutch Olympic medalist stubs