Bjorn Kellerman

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Bjorn Kellerman
Personal information
Born (1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 (age 33)
Ede, Netherlands
Playing position Forward
Youth career
Zeewolde
Senior career
YearsTeam
0000–2009 Amersfoort
2009–2012 SCHC
2012–2015 Rotterdam
2015–2022 Kampong
2022 Acme Chattogram
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Netherlands (indoor) 8 (12)
2015–2021 Netherlands 69 (28)
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Men's field hockey
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Amstelveen
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Antwerp
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Siemianowice Śląskie
Men's indoor hockey
Indoor World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Leipzig

Bjorn Kellerman (born 25 May 1990) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a forward. [1]

Contents

Club career

Kellerman started playing hockey at Zeewolde. [2] He then played for Amersfoort and in 2009 he moved to SCHC. After three seasons with SCHC he made a transfer to Rotterdam. [3] With Rotterdam he won their first national title in the 2012–13 season. In 2015, he moved to Kampong, where he won the Euro Hockey League in his first season. [4] In January 2022, he announced he would leave Kampong after seven years at the end of the season. [5]

International career

Kellerman was a part of the Dutch squad which won the Indoor World Championship in 2015. [6] He made his debut for the national team at the 2015 Hockey World League Final. [7] He won the European title in 2017 and in June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship. [8] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0. [9] In September 2021 he announced his retirement from the national team after he was dropped for the 2020 Summer Olympics squad in June. [10]

Honours

International

Netherlands U21
Netherlands

Club

Rotterdam
Kampong
Acme Chattogram

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