Netherlands men's national volleyball team

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Netherlands
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Nickname(s)
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AssociationNederlandse Volleybalbond (Nevobo)
Head coachVacant
FIVB ranking 13 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
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Home
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Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances6 (First in 1964 )
Best result Gold medal.svg (1996)
World Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1949 )
Best resultSilver medal world centered-2.svg (1994)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 1965 )
Best result Simple silver cup.svg (1995)
European Championship
Appearances25 (First in 1948 )
Best resultGold medal europe.svg (1997)
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 in Greece.

Contents

Results

Olympic Games

 Champions    Runners up  

Summer Olympics record
YearRoundPositionPldWLSWSLSquad
Flag of Japan.svg 1964 -8th place9271124 Squad
Flag of Mexico.svg 1968 Did not qualify
Flag of Germany.svg 1972
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1980
Flag of the United States.svg 1984
Flag of South Korea.svg 1988 Final round5th place752169 Squad
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Final Silver medal.svg Silver medal8441414 Squad
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Final Gold medal.svg Gold medal871216 Squad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Quarter final5th place642148 Squad
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 First round9th place523711 Squad
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Did not qualify
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016
Flag of Japan.svg 2020
Flag of France.svg 2024
Total1 Titles6/164526198972

World Championship

YearResultPldWLSWSLPWPL
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1949 10th place0000000
Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg 1952 did not qualify
Flag of France.svg 1956 13th place0000000
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg 1960 did not qualify
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1962 12th place0000000
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1966 12th place0000000
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1970 14th place0000000
Flag of Mexico.svg 1974 12th place0000000
Flag of Italy.svg 1978 16th place0000000
Flag of Argentina.svg 1982 did not qualify
Flag of France.svg 1986
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg 1990 7th place7431610335264
Flag of Greece.svg 1994 Silver medal with cup.svg Silver medal7521610154118
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1998 6th place10732112417351
Flag of Argentina.svg 2002 9th place6421211503497
Flag of Japan.svg 2006 did not qualify
Flag of Italy.svg 2010
Flag of Poland.svg 2014
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2018 8th place8531615692661
Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg 2022 10th place43196339325
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2025 Qualified
Total14/210000000

FIVB World Cup

YearResultPldWLSWSLPWPL
Flag of Poland.svg 1965 10th place615815256496
Flag of East Germany.svg 1969 did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 1977
Flag of Japan.svg 1981
Flag of Japan.svg 1985
Flag of Japan.svg 1989
Flag of Japan.svg 1991
Flag of Japan.svg 1995 Simple silver cup.svg Silver medal1192307522344
Flag of Japan.svg 1999 did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 2003
Flag of Japan.svg 2007
Flag of Japan.svg 2011
Flag of Japan.svg 2015
Flag of Japan.svg 2019
Total2/14171073822778840

World Grand Champions Cup

YearResultPldWLSWSLPWPL
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1993 did not advance
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1997 Silver medal with cup.svg Silver medal532129289287
Flag of Japan.svg 2001 did not advance
Flag of Japan.svg 2005
Flag of Japan.svg 2009
Flag of Japan.svg 2013
Flag of Japan.svg 2017
Total1/7532129289287

European Championship

European Championship record
YearPositionGPMWMLSWSLPWPLSquad
Flag of Italy.svg 1948 6th505115109232
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1950 Did not enter
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1951 9th615417206296
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg 1955 Did not enter
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1958 13th11382137573615
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg 1963 12th8532915458368
Flag of Turkey.svg 1967 15th
Flag of Italy.svg 1971 9th
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1975 9th
Flag of Finland.svg 1977 12th
Flag of France.svg 1979 Did not qualify
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg 1981
Flag of East Germany.svg 1983 10th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1985 10th
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1987 5th
Flag of Sweden.svg 1989 Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Medal
Flag of Germany.svg 1991 Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Medal
Flag of Finland.svg 1993 Silver medal icon.svg Silver Medal
Flag of Greece.svg 1995 Silver medal icon.svg Silver Medal
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1997 Gold medal icon.svg Gold Medal770211326164 Squad
Flag of Austria.svg 1999 5th532119472446 Squad
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2001 8th7341413624599 Squad
Flag of Germany.svg 2003 6th7431315628635 Squad
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg 2005 11th505415391441 Squad
Flag of Russia.svg 2007 7th532109438412 Squad
Flag of Turkey.svg 2009 7th5231012504505 Squad
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2011 Did not qualify
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Poland.svg 2013 10th413710363390 Squad
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Italy.svg 2015 9th42289374380 Squad
Flag of Poland.svg 2017 14th30339263285 Squad
Flag of France.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2019 10th6331210506488 Squad
Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Finland.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Estonia.svg 2021 5th7521710623611 Squad
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of North Macedonia.svg Flag of Israel.svg 2023 5th752189603576 Squad
Total27/32

FIVB World League

World League record
YearResultGPMWMLSWSLPWPL
Flag of Japan.svg 1990 Silver medal with cup.svg Silver medal0000000
Flag of Italy.svg 1991 Silver medal with cup.svg Silver medal0000000
Flag of Italy.svg 1992 4th place0000000
Flag of Brazil.svg 1993 5th place0000000
Flag of Italy.svg 1994 5th place0000000
Flag of Brazil.svg 1995 12th place0000000
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1996 Gold medal with cup.svg Gold medal0000000
Flag of Russia.svg 1997 4th place0000000
Flag of Italy.svg 1998 Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze medal0000000
Flag of Argentina.svg 1999 10th place0000000
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2000 5th place0000000
Flag of Poland.svg 2001 7th place0000000
Flag of Brazil.svg 2002 7th place0000000
Flag of Spain.svg 2003 10th place0000000
Flag of Italy.svg 2004 did not qualify
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg 2005
Flag of Russia.svg 2006
Flag of Poland.svg 2007
Flag of Brazil.svg 2008
Flag of Serbia.svg 2009 12th place0000000
Flag of Argentina.svg 2010 12th place0000000
Flag of Poland.svg 2011 did not qualify
Flag of Poland.svg 2012
Flag of Argentina.svg 2013 14th place0000000
Flag of Italy.svg 2014 12th place0000000
Flag of Brazil.svg 2015 13th place0000000
Flag of Poland.svg 2016 15th place0000000
Flag of Brazil.svg 2017 16th place0000000
Total21/280000000

Nations League

YearRankGPMWMLSWSLPWPLSquad
Flag of France.svg 2018 Did not enter
Flag of the United States.svg 2019
Flag of Italy.svg 2021 14th15312194012141354 Squad
Flag of Italy.svg 2022 8th136721249971028 Squad
Flag of Poland.svg 2023 10th1257222410281054 Squad
Flag of Poland.svg 2024 13th1239173110571107 Squad
Total 4/65217357911942964543

European League

European League record
YearResultGPMWMLSWSLPWPL
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2004 Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze medal14113372313621278
Flag of Russia.svg 2005 did not enter
Flag of Turkey.svg 2006 Gold medal with cup.svg Gold medal14140421212701136
Flag of Portugal.svg 2007 7th126623229881008
Flag of Turkey.svg 2008 Silver medal with cup.svg Silver medal14131401512891135
Flag of Portugal.svg 2009 did not enter
Flag of Spain.svg 2010
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2011 5th129328161025956
Flag of Turkey.svg 2012 Gold medal with cup.svg Gold medal14122371311811062
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 did not enter
2014
Flag of Poland.svg 2015
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2016
Flag of Denmark.svg 2017
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2018 5th6421612631563
Flag of Estonia.svg 2019 Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze medal8531815732696
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg / Flag of North Macedonia.svg 2021 Withdraw to replace China in the FIVB Nations League [3]
Total8/1794742024112884787834

Team

Current squad

The following is the Dutch roster in the 2022 World Championship. [4]

Head coach: Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Piazza

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2022–23 club
2 Wessel Keemink 29 May 19931.97 m (6 ft 6 in)81 kg (179 lb)337 cm (133 in)326 cm (128 in) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg VK ČEZ Karlovarsko
3 Maarten van Garderen 24 January 19902.00 m (6 ft 7 in)89 kg (196 lb)359 cm (141 in)338 cm (133 in) Flag of Greece.svg PAOK Thessaloniki
4 Thijs ter Horst 18 September 19912.04 m (6 ft 8 in)94 kg (207 lb)364 cm (143 in)344 cm (135 in) Flag of South Korea.svg KEPCO
5 Luuc van der Ent 27 July 19982.08 m (6 ft 10 in)105 kg (231 lb)359 cm (141 in)351 cm (138 in) Flag of Germany.svg SWD Powervolleys Düren
7 Gijs Jorna 30 May 19891.96 m (6 ft 5 in)85 kg (187 lb)340 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in) Flag of Greece.svg PAOK Thessaloniki
8 Fabian Plak 23 July 19971.98 m (6 ft 6 in)92 kg (203 lb)357 cm (141 in)341 cm (134 in) Flag of France.svg Chaumont Volley-Ball 52
12 Bennie Tuinstra 13 September 20002.00 m (6 ft 7 in)90 kg (200 lb)350 cm (140 in)335 cm (132 in) Flag of Turkey.svg Ziraat Bankası
13 Mats Bleeker 7 May 19981.80 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (180 lb)320 cm (130 in)315 cm (124 in) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Active Living Orion
14 Nimir Abdel-Aziz (C)5 February 19922.01 m (6 ft 7 in)86 kg (190 lb)365 cm (144 in)350 cm (140 in) Flag of Turkey.svg Halkbank
16 Wouter ter Maat 7 May 19912.00 m (6 ft 7 in)90 kg (200 lb)351 cm (138 in)338 cm (133 in) Flag of Turkey.svg Ziraatkbank
17 Michaël Parkinson 23 November 19912.03 m (6 ft 8 in)98 kg (216 lb)365 cm (144 in)350 cm (140 in) Flag of Poland.svg Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom
18 Robbert Andringa 28 April 19901.92 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb)330 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in) Flag of Poland.svg AZS Olsztyn
19 Freek de Weijer 30 October 19951.91 m (6 ft 3 in)93 kg (205 lb)359 cm (141 in)351 cm (138 in) Flag of Italy.svg Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
22 Twan Wiltenburg 20 January 19972.05 m (6 ft 9 in)86 kg (190 lb)334 cm (131 in)325 cm (128 in) Flag of Poland.svg ZAKSA

Coach history

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Netherland national volleyball team.

PeriodKit provider
2000– Mizuno
Erima
Erreà

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Ilionx other sponsors: Lotto, Eilers Sport, Johan Cruyff Foundation, Zilveren Kruis, DELA. Voor Elkaar and BvdGF.

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