Okke te Velde

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Okke te Velde
Personal information
Born (1966-08-12) August 12, 1966 (age 57)
Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Career information
Playing career1984–1999
PositionForward
Career history
1984–1987 Canadians Amsterdam
1987–1993 Den Helder
1994–1996 Goba Gorinchem
1998–1999Den Helder
Career highlights and awards

Okke Sikko te Velde (born 12 August 1966 in Haarlemmermeer) is a Dutch former basketball player. He played several Dutch and Belgian teams, as well for the Netherlands national team. From 1984 to 1987, te Velde played for Canadians. From 1987 to 1993, he played six seasons with Den Helder and won four Eredivisie titles. In the 1993–94 season, he trained with Okapi Aalstar but was unable to play as the team had to await the Bosman ruling. From 1994, he played two season with Goba Gorinchem. From 1996 to 1998, Te Velde played in Belgium again for Bree. He returned to Den Helder for his final season. [1]

Personal

Okke has six brothers and four sisters. His sister Jos played in the Eredivisie as well. [1] Te Velde has a son Jens, who played professional basketball for The Hague Royals in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). [2]

From 2019 to 2021, he was the technical director of Basketball Nederland, the national basketball federation. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Okke te Velde: "Ik schoot 5, 6 uur per dag"". Voice-over Frank Vischschraper (in Dutch). 30 April 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "The Hague Royals present Jens te Velde". The Hague Royals (in Dutch). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. "Technisch directeur Okke te Velde vertrekt bij de NBB". Basketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 June 2022.