Wout Wijsmans | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Wout Wijsmans |
Born | Hasselt, Belgium | 17 July 1977
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Volleyball information | |
Current team | none |
Wout Wijsmans (born 17 July 1977 in Hasselt) is a Belgian [1] former volleyball player. He has played at the highest level in Italy from 1999 to 2013, as well as in Belgium, China and Turkey.
Wijsmans is the son of Noël Wijsmans and Moniek Cauberghe, who were also volleyball players. He grew up in Zonhoven, Scandinavia and Canada. He began his career in 1994 by Trudo Zonhoven. After winning the Belgian cup in 1996 with Zonhoven, the following year he moved to Noliko Maaseik where he won the Supercup two times, the national cup two times and the championship two times.
In 1999, he moved to Italy where he played for Yahoo! Italia Volley Ferrara; in 2001 Wijsmans was hired by Lube Banca Macerata, where he won the CEV Champions League in 2002 and the national cup in 2003. In 2002 he won the award as best attacker of Serie A.
In 2003, he moved to Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo. Wijsmans won the cup again in 2006. Later, he was appointed as team captain. He abandoned Cuneo in 2013, moving to Beijing Volleyball. Soon after leaving Cuneo, it was announced that the number 7 previously worn by Wijsmans would be retired by the club [2]
In 2015, he returned to Noliko Maaseik wanting to win the championship again. At the end of the season he announced his retirement, his goal not reached. But in the following season he had to play again due to injuries from several players. He retired after that season with only one prize won, the belgian supercup. He became technical director of Noliko Maaseik.
Club | Country | From | To |
VC Helios Zonhoven | Belgium | 1994 | 1997 |
Noliko Maaseik | Belgium | 1997 | 1999 |
4Torri Ferrara | Italy | 1999 | 2001 |
Lube Banca Macerata | Italy | 2001 | 2003 |
PV Cuneo | Italy | 2003 | 2013 |
Beijing Baic Motor | China | 2013 | 2014 |
Fenerbahçe Grundig | Turkey | 2014 | 2015 |
Noliko Maaseik | Belgium | 2015 | 2017 |
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