Netherlands women's national volleyball team

Netherlands

Association	Nederlandse Volleybal Bond
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Giovanni Guidetti
FIVB ranking	7 (as of August 2016)
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (First in 1992)
Best result	4th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances	13 (First in 1956)
Best result	7th (1998)
European Championship
Appearances	26 (First in 1949)
Best result	(1995)
www.volleybal.nl (Dutch)
Honours Representing NED World Grand Prix 2007 Ningbo 2016 Bangkok European Championship 1995 Netherlands {{{2}}} 1991 Italy {{{2}}} 2009 Poland {{{2}}} 2015 Netherlands/Belgium {{{2}}} 1985 Netherlands {{{2}}} Montreux Volley Masters 1984 Coupe des Nations {{{2}}} 2007 Montreux Volley Masters {{{2}}} 2015 Montreux Volley Masters {{{2}}}

The Netherlands women's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Nederlandse Volleyball Bond (NeVoBo). Following the 1995 European Championship they hosted in Arnhem and finishing fifth at the 1996 Olympics, the Dutch have had moments of success amidst instability, such as the title of the 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix,^[1] and a return to the Olympic Games in 2016, where the Netherlands got to fourth place.^[2]

Results

Summer Olympics

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

Summer Olympics record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1964 Did Not Qualify 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 Quarter final 6th Place 4 1 3 5 11 Squad 1996 Quarter final 5th Place 6 3 3 11 10 Squad 2000 Did Not Qualify 2004

The Netherlands team that got to the 4th place in 2016. Summer Olympics record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2008 Did Not Qualify 2012 2016 Semifinal 4th Place 8 5 3 19 14 Squad Total 0 Titles 3/14 18 9 9 35 35 —

World Championship

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

World Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1952 Did Not Enter 1956 10th Place Squad 1960 Did Not Enter 1962 12th Place Squad 1967 Did Not Enter 1970 15th Place Squad 1974 16th Place Squad 1978 17th Place Squad 1982 16th Place Squad 1986 Did Not Qualify 1990 9th Place Squad

World Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1994 9th/12th Place Squad 1998 7th Place Squad 2002 9th Place Squad 2006 8th Place Squad 2010 11th Place Squad 2014 13th Place Squad Total 0 Titles 13/17 —

European Games

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

European Games record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2015 Quarterfinals 5th 6 4 2 12 10 Squad

The Dutch team at the 2009 European Championship podium.

European Championship

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

European Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1949 Final Round 7th Place 6 0 6 0 18 Squad 1950 Did Not Enter 1951 5th Place 3 1 2 3 8 Squad 1955 Did Not Enter 1958 10th Place 5 2 3 9 9 Squad 1963 9th Place 6 4 2 13 6 Squad 1967 7th Place 8 2 6 9 18 Squad 1971 9th Place 7 4 3 13 11 Squad 1975 11th Place 7 2 5 7 18 Squad 1977 Preliminary Round 10th Place 7 1 6 7 20 Squad 1979 Final Round 6th Place 7 2 5 10 16 Squad 1981 9th Place 7 3 4 12 15 Squad 1983 11th Place 7 1 6 5 18 Squad 1985 Final Round Third Place 7 4 3 14 10 Squad 1987 5th Place 7 5 2 17 13 Squad 1989 Did Not Qualify

European Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1991 Final Runners Up 7 5 2 17 7 Squad 1993 7th Place 7 4 3 17 14 Squad 1995 Final Champions 7 6 1 20 5 Squad 1997 9th Place 5 1 4 6 12 Squad 1999 5th Place 5 3 2 10 9 Squad 2001 5th Place 7 4 3 16 15 Squad 2003 Semi Finals 4th Place 7 4 3 16 12 Squad 2005 5th Place 7 4 3 17 11 Squad / 2007 5th Place 6 4 2 15 7 Squad 2009 Final Round Runners Up 8 7 1 21 5 Squad / 2011 Quarterfinals 7th Place 5 3 2 11 7 Squad / 2013 Playoffs 9th Place 4 1 3 9 9 Squad / 2015 Final Round Runners Up 6 5 1 15 5 Squad / 2017 Qualified Total 1 Title 26/29 165 82 83 309 298 —

World Grand Prix

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

World Grand Prix record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1993 Did Not Enter 1994 9th Place Squad 1995 Did Not Enter 1996 7th Place Squad 1997 7th Place Squad 1998 Did Not Enter 1999 8th Place Squad 2000 Did Not Qualify 2001 2002 2003 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad 2004 Did Not Qualify 2005 6th Place Squad

World Grand Prix record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2006 Did Not Qualify 2007 Final Round Champions Squad 2008 Did Not Qualify 2009 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad 2010 7th Place Squad 2011 Did Not Qualify 2012 2013 12th Place Squad 2014 14th Place Squad 2015 13th Place Squad 2016 Final Round 3rd place 13 7 6 23 24 Squad 2017 Squad Total 1 Title 13/24 —

Team

Current squad

The following is the Dutch roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[3][4]

Head coach: Giovanni Guidetti

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015–16 club
2	Stoltenborg, FemkeFemke Stoltenborg	30 July 1991	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	303 cm (119 in)	299 cm (118 in)	MTV Stuttgart
3	Beliën, YvonYvon Beliën	28 December 1993	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	307 cm (121 in)	303 cm (119 in)	River Volley Piacenza
4	Plak, CelesteCeleste Plak	26 October 1995	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	314 cm (124 in)	302 cm (119 in)	Volley Bergamo
5	de Kruijf, RobinRobin de Kruijf	5 May 1991	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	313 cm (123 in)	300 cm (120 in)	VakifBank Istanbul
6	Grothues, MaretMaret Grothues (C)	16 September 1988	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	304 cm (120 in)	285 cm (112 in)	Atom Trefl Sopot
7	Steenbergen, QuintaQuinta Steenbergen	2 April 1985	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	309 cm (122 in)	300 cm (120 in)	VK Prostějov
8	Pietersen, JudithJudith Pietersen	3 July 1989	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	306 cm (120 in)	296 cm (117 in)	Pallavolo Scandicci
9	Schoot, MyrtheMyrthe Schoot (L)	29 August 1988	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	298 cm (117 in)	286 cm (113 in)	Dresdner SC
10	Slöetjes, LonnekeLonneke Slöetjes	15 November 1990	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	322 cm (127 in)	315 cm (124 in)	VakifBank Istanbul
11	Buijs, AnneAnne Buijs	2 December 1991	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	317 cm (125 in)	299 cm (118 in)	VakifBank Istanbul
14	Dijkema, LauraLaura Dijkema	18 February 1990	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	293 cm (115 in)	279 cm (110 in)	Dresdner SC
16	Stam, DebbyDebby Stam	24 July 1984	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	303 cm (119 in)	281 cm (111 in)	Rocheville Le Cannet

Managers

Netherlands Team Managers	From	To
Bert Goedkoop	1993	1998
Pierre Mathieu	1998	2000
Angelo Frigoni	2001	2004
Avital Selinger	2004	2012
Gido Vermeulen	2012	2014
Giovanni Guidetti	2015	Present

Notable players

In alphabetical order

• Alice Blom
• Cintha Boersma
• Erna Brinkman
• Heleen Crielaard
• Irina Donets
• Jolanda Elshof
• Riëtte Fledderus
• Jerine Fleurke
• Manon Flier
• Suzanne Freriks
• Petra Groenland
• Kirsten Gleis
• Aafke Hament
• Ruth Heerschap
• Saskia van Hintum
• Francien Huurman
• Carlijn Jans
• Marjolein de Jong
• Vera Koenen
• Marrit Leenstra
• Elles Leferink
• Hanneke van Leusden
• Irena Machovcak
• Floortje Meijners
• Linda Moons
• Mirjam Orsel
• Kitty Sanders
• Titia Sustring
• Maureen Staal
• Chaïne Staelens
• Kim Staelens
• Debby Stam
• Claudia van Thiel
• Janneke van Tienen
• Lisette van der Ven
• Ingrid Visser
• Sanna Visser
• Henriëtte Weersing
• Ruth van der Wel
• Caroline Wensink
• Sandra Wiegers
• Elke Wijnhoven

References

1. NED / Netherlands - Team Composition
3. "Bondscoach Guidetti maakt Olympische selectie bekend" (in Dutch). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
4. "Netherlands FIVB Olympic Profile". FIVB. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile