Netherlands women's national handball team

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Netherlands
Information
NicknameOranje Dames
AssociationNederlands Handbal Verbond
CoachMonique Tijsterman
Assistant coachRicardo Clarijs
Auke Klarenbeek
CaptainDanick Snelder
Most capsLaura Robben (320)
Most goalsOlga Assink (954)
Colours
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Home
Team colours
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Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances2 (First in 2016)
Best result4th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1971)
Best resultGold medal world centered-2.svg 1st (2019)
European Championship
Appearances8 (First in 1998)
Best resultSilver medal europe.svg 2nd (2016)
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Netherlands women's national handball team
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2015 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Germany
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2018 France

The Netherlands women's national handball team is the national handball team of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Nederlands Handbal Verbond (NHV).

Results[]

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 0 0 0 0
World Championship 1 1 1 3
European Championship 0 1 1 2
Total 1 2 2 5

Olympic Games[]

Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/-
Brazil 2016 4th 8 2 2 4 216 218 −2
Japan 2020 5th 6 4 0 2 191 175 +16
Total 2/12 14 6 2 6 407 393 +14

World Championship[]

Since their first appearance in 1971, The Netherlands has participated in twelve World Championship. They were crowned world champions for the first time in 2019 after beating Spain (30–29) in the final.

Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/–
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1957 Did not enter
Romania 1962
West Germany 1965
Netherlands 1971 8th 4 1 0 3 31 46 −15
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1973 12th 5 0 0 5 33 81 −48
Soviet Union 1975 Did not qualify
Czechoslovakia 1978 9th 5 1 0 4 87 97 −10
Hungary 1982 Did not qualify
Netherlands 1986 10th 7 2 0 5 127 163 −36
South Korea 1990 Did not qualify
Norway 1993
AustriaHungary 1995
Germany 1997
DenmarkNorway 1999 10th 6 4 0 2 140 127 +13
Italy 2001 16th 6 1 1 4 138 144 −6
Croatia 2003 Did not qualify
Russia 2005 5th 9 6 1 2 262 242 +20
France 2007 Did not qualify
China 2009
Brazil 2011 15th 6 2 0 4 186 176 +10
Serbia 2013 13th 6 2 0 4 170 150 +20
Denmark 2015 2nd Silver medal world centered-2.svg 9 7 1 1 298 217 +81
Germany 2017 3rd Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 9 6 1 2 252 214 +38
Japan 2019 1st Gold medal world centered-2.svg 10 7 0 3 328 280 +48
Spain 2021 9th 6 4 1 1 270 145 +125
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2023 TBD
GermanyNetherlands 2025 Qualified as co-host
Hungary 2027 TBD
Total 14/28 88 43 5 40 2322 2082 +240

European Championship[]

Since their first appearance in 1998, The Netherlands has participated in seven European Championship.

Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/–
Germany 1994 Did not qualify
Denmark 1996
Netherlands 1998 10th 6 1 0 5 126 153 −27
Romania 2000 Did not qualify
Denmark 2002 14th 3 0 0 3 73 80 −7
Hungary 2004 Did not qualify
Sweden 2006 15th 3 0 0 3 65 84 −19
North Macedonia 2008 Did not qualify
DenmarkNorway 2010 8th 6 2 0 4 131 145 −14
Serbia 2012 Withdrawn
HungaryCroatia 2014 7th 6 2 1 3 161 158 +3
Sweden 2016 2nd Silver medal europe.svg 8 6 0 2 227 201 +26
France 2018 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg 8 6 0 2 207 196 +11
DenmarkNorway 2020 6th 7 3 0 4 193 196 −3
SloveniaNorth MacedoniaMontenegro 2022 TBD
AustriaHungarySwitzerland 2024
Russia 2026
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2028
Total 8/18 47 20 1 26 1183 1213 –30

Other tournaments[]

Netherlands during a friendly match against Sweden in 2016

Team[]

Current squad[]

Squad for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Monique Tijsterman

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
6 RB Laura van der Heijden (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 (age 31) 1.72 m 233 710 Germany Borussia Dortmund
7 RW Debbie Bont (1990-12-09) 9 December 1990 (age 31) 1.75 m 190 375 France Metz Handball
8 LB Lois Abbingh (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 29) 1.77 m 172 782 Denmark Odense Håndbold
9 CB Larissa Nusser (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 22) 1.75 m 38 40 Denmark København Håndbold
10 P Danick Snelder (1990-05-22) 22 May 1990 (age 31) 1.78 m 194 467 Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
11 CB Lynn Knippenborg (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 30) 1.75 m 104 128 Germany Neckarsulmer SU
12 LW Bo van Wetering (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 22) 1.72 m 38 98 Denmark Odense Håndbold
18 LB Kelly Dulfer (1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 (age 27) 1.85 m 132 180 Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
19 P Merel Freriks (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 24) 1.75 m 51 63 Germany Borussia Dortmund
20 LB Inger Smits (1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 (age 27) 1.79 m 49 71 Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
22 LW Zoë Sprengers (2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 22) 1.67 m 6 8 Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen
26 RW Angela Malestein (1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 (age 29) 1.70 m 166 392 Hungary FTC Rail-Cargo Hungaria
31 RW Kelly Vollebregt (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 27) 1.65 m 9 13 Denmark Odense Håndbold
33 GK Tess Wester (1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 28) 1.78 m 129 10 Romania CSM București
38 GK Yara ten Holte (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 22) 1.75 m 3 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund
48 RB Dione Housheer (1999-09-26) 26 September 1999 (age 22) 1.80 m 42 91 Denmark Odense Håndbold
79 LB Estavana Polman (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 29) 1.73 m 134 488 Denmark Team Esbjerg

Extended squad[]

Players who have been called up in the 35-player squad.

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
15 LW (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 (age 23) 1.70 m 0 0 Germany
16 P Tamara Haggerty (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 25) 1.78 m 6 0 Sweden IK Sävehof
25 LW (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989 (age 32) 1.58 m 0 0 Germany
27 LW Sarah Dekker (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 20) 1.78 m 0 0 Germany HSG Bensheim-Auerbach
28 P Nikita van der Vliet (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 21) 1.73 m 11 8 Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
29 LB (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 19) 1.78 m 0 0 Netherlands VOC Amsterdam
32 LB Myrthe Schoenaker (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 29) 1.76 m 16 19 Germany HSG Bensheim-Auerbach
34 LW Anouk Nieuwenweg (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 25) 1.75 m 8 19 Germany Neckarsulmer SU
37 RW (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 20) 1.70 m 0 0 Germany TuS Metzingen
39 RB (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 25) 1.72 m 5 9 Germany Borussia Dortmund
40 GK (2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 (age 17) 1.89 m 0 0 Netherlands HV Quintus
42 LB Harma van Kreij (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 28) 1.75 m 6 5 Slovenia RK Krim
44 CB (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 27) 1.74 m 4 3 Germany HSG Bad Wildungen
45 P (1996-04-30) 30 April 1996 (age 25) 1.74 m 0 0 Germany Neckarsulmer SU
47 LW (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 (age 19) 1.72 m 0 0 Netherlands VOC Amsterdam

Coaching staff[]

Role Name Start date
Head coach Netherlands Monique Tijsterman September 2021
Assistant coach Netherlands Ricardo Clarijs September 2021
Team Leader Netherlands Maike Willems September 2019
Physiotherapist Netherlands Rinke van den Brink September 2021

Notable players[]

MVP
Top Scorer
  • Lois Abbingh (left back) with 71 goals, 2019 World Championship
All-Star Team members
Coaches
  • Netherlands Toon Wijdeveld (1956–1957)
  • Netherlands Paul Broere (1960)
  • Netherlands Jan Kloen (1961–1966, 1968)
  • Czech Republic Jaroslav Mráz (1968–1971)
  • Netherlands Jo Gerris (1971–1973)
  • Netherlands Jan Alma (1973–1974)
  • Germany Heinz Henneberg (1974–1975)
  • Netherlands George van Noesel (1975–1976)
  • Netherlands Jan Alma (1976–1978)
  • Netherlands Simon Flendrie (1979)
  • Netherlands Ilona Venema-Ignácz (1979–1981)
  • Slovakia Jan Kecskeméthy (1982–1986)
  • Netherlands Jan Tuik (1986)
  • Netherlands Ton van Linder (1987–1990)
  • Netherlands Bert Bouwer (1990–2003)
  • Norway Kari Aagaard (2003)
  • Germany Olaf Schimpf (2003–2004)
  • Netherlands Sjors Röttger (2004–2008)
  • Netherlands Henk Groener (2009–2016)
  • Denmark Helle Thomsen (2016–2018)
  • France Emmanuel Mayonnade (2019–2021)
  • Netherlands Monique Tijsterman (2021)[3]

Individual all-time records[]

  Still active players are highlighted

References[]

  1. ^ "Definitieve selectie Handbaldames WK-voorbereiding bekendgemaakt" (in Dutch). Netherlands Handball Association. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Team Roster Netherlands" (PDF). ihf.info. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Monique Tijsterman no longer national handball women's coach | Sport". Netherlands News Live. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "TEAM ROSTER – NETHERLANDS" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

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