Glenn Schuurman (Dutch pronunciation: [ɡlɛn ˈsxyːrmɑn]; born 16 April 1991) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a defender or midfielder. He played a total 159 matches from 2012 until 2021 for the Dutch national team and scored three goals.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
16 April 1991 Boxtel, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| MEP | |||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2009 | MEP | ||
| 2009–2023 | Bloemendaal | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2012–2021 | Netherlands | 159 | (3) |
He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]
Club career
editHe was born in Boxtel in the Netherlands, where he started playing hockey for the local hockey club MEP. In 2009 he transferred to Bloemendaal where he won the Dutch national title in 2010. In the 2018–19 season, he won his second national title with Bloemendaal by defeating Kampong in the championship final.[3] The lost championship final against Pinoké in the 2022–23 season was his last match in the Bloemendaal team as he retired.[4]
International career
editSchuurman made his debut for the Dutch national team in 2012 in a friendly match against England. The following tournament, the 2012 Champions Trophy, they finished second and he won his first medal with the national team. At the 2018 Champions Trophy in Breda he played his 100th match for the Dutch national team.In June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[5] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[6] After the 2020 Summer Olympics, he announced his retirement from international hockey.[7]
Honours
edit- Bloemendaal
- Euro Hockey League: 2012–13, 2017–18, 2021, 2022, 2022–23
- Hoofdklasse: 2009–10, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Netherlands
References
edit- ^ "Interlandhistorie - KNHB" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "RIO 2016 profile". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Oranjefeest in Bloemendaal: hockeyers na negen jaar weer kampioen". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 26 May 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ Borcherts, Reemt (30 May 2023). "Het verpeste afscheid van Schuurman: 'Dit was ondermaats'". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Selectie Heren EK Hockey 2019 bekend". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Hockeyers verslaan Duitsland weer en pakken brons". www.ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Borcherts, Reemt (1 October 2021). "'Afwachten of ik straks nog in het plaatje pas bij Oranje'". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
External links
edit- Glenn Schuurman at the International Hockey Federation
- Glenn Schuurman at Olympics.com
- Glenn Schuurman at Olympedia
- Glenn Schuurman at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
