Pirmin Blaak (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpɪrmɪm ˈblaːk]; born 8 March 1988) is a Dutch professional field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper[1] for Oranje-Rood and the Dutch national team.
 Pirmin Blaak | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
8 March 1988 Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Oranje-Rood | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2000 | HC Barendrecht | ||
| 2000–2006 | Rotterdam | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2006–2016 | Rotterdam | ||
| 2016– | Oranje-Rood | ||
| 2024-present | Rarh Bengal Tigers | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2011– | Netherlands | 106 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 24 July 2021 | |||
Club career
editBlaak started playing hockey at HC Barendrecht. In 2000 he switched to Rotterdam, with whom he won their first national title in 2013. He played there for 16 years until 2016 when he switched to Oranje-Rood.[2]
International career
editBlaak made his debut for the national team in 2011. He was the second goalkeeper behind Jaap Stockmann until 2016 when he became the joint first goalkeeper with Sam van der Ven. For the 2018 World Cup he was chosen as the first goalkeeper for the tournament.[3] In June 2019, he was selected as the joint first goalkeeper in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[4] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Pirmin Blaak". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ Liebrand, Anneke (2 March 2016). "Pirmin Blaak naar HC Oranje-Rood". www.ed.nl (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Eindelijk hoofdrol voor Pirmin Blaak bij Oranje". www.ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
External links
edit- Pirmin Blaak at the International Hockey Federation
- Pirmin Blaak at the European Hockey Federation
- Pirmin Blaak at Olympedia
- Pirmin Blaak at Olympics.com
- Pirmin Blaak at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- Pirmin Blaak at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Pirmin Blaak on Facebook
