Netherlands men's national handball team

Netherlands
Information
NicknameGolden Boys
AssociationNetherlands Handball Association
CoachStaffan Olsson
Assistant coachWong Wai
Most capsLambert Schuurs (312)
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances3 (First in 1961)
Best result11th (1961)
European Championship
Appearances3 (First in 2020)
Best result10th (2022)
Last updated on 28th December 2023.

The Netherlands national handball team is the national handball team of Netherlands and is controlled by the Netherlands Handball Association.

Unlike the very successful women's team, The Netherlands men's team qualified just twice for the World Championships (1961, 2025). For the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship The Netherlands received a wildcard and reached the Main Round finishing 14th overall. The team improved this result in the 2025 event to a 12th place in the final ranking.

The current squad lead by starplayers Luc Steins and Kay Smits is steadily closing the gap with the leading European teams by qualifying three consecutive times for the European Championships (2020, 2022 and 2024). In only their second ever appearance at EHF EURO 2022 the Dutch men's team won three matches and drew one. The Dutch did qualify for the Main Round as well and finished as 10th overall.

Competitive record

World Championship

World Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1938 did not qualify
1954
1958
1961 Preliminary round 11 2 0 0 2 18 54
1964 did not qualify
1967
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
/ 2019
2021
/ 2023 Main round 14 6 3 0 3 177 165
// 2025 Main round 12 6 3 1 2 212 200
2027 Future events
/ 2029
// 2031
Total 3/32 – 14 6 1 7 407 419

European Championship

European Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GF GA
1994 did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
// 2020 Preliminary round 17th 3 1 0 2 80 94
/ 2022 Main round 10th 7 3 1 3 200 215
2024 Main round 12th 7 2 1 4 224 222
// 2026 Qualified
// 2028 Future events
Total 4/18 – 17 6 2 9 504 531

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Staffan Olsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Bart Ravensbergen (1993-03-14) 14 March 1993 1.90 m 105 17 Frisch Auf Göppingen
2 GK Rob Goudriaan (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 1.89 m 2 0 RKHV Volendam
3 CB Ivar Stavast (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 1.91 m 49 61 HC Elbflorenz
5 LW Rutger ten Velde (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 1.78 m 71 219 Frisch Auf Göppingen
7 LB Robin Schoenaker (1995-08-23) 23 August 1995 1.96 m 59 8 Sporting Pelt
11 GK Jorick Pol (2004-02-26) 26 February 2004 1.98 m 0 0 HV Hurry-Up
12 GK Matthias Dorgelo (2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 2.00 m 4 1 SønderjyskE Håndbold
15 P Lars Kooij (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 2.00 m 27 39 RK Vardar
17 LW Kaj Geenen (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 1.86 m 20 16 VfL Lübeck-Schwartau
20 RB Niels Versteijnen (2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 2.00 m 49 107 TBV Lemgo
21 P Martijn Kleijkers (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 1.92 m 9 6 Pau Billère Handball
22 CB Luc Steins (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 1.72 m 111 319 Paris Saint-Germain
23 LB Jorn Smits (1992-09-03) 3 September 1992 1.93 m 75 112 GC Amicitia Zürich
27 RW Alec Smit (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 1.85 m 60 71 Pfadi Winterthur
31 RB Kay Smits (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 1.85 m 82 383 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
38 RW Rob Schmeits (1994-06-11) 11 June 1994 1.85 m 4 3 Sporting Pelt
40 RW Robin Nagtegall (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 1.85 m 2 0 RKHV Volendam
41 LW Jeromy van der Ban (2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 1.91 m 2 2 HV Aalsmeer
77 CB Dani Baijens (1998-05-05) 5 May 1998 1.82 m 84 229 Paris Saint-Germain

Extended team

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
8 P Evert Kooijman (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 1.96 m 42 36 KRAS/Volendam
12 GK Matthias Dorgelo (2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 1.99 m 2 1 GOG
31 RB Kay Smits (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 1.85 m 80 368 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
34 RB Tom Jansen (1998-06-08) 8 June 1998 1.99 m 29 49 VfL Gummersbach
38 RW Rob Schmeits (1994-06-11) 11 June 1994 1.85 m 6 6 KEMBIT/LIONS

References

  1. ^ "Staffan Olsson maakt selectie WK handbal bekend" (in Dutch). handbal.nl. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Team Roster Netherlands" (PDF). ihf.info. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
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