Netherlands men's national volleyball team

Netherlands
Nickname(s)
Orange
AssociationNederlandse Volleybalbond (Nevobo)
ConfederationCEV
Head coachJoel Banks
FIVB ranking13 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances6 (First in 1964)
Best result (1996)
World Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1949)
Best result (1994)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 1965)
Best result (1995)
European Championship
Appearances25 (First in 1948)
Best result (1997)
www.volleybal.nl (in Dutch)
Honours
Representing NED
Olympics
1996 Atlanta
1992 Barcelona
World Championship
1994 Greece
World Cup
1995 Japan
World Grand Champions Cup
1997 Japan
World League
1996 Rotterdam
1990 Osaka
1998 Milan
European Championship
1997 Eindhoven
1993 Turku
1995 Athens
1989 Stockholm
1991 Berlin

The Netherlands men's national volleyball team represents the Netherlands in FIVB tournaments. Volleyball is the most popular indoor sport in the country, with over 125,000 associates.[1] The team had their most successful phase beginning in the 1990s under coaches Arie Selinger and Joop Alberda, reaching various finals for international tournaments and winning both the Olympic Games and the World League in 1996.[2] Netherlands in World Championship won silver medal 1994 in Greece.

Results

Olympic Games

Main article: Volleyball at the Summer Olympics

  Champions    Runners up  

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
1964 - 8th place 9 2 7 11 24 Squad
1968 Did not qualify
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988 Final round 5th place 7 5 2 16 9 Squad
1992 Final Silver medal 8 4 4 14 14 Squad
1996 Final Gold medal 8 7 1 21 6 Squad
2000 Quarter final 5th place 6 4 2 14 8 Squad
2004 First round 9th place 5 2 3 7 11 Squad
2008 Did not qualify
2012
2016
2020
2024
Total 1 Titles 6/16 45 26 19 89 72 —

World Championship

Main article: FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
Year Result Pld W L SW SL PW PL
1949 10th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 did not qualify
1956 13th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 did not qualify
1962 12th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 12th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 14th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 12th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 16th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 did not qualify
1986
1990 7th place 7 4 3 16 10 335 264
1994 Silver medal 7 5 2 16 10 154 118
1998 6th place 10 7 3 21 12 417 351
2002 9th place 6 4 2 12 11 503 497
2006 did not qualify
2010
2014
2018 8th place 8 5 3 16 15 692 661
2022 10th place 4 3 1 9 6 339 325
2025 Qualified
Total 14/21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FIVB World Cup

Main article: FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
Year Result Pld W L SW SL PW PL
1965 10th place 6 1 5 8 15 256 496
1969 did not qualify
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991
1995 Silver medal 11 9 2 30 7 522 344
1999 did not qualify
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
Total 2/14 17 10 7 38 22 778 840

World Grand Champions Cup

Main article: FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup
Year Result Pld W L SW SL PW PL
1993 did not advance
1997 Silver medal 5 3 2 12 9 289 287
2001 did not advance
2005
2009
2013
2017
Total 1/7 5 3 2 12 9 289 287

European Championship

European Championship record
Year Position GP MW ML SW SL PW PL Squad
1948 6th 5 0 5 1 15 109 232 —
1950 Did not enter
1951 9th 6 1 5 4 17 206 296 —
1955 Did not enter
1958 13th 11 3 8 21 37 573 615 —
1963 12th 8 5 3 29 15 458 368 —
1967 15th
1971 9th
1975 9th
1977 12th
1979 Did not qualify
1981
1983 10th
1985 10th
1987 5th
1989  Bronze Medal
1991  Bronze Medal
1993  Silver Medal
1995  Silver Medal
1997  Gold Medal 7 7 0 21 1 326 164 Squad
1999 5th 5 3 2 11 9 472 446 Squad
2001 8th 7 3 4 14 13 624 599 Squad
2003 6th 7 4 3 13 15 628 635 Squad
2005 11th 5 0 5 4 15 391 441 Squad
2007 7th 5 3 2 10 9 438 412 Squad
2009 7th 5 2 3 10 12 504 505 Squad
2011 Did not qualify
2013 10th 4 1 3 7 10 363 390 Squad
2015 9th 4 2 2 8 9 374 380 Squad
2017 14th 3 0 3 3 9 263 285 Squad
2019 10th 6 3 3 12 10 506 488 Squad
2021 5th 7 5 2 17 10 623 611 Squad
2023 5th 7 5 2 18 9 603 576 Squad
Total 27/32 —

FIVB World League

World League record
Year Result GP MW ML SW SL PW PL
1990 Silver medal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 Silver medal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 5th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 5th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 12th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 Gold medal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 Bronze medal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 10th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 5th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 7th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 7th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 10th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 did not qualify
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009 12th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 12th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 did not qualify
2012
2013 14th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 12th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 13th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 15th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 16th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 21/28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nations League

Main article: FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League
Year Rank GP MW ML SW SL PW PL Squad
2018 Did not enter —
2019
2021 14th 15 3 12 19 40 1214 1354 Squad
2022 8th 13 6 7 21 24 997 1028 Squad
2023 10th 12 5 7 22 24 1028 1054 Squad
2024 13th 12 3 9 17 31 1057 1107 Squad
2025 in progress Squad
Total 4/6 52 17 35 79 119 4296 4543 —

European League

European League record
Year Result GP MW ML SW SL PW PL
2004 Bronze medal 14 11 3 37 23 1362 1278
2005 did not enter
2006 Gold medal 14 14 0 42 12 1270 1136
2007 7th 12 6 6 23 22 988 1008
2008 Silver medal 14 13 1 40 15 1289 1135
2009 did not enter
2010
2011 5th 12 9 3 28 16 1025 956
2012 Gold medal 14 12 2 37 13 1181 1062
2013 did not enter
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018 5th 6 4 2 16 12 631 563
2019 Bronze medal 8 5 3 18 15 732 696
/ 2021 Withdraw to replace China in the FIVB Nations League[3]
Total 8/17 94 74 20 241 128 8478 7834

Team

Current squad

The following is the Dutch roster in the 2022 World Championship.[4]

Head coach: Roberto Piazza

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2022–23 club
2 Wessel Keemink 29 May 1993 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 337 cm (133 in) 326 cm (128 in) VK ČEZ Karlovarsko
3 Maarten van Garderen 24 January 1990 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 359 cm (141 in) 338 cm (133 in) PAOK Thessaloniki
4 Thijs ter Horst 18 September 1991 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 364 cm (143 in) 344 cm (135 in) KEPCO
5 Luuc van der Ent 27 July 1998 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 359 cm (141 in) 351 cm (138 in) SWD Powervolleys Düren
7 Gijs Jorna 30 May 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in) PAOK Thessaloniki
8 Fabian Plak 23 July 1997 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 357 cm (141 in) 341 cm (134 in) Chaumont Volley-Ball 52
12 Bennie Tuinstra 13 September 2000 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 335 cm (132 in) Ziraat Bankası
13 Mats Bleeker 7 May 1998 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 315 cm (124 in) Active Living Orion
14 Nimir Abdel-Aziz (C) 5 February 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 365 cm (144 in) 350 cm (140 in) Halkbank
16 Wouter ter Maat 7 May 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 351 cm (138 in) 338 cm (133 in) Ziraatkbank
17 Michaël Parkinson 23 November 1991 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 365 cm (144 in) 350 cm (140 in) Cerrad Enea Czarni Radom
18 Robbert Andringa 28 April 1990 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in) AZS Olsztyn
19 Freek de Weijer 30 October 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 359 cm (141 in) 351 cm (138 in) Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
22 Twan Wiltenburg 20 January 1997 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 334 cm (131 in) 325 cm (128 in) ZAKSA

Coach history

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Netherland national volleyball team.

Period Kit provider
2000– Mizuno
Erima
Erreà

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Ilionx other sponsors: Lotto, Eilers Sport, Johan Cruyff Foundation, Zilveren Kruis, DELA. Voor Elkaar and BvdGF.

References

  1. ^ "ISportConnect – Connecting the Business of Sport".
  2. ^ "FIVB".
  3. ^ "FIVB Statement On Participating Teams At VNL 2021". www.fivb.com. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ^ Daily Bulletin Slovenia
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