Pirmin Blaak
|
Blaak in 2012 | |||
| 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 | Braxgata | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2000 | HC Barendrecht | ||
| 2000–2006 | Rotterdam | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2006–2016 | Rotterdam | ||
| 2016–2024 | Oranje-Rood | ||
| 2024–present | Braxgata | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2011–2024 | Netherlands | 154 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 19 January 2025 | |||
Pirmin Blaak (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpɪrmɪm ˈblaːk]; born 8 March 1988) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper[1] for Belgian Hockey League club Braxgata. He played a total of 154 matches for the Dutch national team from 2011 to 2024.[2]
Club career
Blaak 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.[3] After the 2024 Summer Olympics he signed a two-year contract at Braxgata in Belgium.[4]
International career
Blaak 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.[5] In June 2019, he was selected as the joint first goalkeeper in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[6] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[7] After the gold medal win at the 2024 Summer Olympics, he announced his retirement from the national team.[8]
References
- ^ "Pirmin Blaak". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Pirmin Blaak". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Hockey Association.
- ^ Liebrand, Anneke (2 March 2016). "Pirmin Blaak naar HC Oranje-Rood". www.ed.nl (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Braxgata haalt Nederlander Pirmin Blaak, eind 2023 uitgeroepen tot beste keeper ter wereld". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Olympisch hockeykampioen Blaak stopt als international: 'Wordt niet mooier dan dit'". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
External links
- Pirmin Blaak at the International Hockey Federation
- Pirmin Blaak at Olympics.com
- Pirmin Blaak at TeamNL (archived) (in Dutch)
- Pirmin Blaak at Olympedia