Erik Jazet
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Erik Alexander Jazet (born July 19, 1971 in Schiedam
) is a former Dutch
field hockey
player, who played 308 international matches for the Netherlands
. The defender made his debut for the Dutch on November 17, 1990 in a match against England.
He competed at three Olympic Games
, and won two golden medals (1996 and 2000) and a bronze (2004. In the Dutch League Jazet played for HC Bloemendaal
and Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club
. He became the first team coach for Bloemendaal women in 2005.
Schiedam
Schiedam is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It is part of the Rotterdam metropolitan area. The city is located west of Rotterdam, east of Vlaardingen and south of Delft...
) is a former Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player, who played 308 international matches for the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The defender made his debut for the Dutch on November 17, 1990 in a match against England.
He competed at three Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, and won two golden medals (1996 and 2000) and a bronze (2004. In the Dutch League Jazet played for HC Bloemendaal
HC Bloemendaal
Hockey Club Bloemendaal is a Dutch field hockey club, which was established on April 16, 1895, and is therefore one of the oldest field hockey clubs in the Netherlands...
and Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club
Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club
SCHC is the acronym of the field hockey club Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club, which is located in Bilthoven, Utrecht. The club was founded on November 22, 1906, and had – as of January 1, 2006 – 2.100 members, which makes it the fourth-largest field hockey club in The Netherlands.The...
. He became the first team coach for Bloemendaal women in 2005.