Netherlands men's national volleyball team

The Netherlands men's national volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

team is the national team of 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...

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In the mid-1980s, the Dutch Volleyball Federation systematically started to build their national team, to catch up with the world’s top. In the first year of the World League in 1990 the team won the second place straightaway. The idea was successful: Dutch national players got the chance to change from the up to then unimportant own first league to the popular Serie A

Serie A

Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...

in Italy

Italy

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, earned top salaries and become worldwide volleyball stars. Names like Peter Blangé

Peter Blangé

Peter Blangé is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....

, Martin van der Horst

Martin van der Horst

Johan Martin van der Horst is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics . He was a member of the Dutch national team that won the silver medal in Barcelona, Spain .-References:...

and Bas van de Goor

Bas van de Goor

Sebastiaan Jacques Henri van de Goor is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996....

received international meaning, which was underlined by the 1996 Olympic title in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

and the winning of the 1997 European Championship in their own country.

Current team

Coach: Edwin Benne

Edwin Benne

Edwin Johannes Benne is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He ended up in fifth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, followed by the silver medal four years later in Barcelona.-References:...

#	Name	Current club	Height
1	Nimir Abdelaziz	Landstede Zwolle	1.95 m.
2	Nico Freriks Nico Freriks Nico Petrus Johannes Freriks is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team. Freriks was named Best Setter at the 2004 Men's Volleyball Olympic...	Knack Randstad Roeselare Knack Randstad Roeselare Knack Randstad Roeselare is a professional Volleyball team based in Roeselare, Belgium. It plays in Belgian Volleyball League and in the CEV Champions League-Palmarès:National*Belgian volley league : 1989, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010...	1.92 m.
3	Yannick van Harskamp	Noliko Maaseik Noliko Maaseik Noliko Maaseik is a Belgian volleyball club from the city Maaseik.Mavoc Maaseik, the first name of the club, was founded in 1960 and grew out of the school "Het Heilig Kruis College Maaseik"....	1.90 m.
4	Thijs ter Horst	Lanhenkel Orion	2.04 m.
5	Mathijs Mast	Edilesse Cavriago	2.00 m.
6	Dirk Sparidans	Draisma Dynamo	1.79 m.
7	Gijs Jorna	Saint-Quentin Saint-Quentin Places called Saint-Quentin include:Saint-Quentin, Aisne, Aisne, Picardie, FranceSaint-Quentin, New Brunswick, Canada*Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick, CanadaSaint-Quentin is part of the name of several places, including:...	1.98 m.
8	Kay van Dijk Kay van Dijk Kay van Dijk is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team....	ACH Volley Bled ACH Volley Bled ACH Volley Bled is a professional Volleyball team based in Radovljica, Slovenia.-Achievements:National competitionsSlovenian Volleyball Championship * Winner : 2000, 2005-2011*Slovenian Volleyball Cup...	2.15 m.
9	Jasper Diefenbach	Draisma Dynamo	1.95 m.
10	Jeroen Rauwerdink	Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza Gabeca Pallavolo Spa Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza is a professional Volleyball team ofPallavolo Gabeca , based in Monza, Italy...	2.00 m.
11	Floris van Rekom	Draisma Dynamo	1.95 m.
12	Ewoud Gommans	Draisma Dynamo	2.00 m.
13	Tije Vlam	Knack Randstad Roeselare Knack Randstad Roeselare Knack Randstad Roeselare is a professional Volleyball team based in Roeselare, Belgium. It plays in Belgian Volleyball League and in the CEV Champions League-Palmarès:National*Belgian volley league : 1989, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010...	2.07 m.
14	Niels Klapwijk	Noliko Maaseik Noliko Maaseik Noliko Maaseik is a Belgian volleyball club from the city Maaseik.Mavoc Maaseik, the first name of the club, was founded in 1960 and grew out of the school "Het Heilig Kruis College Maaseik"....	2.00 m.
15	Lars Lorsheid	Tourcoing LMVB	2.00 m.
16	Dick Kooy	Casa Modena Pallavolo Modena Casa Modena is a professional volleyball team ofPallavolo Modena, based in Modena, Italy. It plays in Italian Volleyball League and it is one of the most important, famous and prominent volleyball clubs in the world.-Squad 2010-2012:-Achievements:...	2.02 m.
17	Rob Bontje Rob Bontje Johannes Cornelius Bontje is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team.-References:...	Jastrzebski Wegiel	2.06 m.
18	Jelte Maan	Noliko Maaseik Noliko Maaseik Noliko Maaseik is a Belgian volleyball club from the city Maaseik.Mavoc Maaseik, the first name of the club, was founded in 1960 and grew out of the school "Het Heilig Kruis College Maaseik"....	1.90 m.
19	Bas van Bemmelen	RWE Volleys Bottrop	2.06 m.
20	Wytze Kooistra	PGE Skry Belchatow	2.09 m.
21	Bert Sturkenboom	TV Bühl	1.96 m.
22	Jeroen Trommel Jeroen Trommel Jeroen Paul Trommel is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he finished in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team....	Friedrichshafen Friedrichshafen This article is about a German town. For the Danish town, see Frederikshavn, and for the Finnish town, see Fredrikshamn .Friedrichshafen is a university city on the northern side of Lake Constance in Southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria.It is the district capital of the...	1.94 m.
23	Robert Horstink Robert Horstink Robert Horstink is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...	Sisley Treviso	2.02 m.
24	Michaël Parkinson Michael Parkinson Sir Michael Parkinson, CBE is an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He presented his interview programme, Parkinson, from 1971 to 1982 and from 1998 to 2007.- Early life :...	Rivium Rotterdam	2.03 m.
25	Robin Overbeeke	Rivium Rotterdam	1.98 m.
26	Sjoerd Hoogendoorn	Draisma Dynamo	1.95 m.
27	Jan-Willem Snippe	Santa Groce	2.00 m.
?	Tony Krolis	Nantes Nantes Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....	1.94 m.

Olympics
Volleyball at the Summer Olympics
Volleyball has been contested as an indoor sport at the Summer Olympic Games since 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced at the 1992 Games, and has been an official Olympic sport since 1996.-Origins:...

1964 in Tokyo, Japan — 8th place

Frank Constandse, Jacques Ewalds, Ron Groenhuyzen, Johannes van der Hoek, Jurjaan Koolen, Jaap Korsloot, Jan Oosterbaan, Dinco van der Stoep, Piet Swieter, Joop Tinkhof, Jacques de Vink, and Hans van Wijnen. Head Coach: —
1988 in Seoul, South Korea — 5th place

Edwin Benne
Edwin Benne
Edwin Johannes Benne is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He ended up in fifth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, followed by the silver medal four years later in Barcelona.-References:...

, Peter Blangé
Peter Blangé
Peter Blangé is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....

, Ron Boudrie
Ron Boudrie
Ronald Hermannes Boudrie is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He ended up in fifth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, followed by the silver medal four years later in Barcelona.-References:...

, Marco Brouwers, Teun Buijs, Rob Grabert
Rob Grabert
Robert Karl Baldwin Grabert is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at two Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1996...

, Pieter Jan Leeuwerink, Jan Posthuma
Jan Posthuma
Jan Marcus Posthuma is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....

, Avital Selinger
Avital Selinger
Avital Haim Selinger is a retired volleyball player, who twice represented the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics.-References:...

, Martin Teffer
Martin Teffer
Martin Teffer is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He ended up in fifth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, followed by the silver medal four years later in Barcelona. Teffer later became a...

, Ronald Zoodsma
Ronald Zoodsma
Ronald Zoodsma is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. Under the guidance of head coach Arie Selinger he ended up in fifth place in Seoul, South Korea, followed by the silver medal four years...

and Ron Zwerver
Ron Zwerver
Ronald Ferdinand Zwerver is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea...

. Head Coach: Arie Selinger
Arie Selinger
Aryeh Selinger is widely regarded as one of the greatest volleyball coaches of all time.Selinger has served as the head coach of the USA Women's Team in the years 1975-1984, a team that would go on to win the Bronze medal in the 1982 World Championship and the Silver Medal in the 1984 Summer...

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1992 in Barcelona, Spain — Silver Medal

Edwin Benne
Edwin Benne
Edwin Johannes Benne is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He ended up in fifth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, followed by the silver medal four years later in Barcelona.-References:...

, Peter Blangé
Peter Blangé
Peter Blangé is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....

, Ron Boudrie
Ron Boudrie
Ronald Hermannes Boudrie is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He ended up in fifth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, followed by the silver medal four years later in Barcelona.-References:...

, Henk-Jan Held
Henk-Jan Held
Hendrik Jan Held is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain....

, Martin van der Horst
Martin van der Horst
Johan Martin van der Horst is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics . He was a member of the Dutch national team that won the silver medal in Barcelona, Spain .-References:...

, Marko Klok
Marko Klok
Marko Klok is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain...

, Olof van der Meulen
Olof van der Meulen
Roelof Antonius van der Meulen is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain....

, Jan Posthuma
Jan Posthuma
Jan Marcus Posthuma is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....

, Avital Selinger
Avital Selinger
Avital Haim Selinger is a retired volleyball player, who twice represented the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics.-References:...

, Martin Teffer
Martin Teffer
Martin Teffer is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He ended up in fifth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, followed by the silver medal four years later in Barcelona. Teffer later became a...

, Ronald Zoodsma
Ronald Zoodsma
Ronald Zoodsma is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. Under the guidance of head coach Arie Selinger he ended up in fifth place in Seoul, South Korea, followed by the silver medal four years...

and Ron Zwerver
Ron Zwerver
Ronald Ferdinand Zwerver is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea...

. Head Coach: Arie Selinger
Arie Selinger
Aryeh Selinger is widely regarded as one of the greatest volleyball coaches of all time.Selinger has served as the head coach of the USA Women's Team in the years 1975-1984, a team that would go on to win the Bronze medal in the 1982 World Championship and the Silver Medal in the 1984 Summer...

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1996 in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

— Gold Medal

Peter Blangé
Peter Blangé
Peter Blangé is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....

, Bas van de Goor
Bas van de Goor
Sebastiaan Jacques Henri van de Goor is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996....

, Mike van de Goor
Mike van de Goor
Mike Willem Frank van de Goor is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996...

, Rob Grabert
Rob Grabert
Robert Karl Baldwin Grabert is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at two Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1996...

, Henk-Jan Held
Henk-Jan Held
Hendrik Jan Held is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain....

, Guido Görtzen
Guido Görtzen
Guido Görtzen is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold medal with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals Italy in the final .-References:...

, Misha Latuhihin
Misha Latuhihin
Misha Jonas Emanuel Latuhihin is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the guidance of coach Joop Alberda...

, Olof van der Meulen
Olof van der Meulen
Roelof Antonius van der Meulen is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain....

, Jan Posthuma
Jan Posthuma
Jan Marcus Posthuma is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....

, Brecht Rodenburg
Brecht Rodenburg
Engelbrecht Rodenburg is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold medal with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals Italy in the final .-References:...

, Richard Schuil
Richard Schuil
Richard Schuil is a beach volleyball player from the Netherlands. He is a former volleyball player, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia...

, and Ron Zwerver
Ron Zwerver
Ronald Ferdinand Zwerver is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea...

. Head Coach: Joop Alberda.
2000 in Sydney, Australia — 5th place

Peter Blangé
Peter Blangé
Peter Blangé is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....

, Albert Cristina
Albert Cristina
Albert Maximo Cristina is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. After having finished in fifth place in Sydney, Australia he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team four years later in...

, Martijn Dieleman, Bas van de Goor
Bas van de Goor
Sebastiaan Jacques Henri van de Goor is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996....

, Mike van de Goor
Mike van de Goor
Mike Willem Frank van de Goor is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996...

, Guido Görtzen
Guido Görtzen
Guido Görtzen is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold medal with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals Italy in the final .-References:...

, Martin van der Horst
Martin van der Horst
Johan Martin van der Horst is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics . He was a member of the Dutch national team that won the silver medal in Barcelona, Spain .-References:...

, Joost Kooistra, Misha Latuhihin
Misha Latuhihin
Misha Jonas Emanuel Latuhihin is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the guidance of coach Joop Alberda...

, Reinder Nummerdor
Reinder Nummerdor
Reinder Aart Nummerdor is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000....

, Erik Schuil, and Richard Schuil
Richard Schuil
Richard Schuil is a beach volleyball player from the Netherlands. He is a former volleyball player, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia...

. Head Coach: Toon Gerbrands.
2004 in Athens, Greece — 9th place

Rob Bontje
Rob Bontje
Johannes Cornelius Bontje is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team.-References:...

, Albert Cristina
Albert Cristina
Albert Maximo Cristina is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. After having finished in fifth place in Sydney, Australia he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team four years later in...

, Kay van Dijk
Kay van Dijk
Kay van Dijk is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team....

, Nico Freriks
Nico Freriks
Nico Petrus Johannes Freriks is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team. Freriks was named Best Setter at the 2004 Men's Volleyball Olympic...

, Dirk-Jan van Gendt
Dirk-Jan van Gendt
Hendrik Theodorus Petrus van Gendt is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team.He currently plays for the Moerser Sportclub .-References:...

, Mike van de Goor
Mike van de Goor
Mike Willem Frank van de Goor is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996...

, Guido Görtzen
Guido Görtzen
Guido Görtzen is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold medal with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals Italy in the final .-References:...

, Robert Horstink
Robert Horstink
Robert Horstink is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...

, Marko Klok
Marko Klok
Marko Klok is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain...

, Reinder Nummerdor
Reinder Nummerdor
Reinder Aart Nummerdor is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000....

, Richard Schuil
Richard Schuil
Richard Schuil is a beach volleyball player from the Netherlands. He is a former volleyball player, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia...

, and Jeroen Trommel
Jeroen Trommel
Jeroen Paul Trommel is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he finished in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team....

. Head Coach: Bert Goedkoop
Bert Goedkoop
Bert Goedkoop is a Dutch volleyball player and coach. Among his accomplishments, he was head coach of the 2001 Dutch national men's team when it took 7th at the World League finals in Katowice and head coach of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team when it took the 1995 European...

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World League
Volleyball World League
The FIVB World League is an international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it is the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball . The tournament is annual. The women's version of the competition is called FIVB World...

1990
FIVB World League 1990
The FIVB World League 1990 was the first men's volleyball tournament of its kind, played by eight countries from April 27 to July 15, 1990. The Final Round was staged in Osaka, Japan.-Competing nations:- Pool A:-Pool B:-Semifinals & Finals:...

— 2nd place
1991
FIVB World League 1991
The FIVB World League 1991 was the second men's volleyball tournament of its kind, played by ten countries from May 17 to July 27, 1991. The finals were staged in Milan, Italy.-Competing Nations:-Pool A:* First Weekend...

— 2nd place
1992
FIVB World League 1992
The FIVB World League 1992 was the third edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve countries from May 1 to September 5, 1992.-Teams:-Pool A:-Pool B:-Pool C:-Playoff Round:-Championship:September 4, 1992...

— 4th place
1993
FIVB World League 1993
The FIVB World League 1993 was the fourth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve countries from May 21 to July 31, 1993...

— 5th place
1994
FIVB World League 1994
The FIVB World League 1994 was the fifth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve countries from May 6 to July 30, 1994...

— 5th place
1995
FIVB World League 1995
The FIVB World League 1995 was the sixth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve countries from May 19 to July 9, 1995...

— 12th place
1996
FIVB World League 1996
The FIVB World League 1996 was the seventh edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by eleven countries from May 10 to June 29, 1996...

— 1st place
1997
FIVB World League 1997
The FIVB World League 1997 was the eighth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve countries from May 16 to July 5, 1997...

— 4th place
1998
FIVB World League 1998
The FIVB World League 1998 was the ninth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve countries from May 15 to July 19, 1998...

— 3rd place
1999
FIVB World League 1999
The FIVB World League 1999 was the tenth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve countries from May 28 to July 17, 1999...

— 10th place
2000
FIVB World League 2000
The FIVB World League 2000 was the eleventh edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve countries from May 26 to July 16, 2000...

— 5th place
2001
FIVB World League 2001
The FIVB World League 2001 was a volleyball tournament played by 16 countries from May 11 to June 30, 2001. The Final Round was held in Katowice, Poland.-Competing nations:The following national teams have been invited:-Pool A:-Pool B:-Pool C:...

— 7th place
2002 — 7th place
2003
FIVB World League 2003
The 2003 FIVB World League was an international men's volleyball tournament played by 16 countries from 16 May to 13 July 2003. The Final Round was held in Madrid, Spain.-Competing nations:The following national teams have been invited:...

— 10th place
2004
FIVB World League 2004
The FIVB World League 2004 was an international men's volleyball tournament played by 12 countries from June 4 to July 18, 2004. The Final Round was held in Rome, Italy.-Competing nations:The following national teams have been invited:-Pool A:-Pool B:...

to 2008
FIVB World League 2008
The FIVB World League 2008 was an international men's volleyball tournament played by 16 countries from June 13 to July 27, 2008.-Pools composition:-Intercontinental round:...

— did not compete
2009
FIVB World League 2009
The FIVB World League 2009 was an international men's volleyball tournament played by 16 countries from June 12 to July 26, 2009.-Pools composition:-Pool standing procedure:1. Match points2. Numbers of matches won3. Points ratio4...

— 12th place
2010
FIVB World League 2010
The 2010 FIVB World League, which is a men's volleyball competition, was played by 16 countries from June 4 to July 25, 2010.-Pools composition:-Pool standing procedure:1. Match points2. Numbers of matches won3. Points ratio4...

— 11th place
2011
FIVB World League 2011
The 2011 FIVB World League, which is a men's volleyball competition, was played by 16 countries from May 27 to July 10, 2011.-Pools composition:* Because withdrew from the tournament, Japan replaced them....

to 2012 — did not compete

World Grand Champions Cup
Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup
The FIVB World Grand Champions Cup is a men's and women's volleyball competition. Created in 1993, it is an international tournament that is played the year after the Olympic Games.-Origins:...

1993 — did not compete
1997 — 2nd place
2001 — did not compete
2005 — did not compete

European League
European Volleyball League
The European Volleyball League is an annual continental volleyball tournament, introduced in 2004. The event is the European equivalent of the FIVB World League. After a preliminary league round the tournament ends with a Final Four, hosted in one city. The women's tournament introduced in...

2004
2004 Men's European Volleyball League
The 2004 Men's European Volleyball League was the first ever edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from May 21 to July 11, 2004...

— 3rd place
2005
2005 Men's European Volleyball League
The 2005 Men's European Volleyball League was the second edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from June 3 to July 24, 2005...

— did not compete
2006
2006 Men's European Volleyball League
The 2006 Men's European Volleyball League was the third edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight European countries from July 21 to August 20, 2006...

— 1st place
2007
2007 Men's European Volleyball League
The 2007 Men's European Volleyball League was the fourth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve European countries from May 26 to July 8, 2007...

— 7th place
2008
2008 Men's European Volleyball League
The 2008 Men's European Volleyball League was the fifth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by nine European countries from June 13 to July 13, 2008...

— 2nd place

European Championship
European Volleyball Championship
The European Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the CEV, the European volleyball federation. There are both men's and women's competitions....

1997
1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship
The 1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...

in Den Bosch and Eindhoven, 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...

— Gold Medal

Peter Blangé
Peter Blangé
Peter Blangé is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....

, Albert Cristina
Albert Cristina
Albert Maximo Cristina is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. After having finished in fifth place in Sydney, Australia he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team four years later in...

, Robert van Es, Bas van de Goor
Bas van de Goor
Sebastiaan Jacques Henri van de Goor is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996....

, Mike van de Goor
Mike van de Goor
Mike Willem Frank van de Goor is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996...

, Guido Görtzen
Guido Görtzen
Guido Görtzen is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold medal with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals Italy in the final .-References:...

, Jochem de Gruijter
Jochem de Gruijter
Jochem de Gruijter is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch national men's team that won the gold medal at the 1997 European Championships om home soil .De Gruijter made his international debut for the Netherlands in 1995 against Italy...

, Henk-Jan Held
Henk-Jan Held
Hendrik Jan Held is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain....

, Reinder Nummerdor
Reinder Nummerdor
Reinder Aart Nummerdor is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000....

, Misha Latuhihin
Misha Latuhihin
Misha Jonas Emanuel Latuhihin is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the guidance of coach Joop Alberda...

, Olof van der Meulen
Olof van der Meulen
Roelof Antonius van der Meulen is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain....

, and Richard Schuil
Richard Schuil
Richard Schuil is a beach volleyball player from the Netherlands. He is a former volleyball player, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia...

. Head Coach: Toon Gerbrands.
1999
1999 Men's European Volleyball Championship
The 1999 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...

in Wiener Neustadt
Wiener Neustadt
-Main sights:* The Late-Romanesque Dom, consecrated in 1279 and cathedral from 1469 to 1785. The choir and transept, in Gothic style, are from the 14th century. In the late 15th century 12 statues of the Apostles were added in the apse, while the bust of Cardinal Melchior Klesl is attributed to...

and Vienna, Austria — 5th place
Head Coach: Toon Gerbrands.
2001
2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship
The 2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...

in Ostrava
Ostrava
Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...

, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

— 8th place

Dirk-Jan van Gendt
Dirk-Jan van Gendt
Hendrik Theodorus Petrus van Gendt is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team.He currently plays for the Moerser Sportclub .-References:...

, Jochem de Gruijter
Jochem de Gruijter
Jochem de Gruijter is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch national men's team that won the gold medal at the 1997 European Championships om home soil .De Gruijter made his international debut for the Netherlands in 1995 against Italy...

, Nico Freriks
Nico Freriks
Nico Petrus Johannes Freriks is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team. Freriks was named Best Setter at the 2004 Men's Volleyball Olympic...

, Mike van de Goor
Mike van de Goor
Mike Willem Frank van de Goor is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996...

, Guido Görtzen
Guido Görtzen
Guido Görtzen is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold medal with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals Italy in the final .-References:...

, Joost Kooistra, Allan van de Loo, Reinder Nummerdor
Reinder Nummerdor
Reinder Aart Nummerdor is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000....

, Sander Olsthoorn, Joppe Paulides, Richard Schuil
Richard Schuil
Richard Schuil is a beach volleyball player from the Netherlands. He is a former volleyball player, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia...

, and Jeroen Trommel
Jeroen Trommel
Jeroen Paul Trommel is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he finished in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team....

. Head Coach: Bert Goedkoop
Bert Goedkoop
Bert Goedkoop is a Dutch volleyball player and coach. Among his accomplishments, he was head coach of the 2001 Dutch national men's team when it took 7th at the World League finals in Katowice and head coach of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team when it took the 1995 European...

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2003
2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship
The 2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...

in Berlin, Germany — 6th place

Rob Bontje
Rob Bontje
Johannes Cornelius Bontje is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team.-References:...

, Kay van Dijk
Kay van Dijk
Kay van Dijk is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team....

, Dirk-Jan van Gendt
Dirk-Jan van Gendt
Hendrik Theodorus Petrus van Gendt is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team.He currently plays for the Moerser Sportclub .-References:...

, Nico Freriks
Nico Freriks
Nico Petrus Johannes Freriks is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team. Freriks was named Best Setter at the 2004 Men's Volleyball Olympic...

, Mike van de Goor
Mike van de Goor
Mike Willem Frank van de Goor is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996...

, Guido Görtzen
Guido Görtzen
Guido Görtzen is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold medal with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals Italy in the final .-References:...

, Marko Klok
Marko Klok
Marko Klok is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain...

, Allan van de Loo, Reinder Nummerdor
Reinder Nummerdor
Reinder Aart Nummerdor is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000....

, Joppe Paulides, Richard Schuil
Richard Schuil
Richard Schuil is a beach volleyball player from the Netherlands. He is a former volleyball player, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia...

, and Jeroen Trommel
Jeroen Trommel
Jeroen Paul Trommel is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he finished in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team....

. Head Coach: Bert Goedkoop
Bert Goedkoop
Bert Goedkoop is a Dutch volleyball player and coach. Among his accomplishments, he was head coach of the 2001 Dutch national men's team when it took 7th at the World League finals in Katowice and head coach of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team when it took the 1995 European...

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2005 in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

and Rome, Italy — 11th place

Rob Bontje
Rob Bontje
Johannes Cornelius Bontje is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team.-References:...

, Kay van Dijk
Kay van Dijk
Kay van Dijk is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team....

, Dirk-Jan van Gendt
Dirk-Jan van Gendt
Hendrik Theodorus Petrus van Gendt is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team.He currently plays for the Moerser Sportclub .-References:...

, Robert Horstink
Robert Horstink
Robert Horstink is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...

, Marko Klok
Marko Klok
Marko Klok is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain...

, Wytze Kooistra, Allan van de Loo, Jelte Maan, Joppe Paulides, Kars van Tarel, Jeroen Trommel
Jeroen Trommel
Jeroen Paul Trommel is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he finished in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team....

, and Christian van der Wel. Head Coach: Peter Blangé
Peter Blangé
Peter Blangé is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....

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2007
2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship
The 25th Men's European Volleyball Championship was the first continental volleyball competition hosted by Russia. Championship took place from September 6 to September 16, 2007, and was won by Spain.-Teams:Pool A – Saint Petersburg...

in St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia — 7th place

Rob Bontje
Rob Bontje
Johannes Cornelius Bontje is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team.-References:...

, Dirk-Jan van Gendt
Dirk-Jan van Gendt
Hendrik Theodorus Petrus van Gendt is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team.He currently plays for the Moerser Sportclub .-References:...

, Nico Freriks
Nico Freriks
Nico Petrus Johannes Freriks is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team. Freriks was named Best Setter at the 2004 Men's Volleyball Olympic...

, Robert Horstink
Robert Horstink
Robert Horstink is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...

, Jairo Hooi, Marko Klok
Marko Klok
Marko Klok is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain...

, Wytze Kooistra, Michael Olieman, Jeroen Rauwerdink, Jan-Willem Snippe, Jeroen Trommel
Jeroen Trommel
Jeroen Paul Trommel is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he finished in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team....

, and Christian van der Wel. Head Coach: Peter Blangé
Peter Blangé
Peter Blangé is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....

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