Stephan Veen
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Stephan Patrick Veen is a retired field hockey
forward and midfielder from The Netherlands, who twice became olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in 1996
and in 2000
.
Veen made his debut for the Dutch on 14 January 1989 against Malaysia, and played his last match for the national side in the Olympic final in Sydney
. There he scored three goals and converted the decisive penalty stroke against South Korea
. Veen is married to a former field hockey international, Suzan van der Wielen.
Twice (1998 and 2000) Veen was named World Hockey Player of the Year by the International Hockey Federation
(FIH). His father Sietze is a former football (soccer) player, who's the chairman of soccer club De Graafschap
from Doetinchem
, since 2004.
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...
forward and midfielder from The Netherlands, who twice became olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in 1996
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
and in 2000
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
.
Veen made his debut for the Dutch on 14 January 1989 against Malaysia, and played his last match for the national side in the Olympic final in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. There he scored three goals and converted the decisive penalty stroke against South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. Veen is married to a former field hockey international, Suzan van der Wielen.
Twice (1998 and 2000) Veen was named World Hockey Player of the Year by the International Hockey Federation
International Hockey Federation
The International Field Hockey Federation is the global governing body of field hockey...
(FIH). His father Sietze is a former football (soccer) player, who's the chairman of soccer club De Graafschap
De Graafschap
De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000...
from Doetinchem
Doetinchem
Doetinchem is a city and municipality in the east of the Netherlands. It is situated along the Oude IJssel river in a part of the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek . The municipality has 56,700 inhabitants and has an area of 79.66 km²...
, since 2004.