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Dutch field hockey player (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bob de Voogd (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɔb də ˈvoːxt]; born 16 September 1988) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Belgian club Braxgata.[3]
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De Voogd at the 2016 Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
16 September 1988 Helmond, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Braxgata | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | HMHC | ||
| 1999– | Helmond | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2004 | Helmond | ||
| 2004–2007 | Den Bosch | ||
| 2007–2016 | Oranje Zwart | ||
| 2016–2019 | Oranje-Rood | ||
| 2019–present | Braxgata | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2009–2020 | Netherlands | 146 | (35) |
| Last updated on: 4 April 2022 | |||
He was included to the national team in 2009 and won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics, placing fourth in 2016.[4][2]
De Voogd started playing hockey at his local hockey club HMHC in Helmond. After the club merged with another Helmond club he started playing for the newly formed club, HC Helmond. He played there until 2004 when he transferred to Den Bosch to play in the highest division of Dutch field hockey. In 2007, he transferred to Oranje Zwart. After Oranje Zwart merged in 2016 with EMHC he started playing for the newly formed club HC Oranje-Rood.[5] In January 2019, he agreed to play for Braxgata in Belgium from the 2019–20 season onwards.[6]
De Voogd broke his jaw during a friendly match against Pakistan in June 2012, but recovered for the 2012 Olympics. Next year he missed four months of competitions, including the European Championships, because of a foot injury. He was not selected for the 2014 World Championships.[4] However, he did play in the 2018 World Cup, where they won the silver medal. In January 2020, he was dropped from the national team's training squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]
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Netherlands
Oranje Zwart[6]
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