Glenn Schuurman

Glenn Schuurman (Dutch pronunciation: [glɛn sxyrmɑn]; born 16 April 1991) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Bloemendaal and the Dutch national team.

Glenn Schuurman
Personal information
Born (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991
Boxtel, Netherlands
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Bloemendaal
Youth career
MEP
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2009 MEP
2009– Bloemendaal
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Netherlands 134 (3)
Medal record
Men's Field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
World Cup
2018 Bhubaneswar
EuroHockey Championship
2015 London
2017 Amstelveen
2019 Antwerp
FIH Pro League
2019 Amstelveen
Champions Trophy
2012 Melbourne
2018 Breda
Last updated on: 24 August 2019

He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

He was born in Boxtel in the Netherlands, where he started playing hockey for the local hockey club MEP. In 2009 he transferred to Bloemendaal where he won the Dutch national title in 2010. The defender made his debut for the Dutch national team in 2012 in a friendly match against England. The following tournament, the 2012 Champions Trophy, they finished second and he won his first medal with the national team. At the 2018 Champions Trophy in Breda he played his 100th match for the Dutch national team. In the 2018–19 season, he won his second national title with Bloemendaal by defeating Kampong in the championship final.[2] In June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[3] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[4]

References
  1. "RIO 2016 profile". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. "Oranjefeest in Bloemendaal: hockeyers na negen jaar weer kampioen". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. "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.
  4. "Hockeyers verslaan Duitsland weer en pakken brons". www.ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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