HC Klein Zwitserland
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HC Klein Zwitserland is a field hockey
club from The Hague
, Netherlands
, which was founded on September 20, 1908. With 1.591 members – as of January 1, 2006 – it is the tenth club in the Netherlands
. Although the club was officially founded in 1908, HCKZ is the result of a fusion in 1974 between HHIJC (Haagsche Hockey en IJshockeyclub) and TOGO (Tot Ons Genoegen Opgericht).
The first men's team of HC Klein Zwitserland ruled the Dutch league in the late 1970s and early 1980s, collecting a record number of titles: eight in a row (1977–1984). The first women's team returned to the top tier ("Hoofdklasse"), in 2001 with the help of Australia
's superstar Alyson Annan
.
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...
club from The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, 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...
, which was founded on September 20, 1908. With 1.591 members – as of January 1, 2006 – it is the tenth club in 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...
. Although the club was officially founded in 1908, HCKZ is the result of a fusion in 1974 between HHIJC (Haagsche Hockey en IJshockeyclub) and TOGO (Tot Ons Genoegen Opgericht).
The first men's team of HC Klein Zwitserland ruled the Dutch league in the late 1970s and early 1980s, collecting a record number of titles: eight in a row (1977–1984). The first women's team returned to the top tier ("Hoofdklasse"), in 2001 with the help of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
's superstar Alyson Annan
Alyson Annan
Alyson Regina Annan OAM in Wentworthville, New South Wales is a former field hockey player from Australia, who earned a total number of 228 international caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored 166 goals....
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Notable players from HCKZ
- Jan AlbersJan AlbersJan Albers is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played for the Dutch Men's National Field Hockey Squad, EMHC, HC Tilburg and HC Klein Zwitserland....
- Alyson AnnanAlyson AnnanAlyson Regina Annan OAM in Wentworthville, New South Wales is a former field hockey player from Australia, who earned a total number of 228 international caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored 166 goals....
Australia - Naomi van As
- Tjeerd BorstlapTjeerd BorstlapTjeerd Borstlap is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands, who played eight international matches for the Dutch National Men's Team in the years 1978–1979. He played club hockey for the hockey club HC Klein Zwitserland from Den Haag.-References:...
- Edo BumaEdo BumaEdo Buma is a Dutch field hockey player.He played for the Dutch hockey team HC Klein Zwitserland.-References:...
- Jaap-Derk BumaJaap-Derk BumaJaap-Derk Buma is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 143 international matches for the Netherlands, in which he scored nineteen goals. The striker made his debut for the Dutch on 5 November 1994 in a match against Belgium...
- Maurits CrucqMaurits CrucqMaurits Bourgon Crucq is a former field hockey defender from the Netherlands, who played 132 international matches for the Men's National Team, in which he scored eleven goals. A player from HC Klein Zwitserland, Crucq twice won an Olympic medal: bronze in 1988 and gold in 1996.-References:*...
- Geert-Jan DerikxGeert-Jan DerikxGeert-Jan Marie Derikx is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....
- Laurence DochertyLaurence DochertyLaurence Docherty is a Dutch field hockey player of Scottish origin.Docherty applied for the Dutch nationality in an attempt to play for the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
Kingdom of Scotland - Thijs de GreeffThijs de GreeffThijs de Greeff is a Dutch field hockey player, who made his debut for the Men's National Team in 2005. He plays club hockey for HC Klein Zwitserland in Den Haag and Bangalore Lions of the Premier Hockey League.-References:*...
- Maarten van GrimbergenMaarten van GrimbergenMaarten Albert van Grimbergen is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands, who played a total number of 145 international matches for the Dutch Men's Nation Team, in which he scored 36 goals. The striker made his debut in 1980, and played club hockey for Eindhovense Mixed Hockey Club and...
- Femke KooijmanFemke KooijmanFemke Kooijman is a retired Dutch field hockey player, who played for the Dutch hockey team HC Klein Zwitserland and the Netherlands women's national field hockey team. She earned a total number of 42 caps from 2002 to 2004.-References:...
- Hans KruizeHans KruizeHans Tjebbe Kruize is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics: in Montreal and in Los Angeles . He ended up in fourth and in sixth place with the Dutch National Men's Team...
- Hidde KruizeHidde KruizeJan Hidde Kruize is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics: in Los Angeles and in Seoul...
- Roepie KruizeRoepie KruizeJan Hendrik "Roepie" Kruize is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who was one of the Netherlands's most famous players in the years following World War II...
- Ties KruizeTies KruizeTies Kruize is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands, who represented Holland at the Summer Olympics of 1972, 1976, and 1984...
- Ron SteensRon SteensRonaldus Franciscus Johannes Steens is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch National Team that finished sixth in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California...
- Tim SteensTim SteensTimotheus Bernardus Steens is a former Dutch field hockey player, who earned a total number of 162 caps, scoring 12 goals for the Netherlands national field hockey team in the 1970s and 1980s....
- Taeke TaekemaTaeke TaekemaTaeke Wiebe Doekes Taekema is a Dutch field hockey player and drag flicker who won the silver medal with the national squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
- Leonoor VoskampLeonoor VoskampLeonoor Voskamp is a Dutch field hockey player, who made her debut for the Dutch National Women's Team on June 20, 2003 during a six-nations tournament in Busan, South Korea. She played for the Dutch hockey club HC Klein Zwitserland from The Hague.-References:...
- Rochus WestbroekRochus WestbroekRochus Westbroek is a Dutch field hockey player.He played for the Dutch hockey team HC Klein Zwitserland.-References:...
- Eveline de HaanEveline de HaanEveline de Haan is a Dutch field hockey player who plays for HC Klein Zwitserland. De Haan was a member of the Holland squad that became World Champion at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup. She earned a total number of 30 caps for the national team.-References:*...
- Sander DreesmannSander DreesmannSander Dreesmann is a Dutch field hockey player.He played for the Dutch hockey team HC Klein Zwitserland.-External links:*...
- Egbert HoEgbert HoEgbert Ho is a former field hockey midfielder from the Netherlands, who earned a total number of sixteen caps for the Dutch national team in 2004 under coach Terry Walsh. Ho played club hockey for HC Klein Zwitserland in Den Haag....
- Dilip TirkeyDilip TirkeyDilip Tirkey hailing from Sundargarh, Orissa is a former Indian hockey player and his playing position was of full back. He was best known for his penalty corner hit. Dilip was one of the most difficult defenders to beat in the world...
India - Gagan Ajit SinghGagan Ajit SinghGagan Ajit Singh is a field hockey striker from India, whose father Ajit Singh played for the national team at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. He is a nephew of Harmik Singh...
India