TEAM COMPOSITION

NED / Netherlands

Team manager	Jan Koehorst
Coach	Edwin Benne
Assistant coach	Henk Jan Held
Doctor	Maikel van Wijk
Physiotherapist	Alexander van Meijbeek

	No.	Name	Lastname	Shirt Name	Birthdate	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	Club
	1	Nimir	Abdel-aziz	Nimir	05.02.1992	201	86	356	340	Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
	2	Nico	Freriks	Freriks	22.12.1981	193	86	332	314	Moerser SC
	3	Daan	van Haarlem	van Haarlem	15.03.1989	198	90	332	320	FirmX Orion
	4	Thijs	Ter Horst	ter Horst	18.09.1991	204	90	360	344	Marmi Lanza Verona
	5	Jelte	Maan	Maan	19.03.1986	190	83	330	306	Noliko Maaseik
	6	Humphrey	Krolis	Krolis	13.07.1984	194	93	340	320	Paris Volley
L	7	Gijs	Jorna	Jorna	30.05.1989	195	85	340	310	Topvolley Precura Antwerpen
	8	Bas	van Bemmelen	van Bemmelen	18.08.1989	207	87	350	336	TV Buhl
	9	Ewoud	Gommans	Gommans	17.11.1990	202	88	340	320	Moerser SC
	10	Jeroen	Rauwerdink	Rauwerdink	13.09.1985	200	93	350	320	Andreoli Latina
	11	Floris	van Rekom	v. Rekom	08.05.1991	198	84	352	332	Draisma Dynamo
	12	Wytze	Kooistra	Kooistra	03.06.1982	209	102	360	340	Skry Belchatow
	13	Maarten	van Garderen	van Garderen	24.01.1990	200	88	359	338	Volley Corigliano
	14	Niels	Klapwijk	Klapwijk	19.09.1985	200	92	350	320	Vibo Valentia
	15	Thomas	Koelewijn	Koelewijn	18.12.1988	207	100	360	348	Topvolley Precura Antwerpen
	16	Robin	Overbeeke	Overbeeke	21.03.1989	197	85	347	328	Euphony Asse-Lennik
C	17	Johannes Cornelius	Bontje	Bontje	12.05.1981	206	94	366	340	Jastrzebski Wegiel
L	18	Robbert	Andringa	Andringa	28.04.1990	194	78	330	310	Abiant/Lycurgus
	19	Jasper	Diefenbach	Diefenbach	07.03.1988	195	93	340	320	Langhenkel Orion
	20	Sjoerd	Hoogendoorn	Hoogendoorn	17.02.1991	196	80	340	320	Draisma Dynamo

C=Captain L=Libero

Team profile

In 2009, after a six-year absence, The Netherlands played in the FIVB World League finishing twelfth in the final ranking. It was a good learning experience for the young team who went on to win five out of the 12 matches in the competition the following year.

The Netherlands has a rich history of men’s volleyball having won gold at the1996 Olympic Games and World League in addition to five silver medals and a bronze. They sit ninth on the overall honours ladder behind Russia, Brazil, Italy, Cuba, USA, Serbia, the Czech Republic and Poland.

In 2011 they participated in the European League for the first time in three years though they fell short of making the final four with a fifth place finish. Under their new coach Edwin Benne, the team started the 2012 year with a young roster and won the European League in spite of some injuries to experienced players.

Coach profile

Edwin Benne began coaching in 1997 after an illustrious career as a volleyball player. In 1999 he took over the Omniworld club, moving into his current role as coach of the men's national team in 2011. Under his leadership the team took home gold at the European League last year.

As a player, Benne was first selected for the national team in 1984. His international career spanned nine years during which time he received 382 caps and represented his country in two Olympic Games. He was part of the team that achieved fifth place at the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and on the team that won silver in Barcelona four years later. Benne also contributed to The Netherlands’ second place win at the 1990 World League and the 1993 European League. He has also played for clubs in The Netherlands, Germany, Turkey, France, Japan and Italy.