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Netherlands women's national handball team
Medal record
World Championship
European Championship

Netherlands
Netherlands
Information
Nickname	Oranje Dames
Association	Nederlands Handbal Verbond
Coach	Per Johansson
Assistant coach	Ricardo Clarijs
Most caps	Laura Robben (320)
Most goals	Olga Assink (954)
Colours
1st	2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	2 (First in 2016)
Best result	4th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances	14 (First in 1971)
Best result	1st (2019)
European Championship
Appearances	9 (First in 1998)
Best result	2nd (2016)
	Last updated on Unknown.

The Netherlands women's national handball team is the national handball team of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Nederlands Handbal Verbond (NHV).

Results edit

Competition				Total
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0
World Championship	1	1	1	3
European Championship	0	1	1	2
Total	1	2	2	5

Olympic Games edit

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/-
2016	4th	8	2	2	4	216	218	−2
2020	5th	6	4	0	2	191	175	+16
2024	Qualified
Total	3/13	14	6	2	6	407	393	+14

World Championship edit

Since their first appearance in 1971, The Netherlands has participated in twelve World Championship. They were crowned world champions for the first time in 2019 after beating Spain (30–29) in the final.

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/–
1957	did not enter
1962
1965
1971	8th	4	1	0	3	31	46	−15
1973	12th	5	0	0	5	33	81	−48
1975	did not qualify
1978	9th	5	1	0	4	87	97	−10
1982	did not qualify
1986	10th	7	2	0	5	127	163	−36
1990	did not qualify
1993
1995
1997
1999	10th	6	4	0	2	140	127	+13
2001	16th	6	1	1	4	138	144	−6
2003	did not qualify
2005	5th	9	6	1	2	262	242	+20
2007	did not qualify
2009	did not qualify
2011	15th	6	2	0	4	186	176	+10
2013	13th	6	2	0	4	170	150	+20
2015	2nd	9	7	1	1	298	217	+81
2017	3rd	9	6	1	2	252	214	+38
2019	1st	10	7	0	3	328	280	+48
2021	9th	6	4	1	1	270	145	+125
2023	5th	9	8	0	1	289	216	+83
2025	Qualified as co-host
2027	TBD
2029
2031
Total	14/30	97	51	5	41	2621	2298	+323

European Championship edit

Since their first appearance in 1998, The Netherlands has participated in seven European Championship.

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/–
1994	did not qualify
1996	did not qualify
1998	10th	6	1	0	5	126	153	−27
2000	did not qualify
2002	14th	3	0	0	3	73	80	−7
2004	did not qualify
2006	15th	3	0	0	3	65	84	−19
2008	did not qualify
2010	8th	6	2	0	4	131	145	−14
2012	Withdrawn
2014	7th	6	2	1	3	161	158	+3
2016	2nd	8	6	0	2	227	201	+26
2018	3rd	8	6	0	2	207	196	+11
2020	6th	7	3	0	4	193	196	−3
2022	6th	7	3	1	3	214	196	+18
2024	Qualified
2026	TBD
2028	TBD
Total	10/18	54	23	2	29	1397	1409	–12

Other tournaments edit

Netherlands during a friendly match against Sweden in 2016

Carpathian Trophy 2004 – Third place
Holland Handball Tournament 2006 – Fifth place
Carpathian Trophy 2016 – Third place

Team edit

Current squad edit

Roster for the 2024 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament.^[1]^[2]

Head coach: Per Johansson

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
6	RB	Laura van der Heijden	(1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 (age 33)	1.72 m	272	833	Chambray Touraine Handball
8	LB	Lois Abbingh	(1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 31)	1.77 m	199	836	Vipers Kristiansand
9	CB	Larissa Nüsser	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 24)	1.75 m	61	98	Odense Håndbold
12	LW	Bo van Wetering	(1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 24)	1.72 m	79	257	Odense Håndbold
16	P	Tamara Haggerty	(1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 27)	1.78 m	17	17	DVSC Schaeffler
17	LB	Kim Molenaar	(2002-04-28) 28 April 2002 (age 21)	1.77 m	19	16	København Håndbold
18	LB	Kelly Dulfer	(1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 (age 30)	1.85 m	175	284	SG BBM Bietigheim
20	CB	Inger Smits	(1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 (age 29)	1.79 m	89	156	SG BBM Bietigheim
22	LW	Zoë Sprengers	(2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 24)	1.66 m	41	66	Borussia Dortmund
26	RW	Angela Malestein	(1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 (age 31)	1.70 m	199	571	Ferencvárosi TC
30	GK	Rinka Duijndam	(1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 26)	1.78 m	76	1	Győri Audi ETO KC
38	GK	Yara ten Holte	(1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 24)	1.75 m	40	4	Odense Håndbold
44	P	Nikita van der Vliet	(2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 24)	1.71 m	38	58	Odense Håndbold
46	RW	Nathalie Hendrikse	(1995-04-04) 4 April 1995 (age 29)	1.68 m	2	2	Thüringer HC
48	RB	Dione Housheer	(1999-09-26) 26 September 1999 (age 24)	1.80 m	80	218	Odense Håndbold
79	CB	Estavana Polman	(1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 31)	1.73 m	177	613	CS Rapid București

Extended squad edit

Players who have been called up in the extended squad for the 2024 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament.^[3]

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
1	GK	Nikki van der Vorst	(2006-06-20) 20 June 2006 (age 17)	1.79 m	1	1	OTTO Workforce/VOC Amsterdam
2	GK	Bianca Schanssema	(2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 (age 19)	1.90 m	3	0	København Håndbold
3	GK	Claudia Rompen	(1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 27)	1.78 m	4	0	Viborg HK
4	RB	Alieke van Maurik	(2005-05-11) 11 May 2005 (age 18)	1.81 m	3	8	OTTO Workforce/VOC Amsterdam
5	LW	Djazzmin Trabelsi	(1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 26)	1.66 m	1	1	Füchse Berlin
11	P	Pipy Wolfs	(2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 (age 21)	1.60 m	16	6	CB Elche
13	P	Yvette Broch	(1990-12-23) 23 December 1990 (age 33)	1.85 m	129	319	Győri Audi ETO KC
14	LB	Judith van der Helm	(2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 19)	1.82 m	0	0	OTTO Workforce/VOC Amsterdam
15	RW	Romé Steverink	(2002-07-22) 22 July 2002 (age 21)	1.73 m	1	0	Molde Elite
21	CB	Daphne Luchies	(2004-05-23) 23 May 2004 (age 19)	1.74 m	3	4	OTTO Workforce/VOC Amsterdam
23	LW	Loïs van Vliet	(2005-08-15) 15 August 2005 (age 18)	1.72 m	5	13	OTTO Workforce/VOC Amsterdam
25	P	Sharon Nooitmeer	(1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 24)	1.78 m	1	3	Neckarsulmer SU
31	RW	Kelly Vollebregt	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)	1.67 m	33	62	Neptunes de Nantes
33	GK	Tess Lieder	(1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 30)	1.78 m	148	12	Borussia Dortmund
34	RB	Anouk Nieuwenweg	(1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 27)	1.75 m	9	19	HSG Bad Wildungen
39	RB	Tessa van Zijl	(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 27)	1.72 m	7	12	CB Elche
42	LB	Harma van Kreij	(1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 30)	1.75 m	18	11	Borussia Dortmund

Coaching staff edit

Role	Name	Start date
Head coach	Per Johansson	February 2022
Assistant coach	Ricardo Clarijs	September 2021
Goalkeeping coach	Jasmina Janković	September 2022
Team Leader	Maike Willems	September 2019
Physiotherapist	Rinke van den Brink	September 2021

Notable players edit

MVP

Nycke Groot (centre back), 2016 European Championship
Estavana Polman (centre back), 2019 World Championship

Top Scorer

Lois Abbingh (left back) with 71 goals, 2019 World Championship

All-Star Team members

Pearl van der Wissel (left back), 2005 World Championship
Tess Wester (goalkeeper), 2015 World Championship, 2019 World Championship
Nycke Groot (centre back), 2016 European Championship
Lois Abbingh (left back), 2017 World Championship
Yvette Broch (line player), 2016 European Championship, 2017 World Championship
Kelly Dulfer (defender), 2018 European Championship
Estavana Polman (centre back), 2019 World Championship

Coaches

Toon Wijdeveld (1956–1957)
Paul Broere (1960)
Jan Kloen (1961–1966, 1968)
Jaroslav Mráz (1968–1971)
Jo Gerris (1971–1973)
Jan Alma (1973–1974)
Heinz Henneberg (1974–1975)
George van Noesel (1975–1976)
Jan Alma (1976–1978)
Simon Flendrie (1979)
Ilona Venema-Ignácz (1979–1981)
Jan Kecskeméthy (1982–1986)
Jan Tuik (1986)
Ton van Linder (1987–1990)
Bert Bouwer (1990–2003)
Kari Aagaard (2003)
Olaf Schimpf (2003–2004)
Sjors Röttger (2004–2008)
Henk Groener (2009–2016)
Helle Thomsen (2016–2018)
Emmanuel Mayonnade (2019–2021)
Monique Tijsterman (2021)^[4]
Per Johansson (2022–present)^[5]

Individual all-time records edit

Still active players are highlighted

Most matches played edit

Total number of matches played for the senior national team.^[6]

#	Player	Matches	Goals
1	Laura Robben	320	10
2	Diane Lamein	302	632
3	Laura van der Heijden	263	810
4	Monique Feijen	246	591
5	Carla Kleintjens	225	756
6	Pearl van der Wissel	217	560
7	Diane Roelofsen	212	300
8	Natasja Burgers	209	559
9	Olga Assink	203	954
10	Marieke van der Wal	196	0

Last updated: 4 November 2021

Most goals scored edit

Total number of goals scored in official matches only.^[6]

#	Player	Goals	Matches	Average
1	Olga Assink	954	203	4.69
2	Lois Abbingh	813	188	4.32
3	Carla Kleintjens	756	225	3.36
4	Laura van der Heijden	810	263	3.07
5	Saskia Mulder	627	176	3.56
6	Diane Lamein	623	302	2.06
7	Estavana Polman	592	171	3.46
8	Monique Feijen	591	246	2.40
9	Pearl van der Wissel	560	221	2.58
10	Natasja Burgers	559	209	2.67

Last updated: 4 November 2021

References edit

^ "Jong talent Loïs van Vliet toegevoegd aan WK-selectie". handbal.nl (in Dutch). 24 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "Team roster: Netherlands" (PDF). ihf.info. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ "Officials squad lists" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ "Monique Tijsterman no longer national handball women's coach | Sport". Netherlands News Live. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ "Zweed Johansson (53) nieuwe bondscoach Nederlandse handbalvrouwen". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "TEAM ROSTER – NETHERLANDS" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.