Netherlands men's national handball team

The Netherlands national handball team is the national handball team of Netherlands and is controlled by the Netherlands Handball Association. Unlike the very successful women's team, The Netherlands men's team qualified only once for the World Championships (1961) and twice for the European Championships (2020 & 2022).

Netherlands
Information
NicknameGolden Boys
AssociationNetherlands Handball Association
CoachErlingur Richardsson
Assistant coachEdwin Kippers
CaptainBobby Schagen
Most capsLambert Schuurs (312)
Colours
Home
Away
Results
World Championship
Appearances1 (First in 1961)
Best result11th (1961)
European Championship
Appearances2 (First in 2020)
Best result10th (2022)
Last updated on 27 January 2022.

But the team is steadily closing the gap with the leading European teams. In only their second ever appearance at EHF EURO 2022 the Dutch men's team won three matches and drew one. The Dutch did qualify for the Main round and finished as 10th overall.

Competitive record

World Championship
World Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1938Did not qualify
1954
1958
1961Preliminary round1120021854
1964Did not qualify
1967
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
/ 2019
2021
/ 2023
// 2025Future events
2027
Total1/28–20021854

European Championship
European Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GF GA
1994Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
// 2020Preliminary round17th31028094
/ 2022Main round10th7313200215
2024Future events
// 2026
// 2028
Total2/15–10415280309

Current squad

Squad for the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Erlingur Richardsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Bart Ravensbergen (1993-03-14) 14 March 1993 1.89 m 77 7 HSG Nordhorn-Lingen
3 CB Ivar Stavast (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 1.92 m 16 17 HC Elbflorenz Dresden
4 P Lars Kooij (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 1.99 m 4 1 ASV Hamm-Westfalen
5 LW Rutger ten Velde (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 1.94 m 40 87 TuS Ferndorf
6 LB Niko Blaauw (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 1.90 m 5 2 TBV Lemgo
7 LB Robin Schoenaker (1995-08-23) 23 August 1995 1.97 m 31 8 Sporting Pelt
9 CB Florent Bourget (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 1.85 m 10 17 HV KRAS/Volendam
11 RB Iso Sluijters (1990-07-24) 24 July 1990 1.92 m 93 190 GC Amicitia Zürich
12 CB Luc Steins (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 1.72 m 84 236 Paris Saint-Germain Handball
13 P Samir Benghanem (1993-12-10) 10 December 1993 1.95 m 47 81 Green Park/Aalsmeer
14 RW Bobby Schagen (1990-01-13) 13 January 1990 1.92 m 109 349 TBV Lemgo
17 P Ivo Steins (1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 1.79 m 84 95 KEMBIT/LIONS
22 LB Jasper Adams (1989-07-03) 3 July 1989 2.00 m 96 203 KEMBIT/LIONS
24 LW Jeffrey Boomhouwer (1988-06-15) 15 June 1988 1.80 m 90 217 Bergischer HC
26 GK Dennis Schellekens (1990-08-08) 8 August 1990 1.91 m 32 1 KRAS/Volendam
27 RW Alec Smit (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 1.82 m 43 56 SønderjyskE Håndbold
31 RB Kay Smits (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 1.85 m 62 271 SC Magdeburg
32 LW Tommie Falke (1993-02-08) 8 February 1993 1.83 m 35 94 Sporting Pelt
34 RB Tom Jansen (1998-06-08) 8 June 1998 1.99 m 16 31 TV Grosswallstadt
36 GK Rene de Knegt (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 1.93 m 4 0 Green Park/Aalsmeer
70 GK Thijs van Leeuwen (1987-02-26) 26 February 1987 1.94 m 4 0 Sporting Pelt
77 LB/CB Dani Baijens (1998-05-05) 5 May 1998 1.82 m 55 126 ASV Hamm-Westfalen
80 GK Gerrie Eijlers (1980-05-06) 6 May 1980 1.93 m 121 4 not attached

References
  1. "Richardsson maakt definitieve EK-selectie bekend". heren.handbal.nl. 5 January 2020.
  2. 2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad
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