Netherlands women's national handball team

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

Netherlands
Information
NicknameOranje Dames
AssociationNederlands Handbal Verbond
CoachPer Johansson
Assistant coachRicardo Clarijs
Auke Klarenbeek
CaptainDanick Snelder
Most capsLaura Robben (320)
Most goalsOlga Assink (954)
Colours
Home
Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances2 (First in 2016)
Best result4th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1971)
Best result 1st (2019)
European Championship
Appearances8 (First in 1998)
Best result 2nd (2016)
Last updated on Unknown.
Netherlands women's national handball team
Medal record
World Championship
2019 Japan
2015 Denmark
2017 Germany
European Championship
2016 Sweden
2018 France

Results
CompetitionTotal
Olympic Games 0000
World Championship 1113
European Championship 0112
Total1225

Olympic Games
Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/-
20164th8224216218−2
20205th6402191175+16
Total2/1214626407393+14

World Championship

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 +/–
1957Did not enter
1962
1965
19718th41033146−15
197312th50053381−48
1975Did not qualify
19789th51048797−10
1982Did not qualify
198610th7205127163−36
1990Did not qualify
1993
1995
1997
199910th6402140127+13
200116th6114138144−6
2003Did not qualify
20055th9612262242+20
2007Did not qualify
2009
201115th6204186176+10
201313th6204170150+20
20152nd 9711298217+81
20173rd 9612252214+38
20191st 10703328280+48
20219th6411270145+125
2023TBD
2025Qualified as co-host
2027TBD
Total14/28884354023222082+240

European Championship

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

Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/–
1994Did not qualify
1996
199810th6105126153−27
2000Did not qualify
200214th30037380−7
2004Did not qualify
200615th30036584−19
2008Did not qualify
20108th6204131145−14
2012Withdrawn
20147th6213161158+3
20162nd 8602227201+26
20183rd 8602207196+11
20206th7304193196−3
2022Qualified
2024TBD
2026
2028
Total9/18472012611831213–30

Other tournaments
Netherlands during a friendly match against Sweden in 2016

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Monique Tijsterman

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
6 RB Laura van der Heijden (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 1.72 m 233 710 Borussia Dortmund
7 RW Debbie Bont (1990-12-09) 9 December 1990 1.75 m 190 375 Metz Handball
8 LB Lois Abbingh (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 1.77 m 172 782 Odense Håndbold
9 CB Larissa Nusser (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 1.75 m 38 40 København Håndbold
10 P Danick Snelder (1990-05-22) 22 May 1990 1.78 m 194 467 SG BBM Bietigheim
11 CB Lynn Knippenborg (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 1.75 m 104 128 Neckarsulmer SU
12 LW Bo van Wetering (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 1.72 m 38 98 Odense Håndbold
18 LB Kelly Dulfer (1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 1.85 m 132 180 SG BBM Bietigheim
19 P Merel Freriks (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 1.75 m 51 63 Borussia Dortmund
20 LB Inger Smits (1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 1.79 m 49 71 SG BBM Bietigheim
22 LW Zoë Sprengers (2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 1.67 m 6 8 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
26 RW Angela Malestein (1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 1.70 m 166 392 FTC Rail-Cargo Hungaria
31 RW Kelly Vollebregt (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 1.65 m 9 13 Odense Håndbold
33 GK Tess Wester (1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 1.78 m 129 10 CSM București
38 GK Yara ten Holte (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 1.75 m 3 0 Borussia Dortmund
48 RB Dione Housheer (1999-09-26) 26 September 1999 1.80 m 42 91 Odense Håndbold
79 LB Estavana Polman (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 1.73 m 134 488 Team Esbjerg

Extended squad

Players who have been called up in the 35-player squad.

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
15 LW Lynn Molenaar (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 1.70 m 0 0 Füchse Berlin
16 P Tamara Haggerty (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 1.78 m 6 0 IK Sävehof
25 LW Djazzmin Trabelsi (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989 1.58 m 0 0 Füchse Berlin
27 LW Sarah Dekker (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 1.78 m 0 0 HSG Bensheim-Auerbach
28 P Nikita van der Vliet (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 1.73 m 11 8 Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
29 LB Kim Molenaar (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 1.78 m 0 0 VOC Amsterdam
32 LB Myrthe Schoenaker (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 1.76 m 16 19 HSG Bensheim-Auerbach
34 LW Anouk Nieuwenweg (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 1.75 m 8 19 Neckarsulmer SU
37 RW Britt van der Baan (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 1.70 m 0 0 TuS Metzingen
39 RB Tessa van Zijl (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 1.72 m 5 9 Borussia Dortmund
40 GK Bianca Shanssema (2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 1.89 m 0 0 HV Quintus
42 LB Harma van Kreij (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 1.75 m 6 5 RK Krim
44 CB Maxime Struijs (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 1.74 m 4 3 HSG Bad Wildungen
45 P Jill Kooij (1996-04-30) 30 April 1996 1.74 m 0 0 Neckarsulmer SU
47 LW Pipy Wolfs (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 1.72 m 0 0 VOC Amsterdam

Coaching staff
RoleNameStart date
Head coach Per Johansson February 2022
Assistant coach Ricardo Clarijs September 2021
Team Leader Maike Willems September 2019
Physiotherapist Rinke van den Brink September 2021

Notable players
MVP
Top Scorer
  • Lois Abbingh (left back) with 71 goals, 2019 World Championship
All-Star Team members
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)[3]
  • Per Johansson (2022–present)[4]

Individual all-time records
  Still active players are highlighted

References
  1. "Definitieve selectie Handbaldames WK-voorbereiding bekendgemaakt" (in Dutch). Netherlands Handball Association. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. "Team Roster Netherlands" (PDF). ihf.info. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. "Monique Tijsterman no longer national handball women's coach | Sport". Netherlands News Live. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. "Zweed Johansson (53) nieuwe bondscoach Nederlandse handbalvrouwen". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. "TEAM ROSTER – NETHERLANDS" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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