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Netherlands men's national volleyball team

Netherlands
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Nickname(s) Orange Tulips
Orange
Association Nederlandse Volleybal Bond (Nevobo)
Head coach Gido Vermeulen
FIVB ranking 23 (as of August 2016)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 6 (First in 1964)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (1996)
World Championship
Appearances 11 (First in 1949)
Best result 2nd, silver medalist(s) (1994)
European Championship
Appearances 8 (First in 1997)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (1997)
www.volleybal.nl (Dutch)
Netherlands men's national volleyball team
Medal record
Olympics
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1994 Greece
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1997 Eindhoven
Silver medal – second place 1993 Turku
Silver medal – second place 1995 Athens
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Stockholm
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Berlin
World League
Gold medal – first place 1996 Rotterdam
Silver medal – second place 1990 Osaka
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Milan
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1995 Japan

The Netherlands men's national volleyball team represents the Netherlands in FIVB tournaments. Volleyball is the most popular indoor sport in the country, with over 125,000 associates. The team had their most successful phase beginning in the 1990s under coaches Arie Selinger and Joop Alberda, reaching various finals for international tournaments and winning both the Olympic Games and the World League in 1996. Netherlands in World Championship won silver medal 1994 Greece.

Coach: Netherlands Gido Vermeulen

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Netherland national volleyball team.

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Ilionx other sponsors: Lotto, Eilers Sport, Johan Cruyff Foundation, Zilveren Kruis, DELA. Voor Elkaar and BvdGF.


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