Netherlands women's national handball team

Netherlands Netherlands
Information
NicknameOranje Dames
AssociationNederlands Handbal Verbond
CoachHenrik Signell
CaptainLois Abbingh
Most capsLaura Robben (320)
Most goalsOlga Assink (954)
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances3 (First in 2016)
Best result4th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1971)
Best result 1st (2019)
European Championship
Appearances9 (First in 1998)
Best result 2nd (2016)
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Netherlands women's national handball team
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2015 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Germany
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2018 France

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

Competitive record

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Olympic Games

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Year Position GP W D L GS GA GD
Canada 1976 Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016 4th 8 2 2 4 216 218 −2
Japan 2020 5th 6 4 0 2 191 175 +16
France 2024 5th 6 4 0 2 177 166 +11
Total 3/13 20 10 2 8 584 559 +25

World Championship

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Year Position GP W D L GS GA GD
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1957 Did not enter
Romania 1962
West Germany 1965
Netherlands 1971 8th 4 1 0 3 31 46 −15
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1973 12th 5 0 0 5 33 81 −48
Soviet Union 1975 Did not qualify
Czechoslovakia 1978 9th 5 1 0 4 87 97 −10
Hungary 1982 Did not qualify
Netherlands 1986 10th 7 2 0 5 127 163 −36
South Korea 1990 Did not qualify
Norway 1993
AustriaHungary 1995
Germany 1997
DenmarkNorway 1999 10th 6 4 0 2 140 127 +13
Italy 2001 16th 6 1 1 4 138 144 −6
Croatia 2003 Did not qualify
Russia 2005 5th 9 6 1 2 262 242 +20
France 2007 Did not qualify
China 2009
Brazil 2011 15th 6 2 0 4 186 176 +10
Serbia 2013 13th 6 2 0 4 170 150 +20
Denmark 2015 2nd 9 7 1 1 298 217 +81
Germany 2017 3rd 9 6 1 2 252 214 +38
Japan 2019 1st 10 7 0 3 328 280 +48
Spain 2021 9th 6 4 1 1 270 145 +125
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2023 5th 9 8 0 1 289 216 +83
GermanyNetherlands 2025 Qualified as co-host
Hungary 2027 TBD
Spain 2029
Czech RepublicPoland 2031
Total 14/30 97 51 5 41 2621 2298 +323

European Championship

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Year Position GP W D L GS GA GD
Germany 1994 Did not qualify
Denmark 1996
Netherlands 1998 10th 6 1 0 5 126 153 −27
Romania 2000 Did not qualify
Denmark 2002 14th 3 0 0 3 73 80 −7
Hungary 2004 Did not qualify
Sweden 2006 15th 3 0 0 3 65 84 −19
North Macedonia 2008 Did not qualify
DenmarkNorway 2010 8th 6 2 0 4 131 145 −14
Serbia 2012 Withdrew
HungaryCroatia 2014 7th 6 2 1 3 161 158 +3
Sweden 2016 2nd 8 6 0 2 227 201 +26
France 2018 3rd 8 6 0 2 207 196 +11
DenmarkNorway 2020 6th 7 3 0 4 193 196 −3
SloveniaNorth MacedoniaMontenegro 2022 6th 7 3 1 3 214 196 +18
AustriaHungarySwitzerland 2024 Qualified
Czech RepublicPolandRomaniaSlovakiaTurkey 2026 TBD
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2028
Total 10/18 54 23 2 29 1397 1409 –12

Other tournaments

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Netherlands during a friendly match against Sweden in 2016

Team

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Current squad

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The squad for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.[1] On 26 November, Laura van der Heijden replaced Alieke van Maurik due to an injury.[2]

Head coach: Sweden Henrik Signell

Caps and goals as of 13 December 2024.

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
6 RB Laura van der Heijden (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 (age 34) 1.73 m 297 875 France Chambray Touraine Handball
8 LB Lois Abbingh (c) (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 32) 1.78 m 227 919 Norway Vipers Kristiansand
9 CB Larissa Nüsser (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 24) 1.75 m 95 177 Norway Vipers Kristiansand
10 LB Isa Ternede (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 23) 1.68 m 12 15 Germany Buxtehuder SV
12 LW Bo van Wetering (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25) 1.71 m 110 363 Hungary Győri ETO KC
14 LB Judith van der Helm (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 19) 1.82 m 27 16 Netherlands OTTO Work Force/VOC Amsterdam
16 P Tamara Haggerty (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 28) 1.78 m 54 42 Hungary DVSC Schaeffler
17 LB Kim Molenaar (2002-04-28) 28 April 2002 (age 22) 1.78 m 43 35 Denmark København Håndbold
19 P Merel Freriks (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 26) 1.75 m 97 179 Norway Vipers Kristiansand
20 CB Inger Smits (1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 (age 30) 1.79 m 109 200 Romania CSM București
22 LW Zoë Sprengers (2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 24) 1.63 m 66 137 Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
24 P Romee Maarschalkerweerd (2004-09-24) 24 September 2004 (age 20) 1.78 m 17 24 Denmark HH Elite
26 RW Angela Malestein (1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 (age 31) 1.73 m 230 718 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
29 RW Sarah Dekker (2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 (age 23) 1.73 m 13 22 Germany HSG Bensheim/Auerbach
30 GK Rinka Duijndam (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 27) 1.78 m 107 4 Romania CS Rapid București
38 GK Yara ten Holte (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 25) 1.75 m 74 4 Denmark Odense Håndbold
48 RB Dione Housheer (1999-09-26) 26 September 1999 (age 25) 1.80 m 109 365 Hungary Győri ETO KC

Coaching staff

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Role Name Start date
Head coach Sweden Henrik Signell 2024
Assistant coach Netherlands Ricardo Clarijs September 2021
Goalkeeping coach Netherlands Jasmina Janković September 2022
Team Leader Netherlands Maike Willems September 2019
Physiotherapist Netherlands Rinke van den Brink September 2021

Notable players

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MVP
Top Scorer
  • Lois Abbingh (left back) with 71 goals, 2019 World Championship
All-Star Team members
Coaches
  • Netherlands Toon Wijdeveld (1956–1957)
  • Netherlands Paul Broere (1960)
  • Netherlands Jan Kloen (1961–1966, 1968)
  • Czech Republic Jaroslav Mráz (1968–1971)
  • Netherlands Jo Gerris (1971–1973)
  • Netherlands Jan Alma (1973–1974)
  • Germany Heinz Henneberg (1974–1975)
  • Netherlands George van Noesel (1975–1976)
  • Netherlands Jan Alma (1976–1978)
  • Netherlands Simon Flendrie (1979)
  • Netherlands Ilona Venema-Ignácz (1979–1981)
  • Slovakia Jan Kecskeméthy (1982–1986)
  • Netherlands Jan Tuik (1986)
  • Netherlands Ton van Linder (1987–1990)
  • Netherlands Bert Bouwer (1990–2003)
  • Norway Kari Aagaard (2003)
  • Germany Olaf Schimpf (2003–2004)
  • Netherlands Sjors Röttger (2004–2008)
  • Netherlands Henk Groener (2009–2016)
  • Denmark Helle Thomsen (2016–2018)
  • France Emmanuel Mayonnade (2019–2021)
  • Netherlands Monique Tijsterman (2021)[3]
  • Netherlands Ricardo Clarijs (2022)
  • Sweden Per Johansson (2022–2024)[4]
  • Sweden Henrik Signell (2024–)

Individual all-time records

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  Still active players are highlighted

References

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  1. ^ "Henrik Signell maakt wedstrijdselectie EK bekend". Nederlands Handbal Verbond. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Laura van der Heijden toegevoegd aan selectie EK Handbal". Nederlands Handbal Verbond. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  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. ^ a b "TEAM ROSTER – NETHERLANDS" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2019.


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