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Billy Pierre Bakker (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɪli bɑkər]; born 23 November 1988) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a midfielder or forward for the Dutch national team.

Billy Bakker
Bakker in 2015
Personal information
Full name Billy Pierre Bakker
Born (1988-11-23) 23 November 1988 (age 33)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Youth career
1995–1999 Randwijck
1999–2007 Amsterdam
Senior career
Years Team
2007–2021 Amsterdam
2017 Kalinga Lancers
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2021 Netherlands 236 (65)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
2012 LondonTeam
World Cup
2014 The Hague
2018 Bhubaneswar
2010 New Delhi
EuroHockey Championship
2015 London
2017 Amstelveen
2021 Amstelveen
2011 Mönchengladbach
2013 Boom
2019 Antwerp
Champions Trophy
2012 Melbourne
2010 Mönchengladbach
2011 Auckland
Hockey World League
2012–13 New DelhiTeam

Bakker scored a total of 65 goals in 236 appearances for the national team from 2009 until 2021.[1]


Club career


Bakker started playing hockey at age six at Randwijck.[2] When he was 10 years old he moved to Amsterdam, where he made his debut in the first senior team in 2007. In 2012 he became the captain of the team. He won the Dutch national title in 2010–11 and 2011–12. In 2017 he played a season in the Hockey India League for the Kalinga Lancers, where they won the title.[3]


International career


Bakker made his debut for the national team on 28 November 2009 at the 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament, winning a silver medal.[4][5] He was the captain of the Dutch national team at the 2018 World Cup, where they won the silver medal. In 2017 and 2018, Bakker was nominated for the FIH Player of the Year Award.[6] After the 2020 Summer Olympics he announced his retirement from the national team.[7]


Honours



Club


Amsterdam
Kalinga Lancers

International


Netherlands

References


  1. "Interlandhistorie - KNHB". knhb.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. "Hockey BAKKER Billy - Tokyo 2020 Olympics".
  3. Maresch, Sjoerd (27 August 2021). "Billy Bakker zet een punt achter zijn imposante loopbaan". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. "Men's Hockey: Netherlands". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Billy Bakker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. "Who will win the 2018 Hockey Stars Awards? Vote is open!". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  7. "Hockeyer Billy Bakker (32) zet punt achter lange loopbaan". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.



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На других языках

- [en] Billy Bakker

[fr] Billy Bakker

Billy Bakker, né le 23 novembre 1988 à Amsterdam, est un joueur néerlandais de hockey sur gazon.

[it] Billy Bakker

Billy Bakker (Amstelveen, 23 novembre 1988) è un hockeista su prato olandese.


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