Rob Gerard Marie Derikx (born 25 August 1982 in Den Bosch, North Brabant) is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
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Full name | Rob Gerard Marie Derikx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
(1982-08-25) 25 August 1982 (age 40) 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Den Bosch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2008 | Netherlands | 174 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The midfielder made his debut on April 18, 2001 in a friendly match against Germany: where the score was 2-3. He played for Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club in the Dutch League (Hoofdklasse), after a long time spell with HC Den Bosch. His older brother Geert-Jan is also a member of the Dutch field hockey squad. In 2003 he was nominated by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for the Talent of the Year Award.
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