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.
1964 in Tokyo, Japan — 8th placeFrank Constandse, Jacques Ewalds, Ron Groenhuyzen, Johannes van der Hoek, Jurjaan Koolen, Jaap Korsloot, Jan Oosterbaan, Dinco van der Stoep, Piet Swieter, Joop Tinkhof, Jacques de Vink, and Hans van Wijnen. Head Coach: —1988 in Seoul, South Korea — 5th placeEdwin Benne, Peter Blangé, Ron Boudrie, Marco Brouwers, Teun Buijs, Rob Grabert, Pieter Jan Leeuwerink, Jan Posthuma, Avital Selinger, Martin Teffer, Ronald Zoodsma and Ron Zwerver. Head Coach: Arie Selinger.1992 in Barcelona, Spain — Silver MedalEdwin Benne, Peter Blangé, Ron Boudrie, Henk-Jan Held, Martin van der Horst, Marko Klok, Olof van der Meulen, Jan Posthuma, Avital Selinger, Martin Teffer, Ronald Zoodsma and Ron Zwerver. Head Coach: Arie Selinger.1996 in Atlanta, United States — Gold MedalPeter Blangé, Bas van de Goor, Mike van de Goor, Rob Grabert, Henk-Jan Held, Guido Görtzen, Misha Latuhihin, Olof van der Meulen, Jan Posthuma, Brecht Rodenburg, Richard Schuil, and Ron Zwerver. Head Coach: Joop Alberda.2000 in Sydney, Australia — 5th placePeter Blangé, Albert Cristina, Martijn Dieleman, Bas van de Goor, Mike van de Goor, Guido Görtzen, Martin van der Horst, Joost Kooistra, Misha Latuhihin, Reinder Nummerdor, Erik Schuil, and Richard Schuil. Head Coach: Toon Gerbrands.2004 in Athens, Greece — 9th placeRob Bontje, Albert Cristina, Kay van Dijk, Nico Freriks, Dirk-Jan van Gendt, Mike van de Goor, Guido Görtzen, Robert Horstink, Marko Klok, Reinder Nummerdor, Richard Schuil, and Jeroen Trommel. Head Coach: Bert Goedkoop.1949 — 10th place1956 — 13th place1962 — 12th place1966 — 12th place1970 — 14th place1974 — 12th place1978 — 16th place1990 — 7th place1994 — 2nd place1998 — 6th place2002 — 9th place1995 — 2nd place1990 — 2nd place1991 — 2nd place1992 — 4th place1993 — 5th place1994 — 5th place1995 — 12th place1996 — 1st place1997 — 4th place1998 — 3rd place1999 — 10th place2000 — 5th place2001 — 7th place2002 — 7th place2003 — 10th place2004 to 2008 — did not compete2009 — 12th place2010 — 11th place2011 — did not compete2012 — did not compete2013 — 14th place2014 — 12th place2015 — 13th place2016 — 15th placeWorld Grand Champions Cup
1993 — did not compete1997 — 2nd place2001 — did not compete2005 — did not compete2009 — did not compete2004 — 3rd place2005 — did not compete2006 — 1st place2007 — 7th place2008 — 2nd place2009 — did not compete2010 — did not compete2011 — Group stage2012 — 1st place1997 in Den Bosch and Eindhoven, Netherlands — Gold MedalPeter Blangé, Albert Cristina, Robert van Es, Bas van de Goor, Mike van de Goor, Guido Görtzen, Jochem de Gruijter, Henk-Jan Held, Reinder Nummerdor, Misha Latuhihin, Olof van der Meulen, and Richard Schuil. Head Coach: Toon Gerbrands.1999 in Wiener Neustadt and Vienna, Austria — 5th placeHead Coach: Toon Gerbrands.2001 in Ostrava, Czech Republic — 8th placeDirk-Jan van Gendt, Jochem de Gruijter, Nico Freriks, Mike van de Goor, Guido Görtzen, Joost Kooistra, Allan van de Loo, Reinder Nummerdor, Sander Olsthoorn, Joppe Paulides, Richard Schuil, and Jeroen Trommel. Head Coach: Bert Goedkoop.2003 in Berlin, Germany — 6th placeRob Bontje, Kay van Dijk, Dirk-Jan van Gendt, Nico Freriks, Mike van de Goor, Guido Görtzen, Marko Klok, Allan van de Loo, Reinder Nummerdor, Joppe Paulides, Richard Schuil, and Jeroen Trommel. Head Coach: Bert Goedkoop.2005 in Belgrade, Serbia and Rome, Italy — 11th placeRob Bontje, Kay van Dijk, Dirk-Jan van Gendt, Robert Horstink, Marko Klok, Wytze Kooistra, Allan van de Loo, Jelte Maan, Joppe Paulides, Kars van Tarel, Jeroen Trommel, and Christian van der Wel. Head Coach: Peter Blangé.2007 in St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia — 7th placeRob Bontje, Dirk-Jan van Gendt, Nico Freriks, Robert Horstink, Jairo Hooi, Marko Klok, Wytze Kooistra, Michael Olieman, Jeroen Rauwerdink, Jan-Willem Snippe, Jeroen Trommel, and Christian van der Wel. Head Coach: Peter Blangé.2013 in Denmark and Poland — 10th place2015 in Bulgaria and Italy — 9th placeCoach: Gido Vermeulen
Arie Selinger Joop Alberda Toon Gerbrands Bert Goedkoop Harry Brokking Peter Blangé Edwin Benne Gido VermeulenThe 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.
