Belgium men's national volleyball team

Belgium
Nickname(s) Red Dragons
Association Royal Belgian Volleyball Federation
Confederation CEV
Head coach Dominique Baeyens
FIVB ranking 18 (as of August 2016)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 1 (First in 1968)
Best result 8th (1968)
World Championship
Appearances 8 (First in 1949)
Best result 8th (1970)
Vlaamse Volleybalbond website
Belgium men's national volleyball team
Medal record
European League
2013 Marmaris

The Belgian national volleyball team is a team of volleyball players that represents Belgium at international championships. Belgium won the European League title for the first time in impressive in 2013 as they swept the Czech Republic and Croatia in the semifinal and gold medal match respectively. Belgium in 2014 was their first World Championship outing since 1978 and they have largely been restricted to competing at European level.

Competitive record

World Championship

World Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Czechoslovakia 1949 7th-10th play-offs 9th 3 0 3 0 9
Soviet Union 1952 Did not participate
France 1956 11th-20th play-offs 17th 10 2 8 16 22
Brazil 1960 Did not participate
Soviet Union 1962 Group stage 20th 4 0 4 1 12
Czechoslovakia 1966 9th-16th play-offs 14th 10 4 6 15 22
Bulgaria 1970 1st-8th play-offs 8th 11 4 7 14 22
Mexico 1974 7th-12th play-offs 11th 11 3 8 13 26
Italy 1978 17th-18th play-offs 18th 9 3 6 10 21
Argentina 1982 Did not participate
France 1986
Brazil 1990
Greece 1994
Japan 1998
Argentina 2002
Japan 2006
Italy 2010
Poland 2014 Group stage 17th 5 1 4 9 12
Total 8/1663174678146

World League

World League record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Japan 1990 1990 to 2013 Did not participate
Italy 1991
Italy 1992
Italy 1994
Argentina 1999
Brazil 2002
Bulgaria 2012
Argentina 2013
Italy 2014 G2 FR 11th 14 8 6 32 23
Brazil 2015 G2 FR 12th 14 10 4 35 23
Poland 2016 Group Stage 9th 9 3 6 15 20
Total 3/263721168266

European Volleyball League

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

European Volleyball League record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Czech Republic 2004 Did not participate
Russia 2005
Turkey 2006
Portugal 2007 Group stage 12th 12 2 10 13 33
Turkey 2008 Did not participate
Portugal 2009 Group stage 5th 12 8 4 30 20
Spain 2010 Did not participate
Slovakia 2011 Group stage N/A 12 7 5 26 24
Turkey 2012 Did not participate
Turkey 2013 Champions 1st 14 14 0 42 7
Total1 Title4/1050311911184

Current squad

The following is the Belgian roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[1]

Head coach: Dominique Baeyens

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2014 club
1Van den Dries, BramBram Van den Dries14 August 19892.10 m (6 ft 11 in)98 kg (216 lb)365 cm (144 in)344 cm (135 in)France Beauvais Oise UC
2Tuerlinckx, HendrikHendrik Tuerlinckx1 December 19871.98 m (6 ft 6 in)88 kg (194 lb)355 cm (140 in)338 cm (133 in)Belgium Knack Roeselare
3Deroo, SamSam Deroo29 April 19922.06 m (6 ft 9 in)95 kg (209 lb)360 cm (140 in)340 cm (130 in)Italy Pallavolo Modena
4Coolman, PieterPieter Coolman24 April 19892.03 m (6 ft 8 in)93 kg (205 lb)353 cm (139 in)346 cm (136 in)Belgium Knack Roeselare
5Depestele, FrankFrank Depestele (C)3 September 19771.95 m (6 ft 5 in)93 kg (205 lb)335 cm (132 in)330 cm (130 in)France Beauvais Oise UC
7Claes, GertjanGertjan Claes30 March 19851.93 m (6 ft 4 in)95 kg (209 lb)336 cm (132 in)307 cm (121 in)Belgium Knack Roeselare
8Klinkenberg, KevinKevin Klinkenberg4 October 19902.06 m (6 ft 9 in)93 kg (205 lb)342 cm (135 in)320 cm (130 in)France Tours VB
9Verhees, PieterPieter Verhees8 December 19892.13 m (7 ft 0 in)105 kg (231 lb)355 cm (140 in)342 cm (135 in)Italy Top Volley Latina
10Van De Voorde, SimonSimon Van De Voorde19 December 19892.16 m (7 ft 1 in)108 kg (238 lb)348 cm (137 in)327 cm (129 in)Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel
11Verhanneman, MatthijsMatthijs Verhanneman8 December 19882.00 m (6 ft 7 in)98 kg (216 lb)344 cm (135 in)320 cm (130 in)Belgium Knack Roeselare
12Van Walle, GertGert Van Walle7 August 19872.02 m (6 ft 8 in)87 kg (192 lb)355 cm (140 in)335 cm (132 in)Italy Pallavolo Città di Castello
14Derkoningen, BertBert Derkoningen 10 July 19821.90 m (6 ft 3 in)78 kg (172 lb)330 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in)Belgium Noliko Maaseik
16Valkiers, MatthiasMatthias Valkiers 8 April 19902.08 m (6 ft 10 in)98 kg (216 lb)321 cm (126 in)308 cm (121 in)Belgium Noliko Maaseik
18Stuer, LowieLowie Stuer 24 November 19951.95 m (6 ft 5 in)85 kg (187 lb)367 cm (144 in)330 cm (130 in)Belgium Knack Roeselare

2013 squad

The 16 names for the European qualifications:

Position Name Team
Setters Frank Depestele Turkey Fenerbahçe Grundig
Stijn D'Hulst Belgium Knack Roeselare
Matthias Valkiers Belgium Noliko Maaseik
Outside hitters Matthijs Verhanneman Belgium Knack Roeselare
Gertjan Claes Belgium Knack Roeselare
Kevin Klinkenberg France Tours VB
Sam Deroo Italy Casa Modena
Middle hitters Pieter Verhees Italy Andreoli Latina
Matias Raymaekers Germany Generali Unterhaching
Simon Van de Voorde Belgium Noliko Maaseik
Pieter Coolman Belgium Knack Roeselare
Opposite hitters Gert Van Walle Italy Città di Castello
Bram Van den Dries France Beauvais OUC
Hendrik Tuerlinckx Belgium Knack Roeselare
Liberos Stijn Dejonckheere Belgium Knack Roeselare
Bert Derkoningen Belgium Noliko Maaseik

References

  1. ↑ "Team Roster – Belgium". poland2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

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