Belgium men's national volleyball team

Belgium
Association Royal Belgian Volleyball Federation
Confederation CEV
Head coach Dominique Baeyens
FIVB ranking 24 (as of September 2014)
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Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 1 (First in 1968)
Best result 8th place (1968)
World Championship
Appearances 8 (First in 1949)
Best result 8th place (1970)
Belgium men's national volleyball team
Medal record
European League
Gold 2013 Marmaris Team

The Belgian national volleybalteam is a team of volleyballplayers that represents Belgium at international championships. Their nickname is Red Dragons.

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
Total 1/2514863223

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 19892.06 m (6 ft 9 in)100 kg (220 lb)365 cm (144 in)344 cm (135 in)France Beauvais Oise UC
2Tuerlinckx, HendrikHendrik Tuerlinckx1 December 19871.95 m (6 ft 5 in)86 kg (190 lb)355 cm (140 in)338 cm (133 in)Belgium Knack Roeselare
3Deroo, SamSam Deroo29 April 19922.02 m (6 ft 8 in)101 kg (223 lb)360 cm (140 in)340 cm (130 in)Italy Pallavolo Modena
4Coolman, PieterPieter Coolman24 April 19892.00 m (6 ft 7 in)92 kg (203 lb)353 cm (139 in)346 cm (136 in)Belgium Knack Roeselare
5Depestele, FrankFrank Depestele (C)3 September 19771.91 m (6 ft 3 in)96 kg (212 lb)335 cm (132 in)330 cm (130 in)France Beauvais Oise UC
7Claes, GertjanGertjan Claes30 March 19851.90 m (6 ft 3 in)88 kg (194 lb)336 cm (132 in)307 cm (121 in)Belgium Knack Roeselare
8Klinkenberg, KevinKevin Klinkenberg4 October 19901.97 m (6 ft 6 in)86 kg (190 lb)342 cm (135 in)320 cm (130 in)France Tours VB
9Verhees, PieterPieter Verhees8 December 19892.05 m (6 ft 9 in)107 kg (236 lb)355 cm (140 in)342 cm (135 in)Italy Top Volley Latina
10Van De Voorde, SimonSimon Van De Voorde19 December 19892.08 m (6 ft 10 in)85 kg (187 lb)348 cm (137 in)327 cm (129 in)Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel
11Verhanneman, MatthijsMatthijs Verhanneman8 December 19881.98 m (6 ft 6 in)96 kg (212 lb)344 cm (135 in)320 cm (130 in)Belgium Knack Roeselare
12Van Walle, GertGert Van Walle7 August 19871.97 m (6 ft 6 in)87 kg (192 lb)355 cm (140 in)335 cm (132 in)Italy Pallavolo Città di Castello
14Derkoningen, BertBert Derkoningen 10 July 19821.89 m (6 ft 2 in)78 kg (172 lb)330 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in)Belgium Noliko Maaseik
16Valkiers, MatthiasMatthias Valkiers 8 April 19901.98 m (6 ft 6 in)92 kg (203 lb)321 cm (126 in)308 cm (121 in)Belgium Noliko Maaseik
18Stuer, LowieLowie Stuer 24 November 19951.93 m (6 ft 4 in)81 kg (179 lb)367 cm (144 in)330 cm (130 in)Belgium Knack Roeselare

References

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

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