Belgium men's national volleyball team

Belgium
Nickname(s) Red Dragons
Association Royal Belgian Volleyball Federation
Confederation CEV
Head coach Vital Heynen
FIVB ranking 15 (as of July 2017)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
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 qualify
France 1986
Brazil 1990
Greece 1994
Japan 1998
Argentina 2002
Japan 2006
Italy 2010
Poland 2014 Group stage 17th 5 1 4 9 12
Italy Bulgaria 2018 Qualified
Total 9/1963174678146

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
Brazil 2017 Group Stage 7th 9 4 5 18 19
Total 4/2846252110085

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 2017 World League.[1]

Head coach: Vital Heynen

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2016–17 club
1 Van Den Dries, BramBram Van Den Dries 14 August 19892.08 m (6 ft 10 in)99 kg (218 lb)361 cm (142 in)325 cm (128 in)France Spacer's Toulouse
2 Tuerlinckx, HendrikHendrik Tuerlinckx 1 December 19871.95 m (6 ft 5 in)86 kg (190 lb)355 cm (140 in)321 cm (126 in)Belgium Knack Randstad Roeselare
3 Deroo, SamSam Deroo (C)29 April 19922.03 m (6 ft 8 in)105 kg (231 lb)355 cm (140 in)335 cm (132 in)Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
4 Coolman, PieterPieter Coolman24 April 19892.00 m (6 ft 7 in)90 kg (200 lb)351 cm (138 in)321 cm (126 in)Belgium Knack Randstad Roeselare
5 Cosemans, LienertLienert Cosemans20 October 19932.03 m (6 ft 8 in)93 kg (205 lb)340 cm (130 in)315 cm (124 in)Belgium VDK Gent Heren
6 Stuer, LowieLowie Stuer24 November 19951.94 m (6 ft 4 in)80 kg (180 lb)331 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in)Belgium VDK Gent Heren
7 Lecat, FrançoisFrançois Lecat 19 April 19932.00 m (6 ft 7 in)96 kg (212 lb)347 cm (137 in)320 cm (130 in)Italy Calzedonia Verona
8 Klinkenberg, KevinKevin Klinkenberg4 October 19901.97 m (6 ft 6 in)94 kg (207 lb)343 cm (135 in)314 cm (124 in)Italy Top Volley Latina
9 Verhees, PieterPieter Verhees 8 December 19892.05 m (6 ft 9 in)112 kg (247 lb)365 cm (144 in)350 cm (140 in)Italy Gi Group Monza
10 Van De Voorde, SimonSimon Van De Voorde19 December 19892.08 m (6 ft 10 in)100 kg (220 lb)338 cm (133 in)318 cm (125 in)Italy Diatec Trentino
12 Van Walle, GertGert Van Walle7 August 19871.97 m (6 ft 6 in)91 kg (201 lb)350 cm (140 in)318 cm (125 in)Poland GKS Katowice
14 Ribbens, JelleJelle Ribbens 17 March 19921.85 m (6 ft 1 in)79 kg (174 lb)331 cm (130 in)300 cm (120 in)France Nice
15 D'Hulst, StijnStijn D'Hulst24 April 19911.87 m (6 ft 2 in)75 kg (165 lb)321 cm (126 in)305 cm (120 in)Belgium Knack Randstad Roeselare
16 Valkiers, MatthiasMatthias Valkiers 8 April 19901.94 m (6 ft 4 in)92 kg (203 lb)339 cm (133 in)310 cm (120 in)Romania Remat Zalău
17 Rousseaux, TomasTomas Rousseaux 31 March 19941.99 m (6 ft 6 in)90 kg (200 lb)352 cm (139 in)317 cm (125 in)Germany Friedrichshafen
19 De Beul, WannesWannes De Beul 10 June 19911.95 m (6 ft 5 in)95 kg (209 lb)332 cm (131 in)315 cm (124 in)Belgium Euphony Asse-Lennik
20 Van De Velde, ArnoArno Van De Velde30 December 19952.10 m (6 ft 11 in)93 kg (205 lb)350 cm (140 in)340 cm (130 in)Belgium Knack Randstad Roeselare
21 Cox, JolanJolan Cox 12 July 19911.94 m (6 ft 4 in)72 kg (159 lb)342 cm (135 in)315 cm (124 in)Belgium Topvolley Precura Antwerpen

References

  1. ↑ "Team Roster - Belgium". FIVB World League 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
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