Pieter Verhees

Pieter Verhees
Personal information
Full name Pieter Verhees
Nationality Belgium
Born (1989-12-08) December 8, 1989
Lommel, Belgium
Hometown Overpelt, Belgium
Height 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Spike 354 cm (139 in)
Block 342 cm (135 in)
Volleyball information
Position Middle blocker
Current club Gi Group Monza
Number 12 (club), 9 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2006–2008
2008–2011
2011–2012
2012–2014
2014–2015
2015–		Noliko Maaseik
VC Euphony Asse-Lennik
Noliko Maaseik
Andreoli Latina
Modena Volley
Gi Group Monza
National team
2009– Belgium
Last updated: 9 February 2017

Pieter Verhees (born December 8, 1989) is a Belgian volleyball player, a member of the Belgian national team and Italian club Gi Group Monza, a participant of the Junior European Championship 2008, European Championship 2011, European Championship 2013, FIVB World Championship 2014 and bronze medalist of the European Volleyball Championship U19 2007, silver medalist of the Belgium championship 2011, gold medalist of the Belgium championship 2012, silver medalist of the CEV Cup 2013, silver medalist of the CEV Challenge Cup 2014 and Bronze medalist of FIVB World League 2014 (Group 2).

Personal life

Pieter Verhees was born in Lommel, but raised in Overpelt, Belgium. In his youth he played basketball, football, karate, etc. but moved to the class with volleyball. Pieter has three younger brothers. He is 2m05 tall and plays on the position of mid blocker. Verhees swapped for the season of 2011-2012, the volleyball team Euphony Asse-Lennik for Noliko Maaseik. After playing there for one year he relocated to Italy to play at Top Volley Latina. Next year he will be playing at the Italian club Pallavolo Modena In the year 2013 he obtained his university degree of Physical Education and Movement Sciences at the Free University of Brussels. He is part of the Belgiums national volleyball team.

Pieter Verhees in 2012.
Pieter Verhees after winning the Italian cup.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

CEV Cup

CEV Challenge Cup

National championships

National team

FIVB World League, group 2

Individually

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