Pirmin Blaak

Pirmin Blaak (Dutch pronunciation: ['pɪrmɪn blaːk]; born 8 March 1988) is a Dutch professional field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper[1] for Oranje-Rood and the Dutch national team.

Pirmin Blaak
Pirmin Blaak
Personal information
Born (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Oranje-Rood
Youth career
0000–2000 HC Barendrecht
2000–2006 Rotterdam
Senior career
Years Team
2006–2016 Rotterdam
2016– Oranje-Rood
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Netherlands 106 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 The Hague
Silver medal – second place2018 Bhubaneswar
Bronze medal – third place2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 London
Gold medal – first place2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place2021 Amstelveen
Silver medal – second place2011 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place2013 Boom
Bronze medal – third place2019 Antwerp
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2012 Melbourne
Bronze medal – third place2011 Auckland
Bronze medal – third place2018 Breda
Hockey World League
Gold medal – first place2012–13 New DelhiTeam
Last updated on: 24 July 2021

Club career

Blaak started playing hockey at HC Barendrecht. In 2000 he switched to Rotterdam, with whom he won their first national title in 2013. He played there for 16 years until 2016 when he switched to Oranje-Rood.[2]

International career

Blaak made his debut for the national team in 2011. He was the second goalkeeper behind Jaap Stockmann until 2016 when he became the joint first goalkeeper with Sam van der Ven. For the 2018 World Cup he was chosen as the first goalkeeper for the tournament.[3] In June 2019, he was selected as the joint first goalkeeper in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[4] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[5]

References
  1. "Pirmin Blaak". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. Liebrand, Anneke (2 March 2016). "Pirmin Blaak naar HC Oranje-Rood". www.ed.nl (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. "Eindelijk hoofdrol voor Pirmin Blaak bij Oranje". www.ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  4. "Selectie Heren EK Hockey 2019 bekend". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. "Hockeyers verslaan Duitsland weer en pakken brons". www.ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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