Remco van Wijk

Remco van Wijk (born 7 October 1972 in Breda) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 242 international matches for the Netherlands, in which he scored 63 goals. The striker made his debut for the Dutch on 5 May 1993 in a friendly match against Ireland (5-1). He retired from international tophockey after the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and became a hockey coach in the summer of 2005, as an assistant at HC Den Bosch.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Wijk, not Wijk.
Remco van Wijk
Personal information
Born (1972-09-07) 7 September 1972
Breda, Netherlands
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
Prinsenbeek
Bloemendaal
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2002 Netherlands 242 (63)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaTeam
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1998 UtrechtTeam
Silver medal – second place1994 SydneyTeam
Bronze medal – third place2002 Kuala LumpurTeam
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place1996 MadrasTeam
Gold medal – first place1998 LahoreTeam
Gold medal – first place2000 AmstelveenTeam
Bronze medal – third place1993 Kuala LumpurTeam
Bronze medal – third place1994 LahoreTeam
Bronze medal – third place1999 BrisbaneTeam
Bronze medal – third place2001 RotterdamTeam


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