Wytze Kooistra
Wytze Kooistra (born 3 June 1982) is a Dutch volleyball player, a member of Netherlands men's national volleyball team and Dutch club Abiant Lycurgus Groningen.
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| Full name | Wytze Kooistra | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 3, 1982 Westerbork, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 360 cm (140 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 345 cm (136 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker/Opposite | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Abiant Lycurgus Groningen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 (club), 12 (national team) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated: 20 February 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
He began his career as a middle-blocker. In 2013, he played for his national team as a spiker, and now he is playing in this position at his club.
Clubs
His first professional club was Lycurgus. During the seasons 2002-2005, he played for Piet Zoomers. In 2005, he moved to Itas Diatec Trentino. In 2011, he moved to Polish PlusLiga team, PGE Skra Bełchatów.[1] For a long time he was a reserve player. With the club from Bełchatów, Kooistra won the Polish Cup of 2012, a silver medal in the Polish Championship in the season 2011/2012 and in the Polish SuperCup of 2013. He is a silver medalist of the CEV Champions League, which was held in Łódź, Poland. In 2013 moved to another Polish PlusLiga club - Cerrad Czarni Radom.[2]
Sporting achievements
CEV Cup
2007/2008, with M. Roma Volley
National championships
- 2011/2012
Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów - 2011/2012 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2012/2013 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2014/2015 Greek League Cup, with Olympiacos
Individually
- 2005 Dutch Championship - Best Blocker
References
- Wytza Kooistra w Skrze Bełchatów, Woicki przedłużył kontrakt - siatka.org - 25-05-2011
- Wytze Kooistra w Cerrad Czarnych Radom - plusliga.pl - 08-09-2013
