HC Klein Zwitserland

Klein Zwitserland
Full nameHockey Club Klein Zwitserland
Nickname(s)De Steenbokken (The Capricorns)
Short nameKZ
LeagueMen's Hoofdklasse
Women's Hoofdklasse
Founded20 September 1908; 116 years ago (1908-09-20)
Home groundSportpark Klein Zwitserland, The Hague
WebsiteClub website
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Hockey Club Klein Zwitserland, commonly known as Klein Zwitserland, is a Dutch professional field hockey club based in The Hague, South Holland.

The women and men's first teams compete in the hoofdklasse, the highest league of Dutch field hockey.

Founded on 20 September 1908, the club was incredibly successful during the 1970s, winning 8 national titles in a row. The first men's team played continuously on the highest level of Dutch hockey from 1974 until 2007. After promoting twice in a row they have been back in the hoofdklasse since 2018.

Honours

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Men

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Hoofdklasse

  • Winners (8): 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
  • Runners-up (2): 1974–75, 1975–76 :

Gold Cup

  • Winners (1): 2021–22

EuroHockey Club Champions Cup:

Hoofdklasse Indoor

  • Winners (2): 1974–75, 1982–83

Players

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Current squad

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Men's squad

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Head coach: Omar Schlingemann

As of 2 September 2022[1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NED Koene Schaper
2 MF  AUS Tom Craig
4  NED Daan Smits
6 MF  NED Lucas Middendorp
7 FW  NED Nick van Trigt
8 FW  NED Camil Papa
9  NED Lars Daniels
10  NED Bouwe Buitenhuis
11   SUI Boris Stomps
12 MF  NED Ties Klinkhamer
14 DF  USA Aki Käppeler
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  NED Douwe Steens (Captain)
16 FW  NED David Huussen
17  NED Jonas Ellerman
18 MF  FRA Kevin Mercurio
21 GK  NED Jeroen Kerkmeer
22 FW  GER Marco Miltkau
23 FW  ARG Nicolás Keenan
24 DF  AUS Matthew Swann
27 FW  ESP Albert Béltran
28  CZE Štěpán Klaban
29 FW  AUS Tim Brand

Women's squad

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Head coach: Razwan Mehmood Ahmed

As of 2022[2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  NZL Kaitlin Cotter
3 MF  JPN Moeka Tsubouchi
4  NED Sabine van Silfhout
5  NED Maud de Kok
6  NED Sietske Brüning
7  NED Meike Tjaberinga
8 FW  AUS Lexie Pickering
9 MF  RSA Kristen Paton
10  NED Philine Vinkesteijn
11 DF  AUS Kaitlin Nobbs
No. Pos. Nation Player
12  NED Bibi Donraadt
13  NED Bernice van Aken
15 MF  USA Fusine Govaert
16  NED Nanne Eijkman
18 FW  AUS Alice Arnott
19  NED Pepita Rademakers
20  NED Kirsen Ender
21  NED Fleur Hofman
25 FW  JPN Kaho Tanaka
33  NED Anne-Louise Nijdam

Notable players

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Men's internationals

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 Netherlands
 England/ Great Britain
 Argentina
 Australia
 India
 United States

Women's internationals

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 Netherlands
 Australia
 England/ Great Britain

References

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  1. ^ "Spelerslijsten Hoofdklasse Dames en Tulp Hoofdklasse Heren 2022-2023" (PDF) (in Dutch). 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Klein Zwitserland Dames 1 – spelers en staf 2022/2023" (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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