HC Klein Zwitserland

Hockey Club Klein Zwitserland, commonly known as Klein Zwitserland, is a Dutch field hockey club based in The Hague, South Holland. The first men's team competes in the hoofdklasse, the highest tier of Dutch field hockey and the first women's team competes in the promotieklasse, the second tier of Dutch field hockey.

Klein Zwitserland
Full nameHockey Club Klein Zwitserland
Nickname(s)De Steenbokken (The Capricorns)
Short nameKZ
Founded20 September 1908 (1908-09-20)
Home groundSportpark Klein Zwitserland, The Hague
Members2068[1]
LeagueMen's Hoofdklasse
Women's Promotieklasse
2018–19Men: 11th
Women: 4th
WebsiteClub website
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The club was founded on 20 September 1908. They were really successful during the 1970s, winning 8 national titles in a row. The first men team played continuously on the highest level of Dutch hockey from 1974 until 2007.

Honours

Men

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

EuroHockey Club Champions Cup:

Hoofdklasse Indoor

  • Winners (2): 1974–75, 1982–83

Players

Men's squad

Head coach: Omar Schlingemann

As of 4 September 2020[2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NED Koene Schaper
2 DF  ENG Richard Smith
4 DF  NED Wisse Schapers
3 FW  GER Max Kapaun
5  NED Sijbrand Bolhuis
7 MF  NED Steven van Rhede van der Kloot (Captain)
8 FW  NED Camil Papa
9  NED Rogier Schaeffers
10 FW  NED Ruben Versteeg
11  NED Arthur Mouwen
12  NED Rutger Plat
No. Pos. Nation Player
13  NED Bouwe Buitenhuis
14 DF  USA Aki Käppeler
15 DF  NED Douwe Steens
16 FW  NED David Huussen
17 MF  ITA Fabio Blom
19 GK  NED Laurens Goedegebure
21 DF  NED Govert Soeters
22 FW  GER Marco Miltkau
23 FW  ARG Nicolás Keenan
24 MF  RSA Timothy Drummond
25  NED Daniël de Haan

Men's internationals
 Netherlands
 England/ Great Britain
 Argentina
 Australia
 India
 United States

Women's internationals
 Netherlands
 Australia
 England/ Great Britain

References
  1. "Klein Zwitserland (H.C.)". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. 31 October 2019.
  2. "Spelerslijst Hoofdklasse Dames en Tulp Hoofdklasse Heren (veldhockey) 2020-2021" (PDF). hockey.nl (in Dutch). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.


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