Ingrid Visser (volleyball)

Ingrid Louise Visser (4 June 1977 – 14 May 2013) was a Dutch female volleyball player, a member of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team in 1994–2011, a participant of the 1996 Olympic Games, 1995 European Champion.

Ingrid Visser
Personal information
Full nameIngrid Louise Visser
NationalityDutch
Born(1977-06-04)4 June 1977
Gouda, Netherlands
Died14 May 2013(2013-05-14) (aged 35)
Molina de Segura, Spain
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Spike314 cm (124 in)
Block298 cm (117 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle-blocker
Career
YearsTeams
1984–1994
1994–1997
1997–1999
2000–2001
2001–2003
2003–2007
2007–2008
2008–2009
2009–2011
2011–2013		VC Nesselande
VVC Vught
Minas Tênis Clube
Vicenza Volley
CV Las Palmas
CV Tenerife
TVC Amstelveen
Leningradka
CAV Murcia 2005
VC Baku
National team
1994–2011 Netherlands (514)
Honours
Representing the  Netherlands
Women's volleyball
European Championship
1995 Netherlands{{{3}}}
2009 Poland{{{3}}}
World Grand Prix
2007 Ningbo{{{3}}}
Last updated: 11 April 2017

Career

National team

Visser debuted in the Dutch volleyball team in 1994 in a friendly match against Ukraine. In 1995 she won the title of European Champion after winning the final match against Croatia 3–0 in the Netherlands. She was a member of the Dutch women's team at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States. Her team took fifth place in the Olympic tournament. In 2007, Visser received the golden federation's pin because of her record status as an international and her merits for volleyball in the Netherlands. On 4 October 2009, the Netherlands, including Visser, won the silver medal of the 2009 European Championship in Poland. They lost the final match against Italy 3–0.[1] In total she played five World Championships, nine European Championships and the Olympics. From 1994 to 2011 Visser played 514 matches with the national team, which is a record number for a Dutch player in any team sports. Officially she ended her volleyball career on 4 February 2012.[2]

Death

On 13 May 2013, Visser and her boyfriend Lodewijk Severein disappeared shortly after checking into a hotel in the city of Murcia, Spain. They were supposed to meet a doctor the next day but failed to turn up, and the authorities were alerted. Their rental car was found on a city street more than a week later. Their bodies were found on 27 May 2013 in a shallow grave in a lemon grove, two weeks after they disappeared in the region. The pair had been abducted, tortured and killed.[3] Spanish police arrested Juan Cuenca Lorente, ex-director of volleyball club CAV Murcia 2005, and Romanian nationals Valentin Ion and Constatin Stan.[4] The police stated that there had been "certain business disagreements" between the murdered couple and the three men under arrest. Severein and Cuenca had planned to exploit a marble quarry, but these plans never materialized and Severein had requested several hundred thousand Euros of his investment to be returned. During the trial, Valentin Ion admitted to being present during the murder and that it took place on 14 May. After two years of investigation, the Spanish prosecution sought a 50-year prison sentence.[5][6][7] In November 2016 the suspects were sentenced to a 34-year prison term, but on appeal in March 2017 it was raised to 40 years.[8][9]

See also

Sporting achievements

CEV Champions' League

CEV Challenge Cup

National championships

National team

Individually
  • 2004 CEV Champions League - Best Blocker

References
  1. Włoszki mistrzyniami Starego kontynentu - siatka.org - 4 October 2009.
  2. Ingrid Visser stopt bij Oranje Archived 2 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine - volleybal.nl - 4 February 2012.
  3. Severein met veel geweld vermoord - nos.nl - 28 May 2013.
  4. Verdachte Murcia volleybalbaas - nos.nl - 28 May 2013.
  5. Volleyball mourns former European champion Ingrid Visser Archived 30 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine - cev.lu - 27 May 2013.
  6. Dutch volleyball's Visser killed in Spain over business - bbc.co.uk - 28 May 2013.
  7. Zaak tegen verdachten brute moord Ingrid Visser geopend - ad.nl - 29 May 2015.
  8. Romanian gets 34-years jail sentence in Spain for murdering Dutch volleyball player and her partner - romania-insider.com - 4 November 2016.
  9. Higher penalties for murder Visser / Severein - hotrecentnews.com - 16 March 2017.
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