Billy Bakker

Billy Pierre Bakker (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɪli bɑkər]; born 23 November 1988) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a midfielder or forward for the Netherlands national team.

Billy Bakker
Bakker in 2015
Personal information
Full name Billy Pierre Bakker
Born (1988-11-23) 23 November 1988
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Youth career
1995–1999 Randwijck
1999–2007 Amsterdam
Senior career
Years Team
2007–2021 Amsterdam
2017 Kalinga Lancers
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2021 Netherlands 236 (65)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 The Hague
Silver medal – second place2018 Bhubaneswar
Bronze medal – third place2010 New Delhi
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 London
Gold medal – first place2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place2021 Amstelveen
Silver medal – second place2011 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place2013 Boom
Bronze medal – third place2019 Antwerp
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2012 Melbourne
Bronze medal – third place2010 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place2011 Auckland
Hockey World League
Gold medal – first place2012–13 New DelhiTeam

Bakker scored a total of 65 goals in 236 appearances for the national team from 2009 until 2021.[1]

Club career

Bakker started playing hockey at age six at Randwijck.[2] When he was 10 years old he moved to Amsterdam, where he made his debut in the first senior team in 2007. In 2012 he became the captain of the team. He won the Dutch national title in 2010–11 and 2011–12. In 2017 he played a season in the Hockey India League for the Kalinga Lancers, where they won the title.[3]

International career

Bakker made his debut for the national team on 28 November 2009 at the 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament, winning a silver medal.[4][5] He was the captain of the Netherlands national team at the 2018 World Cup, where they won the silver medal. In 2017 and 2018, Bakker was nominated for the FIH Player of the Year Award.[6] After the 2020 Summer Olympics he announced his retirement from the national team.[7]

Honours

Club
Amsterdam
Kalinga Lancers

International
Netherlands

References
  1. "Interlandhistorie - KNHB". knhb.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. "Hockey BAKKER Billy - Tokyo 2020 Olympics".
  3. Maresch, Sjoerd (27 August 2021). "Billy Bakker zet een punt achter zijn imposante loopbaan". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. "Men's Hockey: Netherlands". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Billy Bakker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. "Who will win the 2018 Hockey Stars Awards? Vote is open!". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  7. "Hockeyer Billy Bakker (32) zet punt achter lange loopbaan". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.


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