Sjoerd Marijne (born 20 April 1974) is a Dutch former field hockey player and former coach of the Indian women's national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
20 April 1974 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | India (women) (Head coach) | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Den Bosch | |||
| Coaching career | |||
| 2001–2003 | MOP | ||
| 2003–2007 | Tilburg | ||
| 2007–2010 | Amsterdam | ||
| 2010–2012 | Oranje Zwart | ||
| 2012–2013 | Den Bosch | ||
| 2013–2014 | Netherlands U21 (men) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands (women) | ||
| 2017 | India (women) | ||
| 2017–2018 | India (men) | ||
| 2018–2021 | India (women) | ||
| Last updated on: 6 August 2021 | |||
He played for ten years as part of Den Bosch in the Hoofdklasse.
As coach of Indian women's team
editHe coached the Indian team at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup, where India lost in the quarterfinals to Ireland.[2]
Tokyo Olympics 2020
editAt the beginning of the Tokyo Olympics, India was ranked number 8 in the world and was not considered a serious contender. India had a historic showing under his coaching, reaching the semifinals for the first time. They had a disastrous start to the tournament, losing in succession to the Netherlands (1 - 5), Germany (0 - 2) and Great Britain (1 - 4) in the group stage. However, India beat Ireland 1 - 0 and South Africa 4 - 3 to qualify for the quarterfinals.[3] There, they stunned then World no. 3 Australia 1 - 0, to advance to the semifinal stage for the first time in history. However, India lost to World no. 2 Argentina 1 - 2 in the semifinal and had to settle to competing for bronze.[4][5] India lost the bronze medal match narrowly to Great Britain 3 - 4, and finished fourth. Marijne is widely credited for the Indian team's turnaround after decades of dismal showings.[6][7]
On 6 August 2021, after India's loss to Great Britain, Marijne announced that he would retire as the head coach of the India women's team to spend more time with his family.[7][8][9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Hockey India names women's team for World Cup". fih.ch. 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details India". FIH. p. 7.
- ^ "Hockey - Olympic Schedule & Results | Tokyo 2020". Olympics. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "India drops women's field hockey semifinal 2-1 to Argentina". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ Majumdar, Subhashish (2021-08-04). "Olympics 2021: What went wrong for India in their 2-1 semi-final loss to Argentina in women's hockey?". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ Malladi, Hari Kishore (2021-08-06). "India vs Great Britain hockey: Indian women lose bronze medal, finish fourth in Olympics". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ a b "Sjoerd Marijne quits as Indian women's hockey team coach". ESPN. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "Sjoerd Marijne says Olympics was last assignment as coach with India women's hockey team". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sjoerd Marijne to step down as Indian women's hockey team head coach". Firstpost. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ Scroll Staff. "Tokyo Olympics: This was my last match with Indian women, says coach Sjoerd Marijne". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-08-06.