Billy Pierre Bakker (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɪli ˈbɑkər]; born 23 November 1988) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a midfielder or forward for the Netherlands national team.
.jpg) Bakker in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Billy Pierre Bakker | ||
| Born |
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 | Caps | Goals |
| 2009–2021 | Netherlands | 236 | (65) |
Medal record | |||
Bakker scored a total of 65 goals in 236 appearances for the national team from 2009 until 2021.[1]
Club career
editBakker 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, helping them win the title.[3]
International career
editBakker 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
editClub
edit- Amsterdam
- Hoofdklasse: 2010–11, 2011–12
- Gold Cup: 2018–19
- Kalinga Lancers
International
edit- Netherlands
References
edit- ^ "Interlandhistorie - KNHB". knhb.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Hockey BAKKER Billy - Tokyo 2020 Olympics".
- ^ Maresch, Sjoerd (27 August 2021). "Billy Bakker zet een punt achter zijn imposante loopbaan". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Men's Hockey: Netherlands". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Who will win the 2018 Hockey Stars Awards? Vote is open!". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Hockeyer Billy Bakker (32) zet punt achter lange loopbaan". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
External links
edit- Billy Bakker at the International Hockey Federation
- Billy Bakker at Olympics.com
- Billy Bakker at Olympedia
- Billy Bakker at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
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