Belgium men's national volleyball team

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Belgium
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Association Royal Belgian Volleyball Federation
Confederation CEV
Head coach Dominique Baeyens
FIVB ranking 21 (as of October 2015)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 1 (First in 1968)
Best result 8th (1968)
World Championship
Appearances 8 (First in 1949)
Best result 8th (1970)
Vlaamse Volleybalbond website
Belgium men's national volleyball team
Medal record
European League
Gold medal – first place 2013 Marmaris

The Belgian national volleybalteam is a team of volleyball players that represents Belgium at international championships. Their nickname is Red Dragons.

Competitive record

World Championship

World Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Czechoslovakia 1949 7th-10th play-offs 9th 3 0 3 0 9
Soviet Union 1952 Did not participate
France 1956 11th-20th play-offs 17th 10 2 8 16 22
Brazil 1960 Did not participate
Soviet Union 1962 Group stage 20th 4 0 4 1 12
Czechoslovakia 1966 9th-16th play-offs 14th 10 4 6 15 22
Bulgaria 1970 1st-8th play-offs 8th 11 4 7 14 22
Mexico 1974 7th-12th play-offs 11th 11 3 8 13 26
Italy 1978 17th-18th play-offs 18th 9 3 6 10 21
Argentina 1982 Did not participate
France 1986
Brazil 1990
Greece 1994
Japan 1998
Argentina 2002
Japan 2006
Italy 2010
Poland 2014 Group stage 17th 5 1 4 9 12
Total 8/16 63 17 46 78 146

World League

World League record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Japan 1990 1990 to 2013 Did not participate
Italy 1991
Italy 1992
Italy 1994
Argentina 1999
Brazil 2002
Bulgaria 2012
Argentina 2013
Italy 2014 G2 FR 11th 14 8 6 32 23
Brazil 2015 G2 FR 12th 14 10 4 35 23
Total 2/25 28 18 10 67 46

European Volleyball League

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

European Volleyball League record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Czech Republic 2004 Did not participate
Russia 2005
Turkey 2006
Portugal 2007 Group stage 12th 12 2 10 13 33
Turkey 2008 Did not participate
Portugal 2009 Group stage 5th 12 8 4 30 20
Spain 2010 Did not participate
Slovakia 2011 Group stage N/A 12 7 5 26 24
Turkey 2012 Did not participate
Turkey 2013 Champions 1st 14 14 0 42 7
Total 1 Title 4/10 50 31 19 111 84

Current squad

The following is the Belgian roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[1]

Head coach: Dominique Baeyens

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2014 club
1 Bram Van den Dries 14 August 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 365 cm (144 in) 344 cm (135 in) France Beauvais Oise UC
2 Hendrik Tuerlinckx 1 December 1987 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 338 cm (133 in) Belgium Knack Roeselare
3 Sam Deroo 29 April 1992 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 360 cm (140 in) 340 cm (130 in) Italy Pallavolo Modena
4 Pieter Coolman 24 April 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 353 cm (139 in) 346 cm (136 in) Belgium Knack Roeselare
5 Frank Depestele (C) 3 September 1977 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 330 cm (130 in) France Beauvais Oise UC
7 Gertjan Claes 30 March 1985 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 336 cm (132 in) 307 cm (121 in) Belgium Knack Roeselare
8 Kevin Klinkenberg 4 October 1990 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 342 cm (135 in) 320 cm (130 in) France Tours VB
9 Pieter Verhees 8 December 1989 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 342 cm (135 in) Italy Top Volley Latina
10 Simon Van De Voorde 19 December 1989 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 348 cm (137 in) 327 cm (129 in) Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel
11 Matthijs Verhanneman 8 December 1988 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 344 cm (135 in) 320 cm (130 in) Belgium Knack Roeselare
12 Gert Van Walle 7 August 1987 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 335 cm (132 in) Italy Pallavolo Città di Castello
14 Bert Derkoningen 10 July 1982 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in) Belgium Noliko Maaseik
16 Matthias Valkiers 8 April 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 321 cm (126 in) 308 cm (121 in) Belgium Noliko Maaseik
18 Lowie Stuer 24 November 1995 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 367 cm (144 in) 330 cm (130 in) Belgium Knack Roeselare

2013 squad

The 16 names for the European qualifications:

Position Name Team
Setters Frank Depestele Turkey Fenerbahçe Grundig
Stijn D'Hulst Belgium Knack Roeselare
Matthias Valkiers Belgium Noliko Maaseik
Outside hitters Matthijs Verhanneman Belgium Knack Roeselare
Gertjan Claes Belgium Knack Roeselare
Kevin Klinkenberg France Tours VB
Sam Deroo Italy Casa Modena
Middle hitters Pieter Verhees Italy Andreoli Latina
Matias Raymaekers Germany Generali Unterhaching
Simon Van de Voorde Belgium Noliko Maaseik
Pieter Coolman Belgium Knack Roeselare
Opposite hitters Gert Van Walle Italy Città di Castello
Bram Van den Dries France Beauvais OUC
Hendrik Tuerlinckx Belgium Knack Roeselare
Liberos Stijn Dejonckheere Belgium Knack Roeselare
Bert Derkoningen Belgium Noliko Maaseik

References

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