- Jacques Brinkman
Jacques Brinkman (born
August 26 ,1966 in Utrecht) is a former Dutchfield hockey player, who twice won the golden medal with the national squad: at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta and four years later, at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney . There he played his last international tournament for the Dutch, after a career spanning more than thirteen years.Brinkman made his debut on
May 1 ,1987 in a friendly match against West-Germany. As a midfielder, he played 337 international matches for Holland, in which he scored 84 goals, making him Holland's most capped player. Brinkman surpassed the previous record holder,Cees Jan Diepeveen , in 1998. He won theHockey World Cup in 1990 and 1998, and also the annualChampions Trophy (1996, 1998 and 2000). In the Dutch League he played for Kampong, Amsterdam H&BC andStichtse Cricket en Hockey Club . Since the summer of 2003 he has been head coach with his former club from SCHC fromBilthoven .External links
* [http://www.knhb.nl/oranje/interlandhistorie/cDU300_Interlandhistorie.aspx?intPlayerId=164360 Dutch Hockey Federation]
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