Pietie Coetzee

Pietie Coetzee (born September 2, 1978) is a field hockey player from South Africa who was born in Bloemfontein. Nicknamed "Pieta". she studied at the Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg, Gauteng, and represented her country at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.

A striker, Coetzee played club hockey with Amsterdam in The Netherlands in the late 1990s. She made her international senior debut for the South African Women's Team in 1995 against Spain during the Atlanta Challenge Cup in Atlanta, Georgia. She was named the "South African Hockey Player of the Year" in 1997 and in 2002. Coetzee was the top goal scorer at the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup held in Perth, Western Australia, where South Africa finished in 13th position. In 2007 she played briefly at NMHC Nijmegen in The Netherlands.

International Senior Tournaments

* 1995 – All Africa Games, Harare
* 1998 – World Cup, Utrecht
* 1998 – Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur
* 1999 – All Africa Games, Johannesburg
* 2000 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen
* 2000 – Olympic Games, Sydney
* 2002 – Champions Challenge, Johannesburg
* 2002 – Commonwealth Games, Manchester
* 2002 – World Cup, Perth
* 2003 – All Africa Games, Abuja
* 2003 – Afro-Asian Games, Hyderabad
* 2004 – Olympic Games, Athens
* 2005 – Champions Challenge, Virginia Beach

External links

* [http://www.sahockey.co.za/ South African Hockey Federation]