Hendrik Pieterse (born 4 December 1959) is a Dutch former

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player. Standing at 2.11 m, he played as center. Pieterse was a 5-time

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champion during his career.

Career

Pieterse began playing basketball at age 17. He started his professional career in 1978 with

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, where he played until 1980.Records
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in the Dutch

and won the national championship four times and played in the FIBA European Champion's Cup. In 1989, Pieterse trained with the

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in the pre-season. From 1990, he played with

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and the next season for

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, winning another Eredivisie title. From 1992 to 1994, Pieterse played in Belgium with Willebroek and Sint-Niklaas. From 1995 to 2002, he played in Germany for the NVV Lions Mönchengladbach; in 2002 with Krefeld Panthers.

National team career

Pieterse played for the Netherlands men's national basketball team, playing in a total of 101 games. From 1983 to 1987, he played in several

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tournaments.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pieterse, Henk Living people Dutch men's basketball players Basketball players from Amsterdam Heroes Den Bosch players 1959 births Centers (basketball) Dutch expatriate basketball people in Germany Dutch expatriate basketball people in the United States 20th-century Dutch sportsmen