Maurits Gijsbreght Hendriks (born 1 January 1961 in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

) is a

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

coach from the Netherlands, who himself played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

in the 1980s in Enschede.

External links

www.mauritshendriks.com
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Maurits Hendriks on NOC*NSF-site
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Article in NRC Handelsblad
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hendriks, Maurits 1961 births Living people Dutch field hockey coaches Field hockey players from Amsterdam Spanish Olympic coaches Dutch expatriates in Spain Dutch male field hockey players Male field hockey goalkeepers Dutch sports executives and administrators AFC Ajax non-playing staff