Teun Floris de Nooijer (born 22 March 1976) is a

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player from the

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, who twice became Olympic champion with the Dutch national squad, in 1996 and in

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, and was on the team in

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. He currently plays for Dutch side

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and in

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for Uttar Pradesh Wizards.

Career

Dutch Hockey Sides (1994-Present)

Born in Egmond aan den Hoef, he made his debut on 4 June 1994 in a friendly match against New Zealand. Since then the midfielder played over three hundred international matches for the Dutch. On April 4, 2007 he earned his 350th cap for the Netherlands national field hockey team, when the team defeated

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(7-3) in a friendly in

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. De Nooijer started playing hockey at the age of nine, with his brothers in the backyard of their house. He joined HC Alkmaar at the age of eleven, and was selected for the Dutch under-16 team 2 years later. At fifteen, De Nooijer made his debut in the senior men's league with HC Alkmaar, and two years later, he first played in the Netherlands' elite league with

. After two seasons wearing the number 11 shirt, De Nooijer switched to the number 14, made famous by

Johan Cruijff Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (, internationally known as Johan Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974. Cruyff was a pr ...

, and has worn it for club and country ever since.Teun de Nooijer
Euro Hockey League. The number was later bestowed on the signature stick he helped to create, the Dita Giga #14 De Nooijer played for Alkmaar before moving to

. After the 1998 Hockey World Cup he played for a couple of months in

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, at Harvestehuder THC. In the final of the 1998 Hockey World Cup in

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he scored the golden goal in the final against

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. De Nooijer was named '' World Hockey Player of the Year'' in 2003, 2005 and 2006De Nooijer claims record third WorldHockey award
''worldhockey.org'', 16 September 2006 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). De Nooijer created history when he won the award, which was presented by

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for a record third time. Jamie Dwyer, however, equaled this record when he won the award for the third time in 2009, and surpassed it when he won the award again in 2010. The only other man to have won the award more than once is de Nooijer’s former team mate

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(1998, 2000). Earlier in 2006, de Nooijer was the decisive factor in the Champions Trophy final as the Netherlands claimed a record-equalling eighth crown and de Nooijer's sixth. He claimed his 400th cap for the Netherlands on 15 August 2009 against the 5-3 victory against India

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Uttar Pradesh Wizards (2012-Present)

De Nooijer become the Highest Paid Player for Hockey India League, When he was signed by UP Wizards. Since then he was playing for them.

Personal life

De Nooijer is married to Philippa Suxdorf, herself a former German international hockey player with 154 caps under her belt. They have 3 daughters, seven-year-old Philine, five-year-old Lilly, and two-year-old Nana.

Coaching career

He currently is the coach of the women's team of HC Bloemendaal.

References

External links

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Dutch Hockey Federation
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