The Netherlands women's national handball team is the national
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...
team of the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. It is governed by the ''Nederlands Handbal Verbond'' (NHV).
Competitive record
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship
Other tournaments
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Carpathian Trophy 2004 – Third place
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Holland Handball Tournament 2006 – Fifth place
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Carpathian Trophy 2016 – Third place
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Intersport Cup 2022 - ''Winner''
Team
Current squad
The squad chosen for Golden League in March 2025.
Head coach:
Henrik Signell
''Caps and goals as of 9 March 2025.''
Coaching staff
Notable players
;MVP
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Nycke Groot (centre back), 2016 European Championship
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Estavana Polman (centre back), 2019 World Championship
;Top Scorer
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Lois Abbingh (left back) with 71 goals, 2019 World Championship
;All-Star Team members
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Pearl van der Wissel (left back), 2005 World Championship
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Tess Wester (goalkeeper), 2015 World Championship, 2019 World Championship
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Nycke Groot (centre back), 2016 European Championship
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Lois Abbingh (left back), 2017 World Championship
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Yvette Broch
Yvette Broch (born 23 December 1990) is a retired Dutch professional handball player, who last played for Győri ETO KC and the Dutch national team. She is also known for being a runner up on the fourth season of '' Holland's Next Top Model''.
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(line player), 2016 European Championship, 2017 World Championship
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Kelly Dulfer (defender), 2018 European Championship
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Estavana Polman (centre back), 2019 World Championship
;Coaches
* Toon Wijdeveld (1956–1957)
* Paul Broere (1960)
* Jan Kloen (1961–1966, 1968)
* Jaroslav Mráz (1968–1971)
* Jo Gerris (1971–1973)
* Jan Alma (1973–1974)
* Heinz Henneberg (1974–1975)
* George van Noesel (1975–1976)
* Jan Alma (1976–1978)
* Simon Flendrie (1979)
* Ilona Venema-Ignácz (1979–1981)
* Jan Kecskeméthy (1982–1986)
* Jan Tuik (1986)
* Ton van Linder (1987–1990)
* Bert Bouwer (1990–2003)
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Kari Aagaard (2003)
* Olaf Schimpf (2003–2004)
* Sjors Röttger (2004–2008)
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Henk Groener (2009–2016)
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Helle Thomsen (2016–2018)
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Emmanuel Mayonnade (2019–2021)
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Monique Tijsterman (2021)
* Ricardo Clarijs (2022)
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Per Johansson (2022–2024)
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Henrik Signell (2024–)
Individual all-time records
Most matches played
Total number of matches played for the senior national team.
Most goals scored
Total number of goals scored in official matches only.
References
External links
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IHF profile
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National team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
Women's national handball teams
Hand
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