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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robbert Huib Kemperman | ||
| Born |
(1990-06-24) 24 June 1990 (age 34) Nijmegen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Amsterdam | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2005 | Union | ||
| 2005–2008 | Den Bosch | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2005–2010 | Den Bosch | ||
| 2010–2012 | Rot-Weiss Köln | ||
| 2012–2022 | Kampong | ||
| 2019 | UniKL | ||
| 2022–present | Amsterdam | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2008–2021 | Netherlands | 228 | (52) |
| Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 17 October 2023 | |||
Robbert Huib Kemperman (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔbərt ˈkɛmpərmɑn]; born 24 June 1990) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Hoofdklasse club Amsterdam.
He played a total of 228 matches for the Dutch national team and scored 52 goals. He played in three Olympic Games and three World Cups.
International career
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament, where he won a silver medal. He made his debut for the national team in 2008, and at just 17 years and 111 days of age he is the second-youngest debutant ever in Dutch national hockey team.
In 2018, Kemperman played in his third World Cup, where they won the silver medal. Due to his decision to play in the 2019 Malaysia Hockey League, he was not selected for the 2019 Pro League. After the 2019 EuroHockey Championships he returned in the national team for the FIH Olympic Qualifier against Pakistan. In June 2023 he announced he would retire from the national team after not having played internationally since the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Club career
Born in Nijmegen, he started playing hockey when he was 5 at the local hockey club RKHV Union. In 2005 he went to HC 's-Hertogenbosch where he made his debut for the first team when he was just 15 years old. After his years at 's-Hertogenbosch, he went to Rot-Weiss Köln in Germany in 2010. He played there for two seasons before returning to the Netherlands, where he joined his current club SV Kampong. In 2016 he won the 2015–16 Euro Hockey League with Kampong and then won two consecutive Dutch national titles in 2017 and 2018. In the winter of 2019, he played in Malaysia for UniKL in the Malaysia Hockey League. In December 2021 it was announced he will leave Kampong after ten seasons and will play for Amsterdam from the summer of 2022 onwards.
Personal life
Kemperman is in a relationship with former Dutch field hockey international Sophie Polkamp.
Honours
Club
- Kampong
- Euro Hockey League: 2015–16
- Hoofdklasse: 2016–17, 2017–18
- UniKL
- Malaysia Hockey League: 2019
Netherlands
References
- "Robbert Kemperman". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- "Men's Hockey: Netherlands". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Caldas: Verga en Kemperman naar Maleisië, geen Pro League". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- "Hockeyers Verga en Kemperman dromen na 'reset' weer van goud bij de Spelen van Tokio". volkskrant.nl (in Dutch). 15 September 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- Borcherts, Reemt (2 June 2023). "Laatste hoofdstuk van Kempi: 'Kwam erachter dat ik Oranje niet miste'". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- "Keeper Vivaldi verlaat Den Bosch". nu.nl (in Dutch). 11 August 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "Hockeyer Kemperman ruilt na tien seizoenen Kampong in voor Amsterdam". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- van Nugteren, Marco (4 January 2022). "Robbert Kemperman: 'Parijs zit nog steeds in mijn achterhoofd'". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "KEMPERMAN Robbert". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation.
External links
- Robbert Kemperman at the International Hockey Federation
- Robbert Kemperman at Olympics.com
- Robbert Kemperman at Olympedia
- Robbert Kemperman at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
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- 1990 births
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- Dutch male field hockey players
- Male field hockey midfielders
- 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands
- Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Sportspeople from Nijmegen
- Field hockey players from Gelderland
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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