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Valentin Verga
	Verga in 2015
Personal information
Born	7 October 1989 (age 34); Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position	Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club	Amsterdam
Youth career
0000–2000	GEBA
2000–2007	Almere
Senior career
Years	Team
2007–present	Amsterdam
2017	→ Terengganu
2019	→ UniKL
National team
Years	Team
2009–present	Netherlands
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the Netherlands
Olympic Games
World Cup
EuroHockey Championship
Champions Trophy
	Last updated on: 6 February 2020

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Valentin Verga (born 7 October 1989) is an Argentine-born Dutch field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Amsterdam.^[1]

Club career[edit]

Verga has played his whole senior career for Amsterdam. In the Dutch winter break in 2017, he was the first Dutch player to play in the Malaysia Hockey League, he played for Terengganu.^[2] In the winter of 2019, he returned to Malaysia, this time he played for UniKL.^[3]

International career[edit]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament, winning a silver medal.^[4]^[5] He was also part of the Netherlands 2016 Summer Olympic team.^[5] His father Alejandro was also an Olympic hockey player, but for Argentina.^[5] In 2018, Verga 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 FIH Pro League.^[3] After the 2019 European Championships he returned in the national team for the FIH Olympic Qualifier against Pakistan.^[6] In February 2020 he was dropped from the national team's training squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Valentin Verga - Hockey.nl". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
^ "Valentin Verga speelt in Malaysia Hockey League (MHL)". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Caldas: Verga en Kemperman naar Maleisië, geen Pro League". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ "Men's Hockey: Netherlands". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Valentin Verga Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
^ Collewijn, Sander (26 October 2019). "Hockeyer Valentin Verga keert na verbanning terug in Oranje". parool.nl (in Dutch). Het Parool. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
^ "Max Caldas laat ervaren Valentin Verga buiten olympische selectie". ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

External links[edit]

Valentin Verga at the International Hockey Federation
Valentin Verga at Olympics.com
Valentin Verga at Olympedia
Valentin Verga at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)

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[1] "Valentin Verga - Hockey.nl". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

[2] "Valentin Verga speelt in Malaysia Hockey League (MHL)". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[MHL_2019-3] "Caldas: Verga en Kemperman naar Maleisië, geen Pro League". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[4] "Men's Hockey: Netherlands". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

[:0-5] "Valentin Verga Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

[6] Collewijn, Sander (26 October 2019). "Hockeyer Valentin Verga keert na verbanning terug in Oranje". parool.nl (in Dutch). Het Parool. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

[7] "Max Caldas laat ervaren Valentin Verga buiten olympische selectie". ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

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-'''Valentin Verga''' is a Dutch [[field hockey]] player, of [[Argentine]] descent.  At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], he competed for the [[Netherlands national field hockey team|national team]] in the [[Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|men's tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/hockey/event/men/teams/team=netherlands-hom400ned01/|title=Men's Hockey: Netherlands|publisher=London2012.com|accessdate=1 August 2012}}</ref>
+{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Men's Hockey World Cup|2018 Bhubaneswar]]|}}
+{{MedalBronze|[[2010 Men's Hockey World Cup|2010 New Delhi]]|}}
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+{{MedalGold|[[2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2015 London]]|}}
+{{MedalGold|[[2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2017 Amstelveen]]|}}
+{{MedalSilver|[[2011 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2011 Mönchengladbach]]|}}
+{{MedalBronze|[[2013 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2013 Boom]]|}}
+{{MedalCompetition|[[Hockey Champions Trophy|Champions Trophy]]}}
+{{MedalSilver|[[2012 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2012 Melbourne]]|}}
+{{MedalBronze|[[2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2010 Mönchengladbach]]|}}
+{{MedalBronze|[[2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2011 Auckland]]|}}
+{{MedalBronze|[[2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2018 Breda]]|}}
+| updated              = 6 February 2020
+}}
+'''Valentin Verga''' (born 7 October 1989) is an Argentine-born Dutch [[field hockey]] player who plays as a midfielder or forward for [[Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club|Amsterdam]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Valentin Verga - Hockey.nl |url=https://hockey.nl/held/valentin-verga/ |website=hockey.nl |publisher=Hockey.nl |access-date=6 February 2020 |language=nl |archive-date=22 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122041212/https://hockey.nl/held/valentin-verga/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+==Club career==
+Verga has played his whole senior career for [[Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club|Amsterdam]]. In the Dutch winter break in 2017, he was the first Dutch player to play in the [[Malaysia Hockey League]], he played for
+[[Terengganu Hockey Team|Terengganu]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Valentin Verga speelt in Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) |url=https://hockey.nl/nieuws/internationaal/valentin-verga-speelt-malaysia-hockey-league-mhl/ |website=hockey.nl |access-date=1 April 2019 |language=nl |date=10 January 2017}}</ref> In the winter of 2019, he returned to Malaysia, this time he played for [[UniKL Hockey Club|UniKL]].<ref name="MHL 2019"/>
+==International career==
+At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], he competed for the [[Netherlands men's national field hockey team|national team]] in the [[Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|men's tournament]], winning a silver medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/hockey/event/men/teams/team=netherlands-hom400ned01/|title=Men's Hockey: Netherlands|publisher=London2012.com|access-date=1 August 2012|archive-date=1 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801005254/http://www.london2012.com/hockey/event/men/teams/team=netherlands-hom400ned01/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/valentin-verga-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052701/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/valentin-verga-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Valentin Verga Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-29}}</ref>  He was also part of the Netherlands [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Summer Olympic]] team.<ref name=":0" />  His father [[Alejandro Verga|Alejandro]] was also an Olympic hockey player, but for Argentina.<ref name=":0" /> In 2018, Verga played in his third [[Hockey World Cup|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 Men's FIH Pro League|2019 FIH Pro League]].<ref name="MHL 2019">{{cite web |title=Caldas: Verga en Kemperman naar Maleisië, geen Pro League |url=https://hockey.nl/nieuws/oranje/caldas-verga-en-kemperman-naar-maleisie-geen-pro-league/ |website=hockey.nl |access-date=1 April 2019 |language=nl |date=8 January 2019}}</ref> After the [[2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2019 European Championships]] he returned in the national team for the [[2019 Men's FIH Olympic Qualifiers|FIH Olympic Qualifier]] against [[Pakistan men's national field hockey team|Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Collewijn |first1=Sander |title=Hockeyer Valentin Verga keert na verbanning terug in Oranje |url=https://www.parool.nl/sport/hockeyer-valentin-verga-keert-na-verbanning-terug-in-oranje~b8388983/ |website=parool.nl |publisher=[[Het Parool]] |access-date=6 February 2020 |language=nl |date=26 October 2019}}</ref> In February 2020 he was dropped from the national team's training squad for the [[Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Max Caldas laat ervaren Valentin Verga buiten olympische selectie |url=https://www.ad.nl/andere-sporten/max-caldas-laat-ervaren-valentin-verga-buiten-olympische-selectie~a28edcf9/ |website=ad.nl |publisher=[[Algemeen Dagblad]] |access-date=6 February 2020 |language=nl |date=3 February 2020}}</ref>
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