Michaël Parkinson
Michaël Parkinson | |
2015 in Düren | |
portrait | |
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Date of birth | November 23, 1991 |
place of birth | Reading , UK |
size | 2.03 m |
position | Middle block |
societies | |
until 2011 2011–2015 2015–2016 since 2016 |
Rivium Rotterdam Noliko Maaseik SWD Powervolleys Düren Lindemans Aalst |
National team | |
since 2011 | A national team |
successes | |
2012 2012 |
Belgian champion Belgian cup winner |
As of January 31, 2017 |
Michaël Parkinson (born November 23, 1991 in Reading , United Kingdom ) is a Dutch volleyball player .
Career
Parkinson's started playing volleyball at the age of seven. In his youth he was also active in swimming and tennis . He first attended Alfrink College in Zoetermeer . In 2011 he began studying at the Technical University of Eindhoven , but decided to take a distance learning course at the Open University England because it was more compatible with sport . In the first Dutch league, the middle blocker played for Rivium Rotterdam until 2011 . Then he was signed by the Belgian first division club Noliko Maaseik , with whom he won the championship and cup double in the first season. Parkinson made his debut for the Dutch national team in 2011 . In the summer of 2013, however, he had to forego missions due to an injury to his ankle . Since he was treated in 2015 by Fons Vranken, the athletic coach of the SWD Powervolleys Düren , the German Bundesliga team signed him as the thirteenth player for the 2015/16 season. With the Düren, he reached the playoff quarter-finals ; In the CEV Cup , the SWD Powervolleys also made it to the quarter-finals. After the season, Parkinson left the club. With the national team he took part in the volleyball world league in 2016 . He then moved to the Belgian first division club Lindemans Aalst .
Web links
- Profile at FIVB (English)
- Profile at CEV (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Interview with Michaël Parkinson. (No longer available online.) Noliko4ever, July 30, 2012, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved September 18, 2015 (Dutch). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Maaseik volleyball club extends Michaël Parkinson's contract. Nieuwsblad, February 28, 2013, accessed September 18, 2015 (Dutch).
- ↑ Profile at the CEV (English)
- ↑ Geblesseerde Parkinson uit Oranje. Volleyball cant, May 14, 2013, accessed September 18, 2015 (Dutch).
- ↑ Powervolleys get reinforcements from the Netherlands. Aachener Nachrichten , September 18, 2015, accessed on September 18, 2015 .
- ↑ Three blockers leave the power volleys. Aachener Nachrichten, June 8, 2016, accessed on August 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Parkinson wil zich weer bewijzen in Belgian competitie. Volleybalkrant, July 28, 2016, accessed January 31, 2017 (Dutch).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Parkinson, Michaël |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch volleyball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1991 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Reading , UK |