Dutch men's national handball team
| Nickname (s) | Orange | ||
| Association | Nederlands Handbal Verbond | ||
| confederacy | EHF | ||
| Outfitter | bumblebee | ||
| Trainer | Erlingur Richardsson | ||
| Assistant coach | Edwin Kippers | ||
| Most games | Lambert Schuurs : 312 | ||
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| Handball world championship | |||
| Participation | 1 (of 23) of 26 (First: 1961 ) | ||
| best result | 11th place | ||
| (As of January 5, 2014) | |||
The Dutch men's national handball team is the national handball team of the Netherlands and is managed by the Nederlands Handbal Verbond . The selection is trained by Erlingur Richardsson .
Participation in competitions
World championships
The Dutch national handball team has so far qualified for a world championship once . At the Handball World Cup in 1961, after two defeats against Germany and France, they were eliminated in the preliminary round.
| year | Host country | Participation until ... | opponent | Result | Comments and special features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | German Empire | - | - | not qualified | |
| 1954 | Sweden | - | - | not qualified | |
| 1958 | GDR | - | - | not qualified | |
| 1961 | FRG | Preliminary round | - | 11th place | First participation in a world championship. |
| 1964 | Czechoslovakia | - | - | not qualified | |
| 1967 | Sweden | - | - | not qualified | |
| 1970 | France | - | - | not qualified | |
| 1974 | GDR | - | - | not qualified | |
| 1978 | Denmark | - | - | not qualified | |
| 1982 | FRG | - | - | not qualified | |
| 1986 | Switzerland | - | - | not qualified | |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | - | - | not qualified | |
| 1993 | Sweden | - | - | not qualified | |
| 1995 | Iceland | - | - | not qualified | |
| 1997 | Japan | - | - | not qualified | |
| 1999 | Egypt | - | - | not qualified | |
| 2001 | France | - | - | not qualified | |
| 2003 | Portugal | - | - | not qualified | |
| 2005 | Tunisia | - | - | not qualified | |
| 2007 | Germany | - | - | not qualified | |
| 2009 | Croatia | - | - | not qualified | |
| 2011 | Sweden | - | - | not qualified | |
| 2013 | Spain | - | - | not qualified | |
| 2015 | Qatar | - | - | not qualified | |
| 2017 | France | - | - | not qualified | |
| 2019 | Denmark / Germany | - | - | not qualified |
European championships
| year | Host country | Participation until ... | opponent | Result | Comments and special features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 |
 Portugal
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not qualified | |||
| 1996 |
 Spain
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not qualified | |||
| 1998 |
 Italy
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not qualified | |||
| 2000 |
 Croatia
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not qualified | |||
| 2002 |
 Sweden
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not qualified | |||
| 2004 |
 Slovenia
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not qualified | |||
| 2006 |
 Switzerland
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not qualified | |||
| 2008 |
 Norway
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not qualified | |||
| 2010 |
 Austria
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not qualified | |||
| 2012 |
 Serbia
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not qualified | |||
| 2014 |
 Denmark
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not qualified | |||
| 2016 |
 Poland
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not qualified | |||
| 2018 |
Croatia
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not qualified | |||
| 2020 |
Norway Austria Sweden
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qualified | First participation in a European championship. | ||
Current squad
| Surname | Item | society | ||
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| Jasper Adams | RL |
 OCI Lions
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| Dani Baijens | RM |
 TBV Lemgo
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| Samir Benghanem | KM |
Green Park Handbal Aalsmeer
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| Jeffrey Boomhouwer | LA |
Bergischer HC
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| Gerrie Eijlers | TW |
HV KRAS / Volendam
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| Ephrahim Jerry | RM |
 Sporting Nelo
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| Toon Leenders | KM |
HSG Nordhorn-Lingen
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| Bart Ravensbergen | TW |
HSG Nordhorn-Lingen
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| Tim Remer | LA |
JD Techniek / Hurry-Up
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| Bobby Schagen | RA |
TBV Lemgo
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| Robin Schoenaker | RL |
Sporting Nelo
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| Iso Sluijters | RR |
NMC Górnik Zabrze
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| Kay Smits | RR |
SC Magdeburg
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| Ivo Steins | KM |
OCI Lions
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| Luc Steins | RM |
 Fenix Toulouse handball
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| Niels Versteijnen | RR |
VfL Lübeck-Schwartau
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| Status: February 15, 2020 | ||||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ limburger.nl: Aan tafel bij de sportfamilie , accessed on October 27, 2017