Robert Nijdam
| Player information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | "Jelle" |
| birthday | 20th September 1971 |
| place of birth | Meppel , Netherlands |
| citizenship |
 Dutch
|
| height | 1.84 m |
| Playing position | Right winger |
| Throwing hand | Left |
| Clubs in the youth | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1978-1981 |
Aristos Best
|
| 1981-1982 |
Helios 72 Uden
|
| 1982-1985 |
Oranje Wit Helmond
|
| 1985-1987 |
Tremeg Gemert
|
| 1987-1989 |
Sittardia
|
| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1989-1990 |
AHV Swift Arnhem
|
| 1990-1993 |
E&O Emmen
|
| 1993-1995 |
HV Tachos Waalwijk
|
| 1995-1997 |
 Herstal Liège
|
| 1997-1 / 1998 |
 OSC Rheinhausen
|
| 1 / 1998-1998 |
TSG Bielefeld
|
| 1998-1999 |
TuS Nettelstedt
|
| 1999-2000 |
HV Tachos Waalwijk
|
| 2000-2003 |
SG Solingen
|
| 2003-2004 |
 GC Amicitia Zurich
|
| 2004-2005 |
HV Tachos Waalwijk
|
| National team | |
| Debut on | 17th October 1990 |
| against |
 Norway
|
| Games (goals) | |
|
Netherlands
|
152 (?) |
| Clubs as coaches | |
| from ... to | society |
| 2003-2003 |
Beach handball NT
|
| 2005-2008 |
Bevo HC Panningen
|
| 2008-2009 |
Belgium
|
| 2009-2010 |
GC Amicitia Zurich
|
| 2012–2012 |
 Burkina Faso
|
| 2 / 2012–2014 |
Sporting Neerpelt-Lommel
|
| 2014– |
Netherlands (Juniors)
|
| 2018-2019 |
Bayer Leverkusen
|
| 2019– |
Werder Bremen
|
|
As of August 5, 2020 |
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Robert Nijdam (born September 20, 1971 in Meppel ) is a Dutch handball trainer and former handball player , who was mostly used on the right wing .
Player career
The 1.84 m tall and 85 kg heavy left-hander initially played for AHV Swift Arnheim in his home country. With E&O Emmen he was twice Dutch champion and one cup winner. After a stint at HV Tachos Waalwijk, he went to Belgium to Herstal Lüttich, with whom he won the Belgian Cup in 1996. In 1997 he came to the German handball league for OSC Rheinhausen . When the OSC withdrew from the Bundesliga for financial reasons at the end of 1997, he moved to TSG Bielefeld . For the 1998/99 season he joined the Bundesliga club TuS Nettelstedt . After one season he returned to HVN Tachos in the Netherlands, where he again only spent one season. Then he signed with SG Solingen . After three years he went to Switzerland to GC Amicitia Zurich , where he scored 113 goals in 32 games. In his last season he was again cup winner with Waalwijk and top scorer in the Eredivisie.
Nijdam played 152 international matches for the Dutch men's national handball team . At the 1990 student world championships in his own country, he finished eighth, at the military world championships in Poland in 1992 and in Egypt in 1993, eighth and seventh respectively. For a European championship or world championship he could not qualify.
Coaching career
Robert Nijdam took over the beach handball national team during his active career . From 2005 he trained the Bevo HC Panningen. After a season as Belgian national coach, he returned to Zurich in 2009. After working as a coach instructor in Africa, he got the offer to look after the national team of Burkina Faso at the 2012 African handball championship . From February 2012 he was the coach of the Belgian club Sporting Neerpelt-Lommel. He has been in charge of the Dutch junior selection team since October 2014. He has been coaching German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen since the 2018/19 season . At the end of November 2019, he ended his job in Leverkusen. On December 15, 2019, he took over the second division Werder Bremen . He is under contract in Bremen until the end of the 2021/22 season.
successes
- Dutch champion 1991 and 1992
- Dutch cup winner 1992 and 2005
- Dutch Supercup 1992
- Top scorer of the honor division 2005
- Dutch handball player of the year 2005
- Belgian cup winner 1996
- Top scorer in Belgium 1997
- Semifinals in the 1999 EHF Cup
- HBL All-Star Game 2003
- Player of the year at SG Solingen 2003
- SHL -All-Star, best right winger
Web links
- Official website
- Robert Nijdam in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.internetgazet.be/neerpelt/handbal-sporting-krijgt-nieuwe-trainer-s.aspx
- ↑ a b c www.thw-provinzial.de opponents squad SG Solingen 2001/02 , accessed on April 26, 2014.
- ↑ www.grenzecho.net Personal details : Robert Nijdam, September 13, 2008, accessed April 26, 2014
- ↑ a b www.thw-provinzial.de opponent squad OSC Rheinhausen 1997/98 , accessed on April 26, 2014.
- ↑ www.thw-provinzial.de opponent team TuS Nettelstedt 1998/99 , accessed on April 26, 2014.
- ↑ a b c d www.nzz.ch Robert Nijdam Trainer from GC Amicitia from July 21, 2009, accessed on April 26, 2014
- ↑ a b www.handball-world.com Robert Nijdam: From Switzerland via Burkina Faso to Belgium - and then Germany? dated June 26, 2012, accessed April 26, 2014
- ↑ handbalstartpunt.nl: Alex Vaassen en Robert Nijdam bondscoaches dames jeugdselecties , accessed on October 27, 2017
- ↑ www.handball-world.news Change of coach at the works elves: the Dutch will succeed Renate Wolf on March 28, 2018, accessed on March 28, 2018
- ↑ www.handball-world.news Bayer Leverkusen and coach Nijdam cancel the contract dated November 20, 2019, accessed on November 20, 2019
- ↑ www.handball-world.news After separation from Leverkusen: Robert Nijdam will be coach at the women's second division SV Werder Bremen on December 10, 2019, accessed on December 10, 2019
- ↑ www.weser-kurier.de Werder will fire its head of handball sports on June 17, 2020, accessed on August 5, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nijdam, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch handball player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th September 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Meppel , Netherlands |