Rudy Verhoeff

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Rudy Verhoeff
Rudy Verhoeff
2014 in Chaumont
portrait
Date of birth June 24, 1989
place of birth Calgary, Canada
size 1.98 m
position Middle block / diagonal
societies
2007–2012
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2017
2017–2018
since 2018 		Trinity Western University
Chaumont Volley-Ball 52
GFCO Ajaccio
SWD Powervolleys Düren
Hypo Tirol Alpenvolleys Haching
Chennai Spartans
National team

since 2013 		Junior national team
A national team
successes
2013
2014
2016 		NORCECA vice-
champion, seventh,
Olympic fifth

As of November 4, 2019

Rudy Pieter Verhoeff (born June 24, 1989 in Calgary ) is a Canadian volleyball player .

Career

Verhoeff studied religious studies at Trinity Western University from 2007 to 2012 and played on the university team Spartans. In 2009, the middle blocker took part in the World Cup with the Canadian Juniors. In 2013 he reached the final of the NORCECA championship and fifth place in the world league with the Canadian national team . In the same year he signed his first professional contract with the French club Chaumont Volley-Ball 52 . In 2014 Verhoeff moved to GFCO Ajaccio . At the 2014 World Cup , he finished seventh with Canada. He also played in the world league again in 2014 and 2015 . In 2015, the middle blocker was signed by the German Bundesliga club SWD Powervolleys Düren . In the 2015/16 season he reached the quarter-finals of the Bundesliga playoffs ; The Dürener also reached the quarter-finals in the CEV Cup . Bann took part in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro with the Canadian national team. The Canadians reached the quarterfinals in second place, where they were eliminated by Russia . Verhoeff also played for the SWD Powervolleys in the 2016/17 season; However, as he did recently in the national team, he moved from the center block to the position of the diagonal attacker. With the club he reached the playoff semi-finals of the Bundesliga in the 2016/17 season . In 2017 he switched to the Hypo Tirol Alpenvolleys Haching , which competed in the Bundesliga with a wildcard . In the 2017/18 DVV Cup , he was eliminated with the club in the round of 16 before reaching the semi-finals in the Bundesliga playoffs . He then moved to the Indian club Chennai Spartans.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Profile at Team Canada (English)
  2. ^ Former Spartan Verhoeff signs pro contract in France. (No longer available online.) Trinity Western University, April 26, 2013, archived from the original on July 6, 2015 ; accessed on July 5, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Profile at FIVB (English)
  4. ↑ A Chinese should make Düren's pass faster. Aachener Zeitung , July 1, 2015, accessed on July 5, 2015 .
  5. ↑ SWD Powervolleys: Rudy Verhoeff is returning. Aachener Nachrichten, June 24, 2016, accessed on June 24, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Exchange exchange: The Hypo Tirol Alpenvolley team is in place. Volleyball Magazin, July 12, 2017, accessed July 18, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Verhoeff, Rudy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Verhoeff, Rudy Pieter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Calgary , Canada