Belgium men's national volleyball team


























































Belgium
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Nickname(s) Red Dragons
Association Royal Belgian Volleyball Federation
Confederation CEV
Head coach Andrea Anastasi
FIVB ranking 12 (as of October 2018)
Uniforms















Home












Away












Third

Summer Olympics
Appearances 1 (First in 1968)
Best result 8th (1968)
World Championship
Appearances 9 (First in 1949)
Best result 8th (1970)
European Championship
Appearances 15 (First in 1948)
Best result 4th (2017)














Belgium men's national volleyball team
Medal record

European League
Gold medal – first place 2013 Marmaris

The Belgian national volleyball team is a team of volleyball players that represents Belgium at international championships.
Belgium won the European League title for the first time in impressive in 2013 as they swept the Czech Republic and Croatia in the semifinal and gold medal match respectively. Belgium in 2014 was their first World Championship outing since 1978 and they have largely been restricted to competing at European level.




Contents






  • 1 Competitive record


    • 1.1 World Championship


    • 1.2 World League


    • 1.3 European Championship


    • 1.4 European Volleyball League




  • 2 Current squad


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Competitive record



World Championship






































































































































World Championship record
Year
Round
Position

Pld

W

L

SW

SL

Czechoslovakia 1949
7th-10th play-offs
9th
3
0
3
0
9

Soviet Union 1952
Did not participate

France 1956
11th-20th play-offs
17th
10
2
8
16
22

Brazil 1960
Did not participate

Soviet Union 1962
Group stage
20th
4
0
4
1
12

Czechoslovakia 1966
9th-16th play-offs
14th
10
4
6
15
22

Bulgaria 1970
1st-8th play-offs
8th
11
4
7
14
22

Mexico 1974
7th-12th play-offs
11th
11
3
8
13
26

Italy 1978
17th-18th play-offs
18th
9
3
6
10
21

Argentina 1982
Did not qualify

France 1986

Brazil 1990

Greece 1994

Japan 1998

Argentina 2002

Japan 2006

Italy 2010

Poland 2014
Group stage
17th
5
1
4
9
12

Italy Bulgaria 2018
Second Round
10th
8
4
4
16
14
Total 9/19 71 21 50 94 160


World League












































































World League record
Year
Round
Position

Pld

W

L

SW

SL

Japan 1990
1990 to 2013 Did not participate

Italy 1991

Italy 1992

Italy 1994

Argentina 1999

Brazil 2002

Bulgaria 2012

Argentina 2013

Italy 2014
G2 FR
11th
14
8
6
32
23

Brazil 2015
G2 FR
12th
14
10
4
35
23

Poland 2016
Group Stage
9th
9
3
6
15
20

Brazil 2017
Group Stage
7th
9
4
5
18
19
Total 4/28 46 25 21 100 85


European Championship




  • 1948 — 5th place


  • 1951 — 6th place


  • 1955 — 12th place


  • 1958 — 17th place


  • 1963 — 13th place


  • 1967 — 12th place


  • 1971 — 10th place


  • 1975 — 12th place


  • 1979 — 11th place


  • 1987 — 7th place


  • 2007 — 10th place


  • 2011 — 13th place


  • 2013 — 7th place


  • 2015 — 10th place


  • 2017 — 4th place



European Volleyball League


     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place



















































































European Volleyball League record
Year
Round
Position

Pld

W

L

SW

SL

Czech Republic 2004
Did not participate

Russia 2005

Turkey 2006

Portugal 2007
Group stage
12th
12
2
10
13
33

Turkey 2008
Did not participate

Portugal 2009
Group stage
5th
12
8
4
30
20

Spain 2010
Did not participate

Slovakia 2011
Group stage
N/A
12
7
5
26
24

Turkey 2012
Did not participate

Turkey 2013

Champions

1st

14

14

0

42

7
Total 1 Title 4/10 50 31 19 111 84


Current squad


The following is the Belgian roster in the 2018 World Championship.[1]


Head coach: Andrea Anastasi

























































































































































No.
Name
Date of birth
Height
Weight
Spike
Block
2018–19 club
1 Bram Van Den Dries 14 August 1989 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 361 cm (142 in) 325 cm (128 in)
France Spacer's Toulouse
2 Hendrik Tuerlinckx 1 December 1987 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 321 cm (126 in)
Belgium Roeselare
3
Sam Deroo (C)
29 April 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 335 cm (132 in)
Poland Kędzierzyn-Koźle
4 Stijn D'Hulst 24 April 1991 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 321 cm (126 in) 305 cm (120 in)
Germany Powervolleys Düren
5 Igor Grobelny 8 June 1993 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 330 cm (130 in)
Germany Unterhaching
6 Lowie Stuer 24 November 1995 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 331 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in)
Belgium Menen
7 François Lecat 19 April 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 347 cm (137 in) 320 cm (130 in)
Italy Vibo Valentia
8 Kevin Klinkenberg 4 October 1990 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 343 cm (135 in) 314 cm (124 in)
Italy Milano
9 Pieter Verhees 8 December 1989 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 365 cm (144 in) 350 cm (140 in)
Italy Vibo Valentia
10 Simon Van De Voorde 19 December 1989 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 338 cm (133 in) 318 cm (125 in)
Iran Paykan
14 Jelle Ribbens 17 March 1992 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 331 cm (130 in) 300 cm (120 in)
France Spacer's Toulouse
16 Matthias Valkiers 8 April 1990 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 339 cm (133 in) 310 cm (120 in)
France Tourcoing
17 Tomas Rousseaux 31 March 1994 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 352 cm (139 in) 317 cm (125 in)
Poland Olsztyn
22 Pieter Coolman 24 April 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 351 cm (138 in) 321 cm (126 in)
Belgium Roeselare


References





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