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Hidde Turkstra

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Hidde Turkstra
Personal information
Born (1988-03-05) 5 March 1988 (age 36)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Playing position Defender
Youth career
0000–2005 Rotterdam
2005–2006 Victoria
Senior career
Years Team
2006–2009 Victoria
2009–2019 Rotterdam
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2013–2016 Netherlands 44
2014 Netherlands (indoor) 5
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 London 0000

Hidde Turkstra (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɪdə ˈtʏr(ə)kstraː]; born 5 March 1988) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a defender for the Dutch national team.[1]

He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] and he played club hockey in the Netherlands for Rotterdam and Victoria.

Club career

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Turkstra started playing hockey at Rotterdam and in 2005 he switched to Victoria. Where he made his debut in the senior team. In 2009 he returned to Rotterdam, where he played for ten seasons until he retired in 2019.[3]

International career

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Turkstra made his debut for the national team on 5 June 2013.[1] He was a part of the Dutch squad which won the 2015 European Championship.[4] After he played in the 2016 Summer Olympics he announced his retirement from the national team.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Biografie - Hidde Turkstra". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "TURKSTRA Hidde - Olympic Hockey". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. ^ Maresch, Sjoerd (29 March 2019). "Rotterdam toont twee gezichten in 'pingpongduel' met Almere". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Hidde Turkstra klaar voor EK: 'Blij dat het gelukt is'". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Hockeyer Turkstra stopt als international". ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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