Belgium men's national volleyball team
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.
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| Nickname(s) | Red Dragons | |||
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| Association | (VB)VOLLEY BELGIUM | |||
| Confederation | CEV | |||
| Head coach | Emanuele Zanini | |||
| FIVB ranking | 21 (as of 1 January 2023) | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| 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 | 16 (First in 1948) | |||
| Best result | 4th (2017) | |||
| Medal record | ||
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| European League | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2013 Marmaris | |
Competitive record
World Championship
| World Championship record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
 1949 |
7th-10th play-offs | 9th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1952 |
Did not participate | ||||||
 1956 |
11th-20th play-offs | 17th | 10 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1960 |
Did not participate | ||||||
 1962 |
Group stage | 20th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 1966 |
9th-16th play-offs | 14th | 10 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1970 |
1st-8th play-offs | 8th | 11 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 |
 1974 |
7th-12th play-offs | 11th | 11 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 26 |
 1978 |
17th-18th play-offs | 18th | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
 1982 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1986 | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1990 | |||||||
 1994 | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1998 | |||||||
| 2002 | |||||||
 2006 | |||||||
| 2010 | |||||||
 2014 |
Group stage | 17th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
 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 |
| 1990 |
1990 to 2013 Did not participate | ||||||
| 1991 | |||||||
| 1992 | |||||||
| 1994 | |||||||
| 1999 | |||||||
 2002 | |||||||
| 2012 | |||||||
| 2013 | |||||||
| 2014 |
G2 FR | 11th | 14 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 23 |
| 2015 |
G2 FR | 12th | 14 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 23 |
| 2016 |
Group Stage | 9th | 9 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 |
| 2017 |
Group Stage | 7th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 |
| Total | 4/28 | 46 | 25 | 21 | 100 | 85 | |
European Championship
| European Championship record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| 1948 |
Round Robin | 5th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 1950 |
Did not participate | ||||||
| 1951 |
Final Round | 5th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1955 |
9th-14th play-offs | 12th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 1958 |
17th-20th play-offs | 17th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 |
| 1963 |
9th-17th play-offs | 13th | 10 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 |
 1967 |
9th-16th play-offs | 12th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 |
| 1971 |
7th-12th play-offs | 10th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1975 |
7th-12th play-offs | 12th | 8 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
 1977 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1979 |
7th-12th play-offs | 11th | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 1981 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 1983 | |||||||
 1985 | |||||||
 1987 |
7th-8th play-offs | 7th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 |
 1989 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 1991 | |||||||
| 1993 | |||||||
| 1995 | |||||||
| 1997 | |||||||
 1999 | |||||||
| 2001 | |||||||
| 2003 | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2005 | |||||||
 2007 |
Second Round | 10th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 2009 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2011 |
First Round | 13th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
 2013 |
Quarter Final | 7th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| 2015 |
Play-Offs | 10th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 |
Third place game | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
 2019 |
Round of 16 | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
\  \ \ 2021 |
Preliminary round | 18th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| Total | 17/32 | 107 | 42 | 65 | 165 | 226 | |
European Volleyball League
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| European Volleyball League record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| 2004 |
Did not participate | ||||||
| 2005 | |||||||
| 2006 | |||||||
 2007 |
Group stage | 12th | 12 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| 2008 |
Did not participate | ||||||
| 2009 |
Group stage | 5th | 12 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 20 |
 2010 |
Did not participate | ||||||
 2011 |
Group stage | N/A | 12 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 24 |
| 2012 |
Did not participate | ||||||
| 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 2019 European Championship.[1]
Head coach: Dominique Baeyens
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2020–21 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) | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 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) | Knack 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) | Dynamo Moscow |
| 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) | Knack Roeselare |
| 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) | VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa |
| 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) | Decospan Volley Team Menen |
| 8 | Arno Van De Velde | 30 December 1995 | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | VfB Friedrichshafen |
| 10 | Pieter Verhees | 8 December 1989 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 110 kg (240 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 318 cm (125 in) | Greenyard Maaseik |
| 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) | Lindemans Aalst |
| 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) | Nice Volley-Ball |
| 15 | Lienert Cosemans | 20 October 1993 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | BDO Haasrode Leuven |
| 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) | United Volleys Frankfurt |
| 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) | MKS Ślepsk Malow Suwałki |
| 18 | Seppe Baetens | 13 February 1989 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 312 cm (123 in) | BDO Haasrode Leuven |
| 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) | Knack Roeselare |
References
- "Team Roster – Belgium". CEV. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
External links
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