Pirmin Blaak

Pirmin Blaak
Blaak in 2012
Personal information
Born (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionGoalkeeper
ClubBraxgata
Youth career
Years Team
–2000 HC Barendrecht
2000–2006 Rotterdam
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
2006–2016 Rotterdam - -
2016–2024 Oranje-Rood - -
2024–present Braxgata - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2011–2024 Netherlands 154 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 The Hague
Silver medal – second place2018 Bhubaneswar
Bronze medal – third place2023 Bhubaneswar–Rourkela
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 London
Gold medal – first place2017 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place2021 Amstelveen
Silver medal – second place2011 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place2013 Boom
Bronze medal – third place2019 Antwerp
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2012 Melbourne
Bronze medal – third place2011 Auckland
Bronze medal – third place2018 Breda
Hockey World League
Gold medal – first place2012–13 New DelhiTeam
Updated on 19 January 2025

Pirmin Blaak (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpɪrmɪm ˈblaːk]; born 8 March 1988) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper[1] for Belgian Hockey League club Braxgata. He played a total of 154 matches for the Dutch national team from 2011 to 2024.[2]

Club career

Blaak started playing hockey at HC Barendrecht. In 2000 he switched to Rotterdam, with whom he won their first national title in 2013. He played there for 16 years until 2016 when he switched to Oranje-Rood.[3] After the 2024 Summer Olympics he signed a two-year contract at Braxgata in Belgium.[4]

International career

Blaak made his debut for the national team in 2011. He was the second goalkeeper behind Jaap Stockmann until 2016 when he became the joint first goalkeeper with Sam van der Ven. For the 2018 World Cup he was chosen as the first goalkeeper for the tournament.[5] In June 2019, he was selected as the joint first goalkeeper in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[6] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[7] After the gold medal win at the 2024 Summer Olympics, he announced his retirement from the national team.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Pirmin Blaak". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Pirmin Blaak". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Hockey Association.
  3. ↑ Liebrand, Anneke (2 March 2016). "Pirmin Blaak naar HC Oranje-Rood". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). DPG Media. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Braxgata haalt Nederlander Pirmin Blaak, eind 2023 uitgeroepen tot beste keeper ter wereld". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Eindelijk hoofdrol voor Pirmin Blaak bij Oranje". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). DPG Media. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Selectie Heren EK Hockey 2019 bekend". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Hockeyers verslaan Duitsland weer en pakken brons". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). DPG Media. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Olympisch hockeykampioen Blaak stopt als international: 'Wordt niet mooier dan dit'". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
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