Rogier Hofman

Rogier Hofman
Hofman at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameRogier Alexander Hofman
Born (1986-09-05) 5 September 1986
Vught, Netherlands
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionMidfielder
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
–2010 SCHC - -
2010–2017 Bloemendaal - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2006–2016 Netherlands 212 (44)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 The Hague
Bronze medal – third place2010 New Delhi
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 London
Silver medal – second place2011 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place2009 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place2013 Boom
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2012 Melbourne
Bronze medal – third place2007 Kuala Lumpur
Bronze medal – third place2010 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place2011 Auckland

Rogier Alexander Hofman (born 5 September 1986)[1] is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a midfielder.

Personal life

In 2012, together with teammate Tim Jenniskens he launched the Sport Helps foundation, which organises sports events for disabled or seriously ill children.[2]

Club career

Hofman took up field hockey aged eight. Hofman played for SCHC before he joined Bloemendaal in 2010.[3] He retired in 2017 after losing the Dutch championship semi-final to Kampong.[4]

International career

He was part of the Dutch national team for the 2007 World Championships in Mönchengladbach, where the team finished in a disappointing seventh place. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics, placing fourth in 2016.[5][2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rogier Hofman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Rogier Hofman". nbcolympics.com.
  3. ↑ "Rogier Hofman vertrekt bij SCHC". rtvutrecht.nl (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Wester, Eelko (15 May 2017). "Ineens realiseert Hofman zich 'mijn hockeycarrière is voorbij'". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Rogier Hofman". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016.
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