Pirmin Blaak Explained

Pirmin Blaak
Birth Date:8 March 1988
Birth Place:Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height:1.88 m
Weight:83 kg
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Oranje-Rood
Youthyears1:–2000
Youthclubs1:HC Barendrecht
Youthyears2:2000–2006
Youthclubs2:Rotterdam
Years1:2006–2016
Clubs1:Rotterdam
Years2:2016–
Clubs2:Oranje-Rood
Nationalyears1:2011–
Nationalteam1:Netherlands
Nationalcaps1:106
Nationalgoals1:0
Show-Medals:no
Updated:24 July 2021

Pirmin Blaak (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /'pɪrmɪn blaːk/; born 8 March 1988) is a Dutch professional field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper[1] for Oranje-Rood and the Dutch national team.

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.[2]

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.[3] In June 2019, he was selected as the joint first goalkeeper in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[4] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pirmin Blaak . hockey.nl . 24 April 2019 . Dutch.
  2. Web site: Liebrand . Anneke . Pirmin Blaak naar HC Oranje-Rood . www.ed.nl . . 24 April 2019 . Dutch . 2 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Eindelijk hoofdrol voor Pirmin Blaak bij Oranje . www.ad.nl . . 24 April 2019 . Dutch . 29 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Selectie Heren EK Hockey 2019 bekend . www.knhb.nl . . 9 August 2019 . Dutch . 29 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190809085123/https://www.knhb.nl/nieuws/selectie-heren-ek-hockey-2019-bekend . 9 August 2019 . dead .
  5. Web site: Hockeyers verslaan Duitsland weer en pakken brons . www.ad.nl . . 24 August 2019 . nl . 24 August 2019.