Matthijs Brouwer

Matthijs Brouwer
Personal information
Full name Matthijs Christian Brouwer
Born (1980-07-01) 1 July 1980 (age 44)
Raamsdonk, Netherlands
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
DDHC
Push
Den Bosch
Oranje Zwart
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2000–2008 Netherlands 211 (68)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Manchester Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Leipzig Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2000 Amstelveen Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Cologne Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Amstelveen Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Terrassa Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Lahore Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Chennai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Team

Matthijs Christian Brouwer (born 1 July 1980 in Raamsdonk, North Brabant) is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The striker made his debut on 2 June 2000 in a friendly match against Spain. He played for HC Den Bosch in the Dutch League (Hoofdklasse), but moved to Oranje Zwart in the summer of 2005. His cousin Ronald also is a member of the Netherlands hockey squad.