Paul Litjens

Paul Litjens
Litjens in 1978
Personal information
Full namePaulus Tarcisius Maria "Paul" Litjens[1]
NationalityDutch
Born(1947-11-09)9 November 1947
Loon op Zand, Netherlands
Died13 December 2023(2023-12-13) (aged 76)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportField hockey
EventMen's team
ClubKampong, Utrecht

Paul Litjens (9 November 1947 – 13 December 2023) was a Dutch field hockey player. He played 177 matches with the Netherlands national team, scoring 268 goals, an international record he held from 1982 to 2004.[2]

Biography

Litjens played for hockey clubs in Uden and Zaanstad before joining HC Kampong of Utrecht. He was a member of the Dutch team that became World Champion in 1973 and participated in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. In both these Olympics, the Dutch team took a fourth place. In 1981 Litjens and the Dutch team won the Champions Trophy in Karachi.

Litjens specialized in the penalty corner and was a prolific goal scorer. He was the top scorer in the Olympic Games of 1976 and at the 1981 Champions Trophy.[3]

Litjens was the brand ambassador of Rucanor. He appeared in the poster for its Karachi King Super hockey stick.[3]

Litjens died on 13 December 2023, at the age of 76.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Paul Litjens Official profile". www.sports-reference.com/. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. ^ Litjens record Archived 15 July 2012 at archive.today
  3. ^ a b Brand Ambassador Archived 1 February 2013 at archive.today
  4. ^ Oud-hockeyer Litjens (76) overleden, die als international 268 keer scoorde (in Dutch)
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