Piet-Hein Geeris

Piet-Hein Geeris
Personal information
Full name Piet-Hein Willem Geeris
Born (1972-03-29) 29 March 1972 (age 52)
Boxtel, Netherlands
Senior career
Years Team
MEP
Cernusco
Tilburg
Den Bosch
Oranje Zwart
Royal Antwerp
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2004 Netherlands 194 (29)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Utrecht Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1998 Lahore Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Amstelveen Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Cologne Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Amstelveen Team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Brisbane Team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Rotterdam Team

Piet-Hein Willem Geeris (born 29 March 1972 in Boxtel) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 194 international matches for the Netherlands, in which he scored 29 goals. The forward and midfielder made his debut for the Dutch on 5 May 1993 in a friendly match against Ireland. His last appearance in the Holland squad came just before the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Geeris played in the Dutch League for MEP, HC Tilburg, HC Den Bosch and Oranje Zwart. In between he also went to Italy, and played for Cernusco. He stopped competing at top level in the spring of 2004, and then continued playing in Belgium.


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