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Paul Litjens
Paul Litjens (born 11 September 1947, Loon op Zand) is a former field hockey player for the Netherlands. He played 177 matches with the Dutch national team, scoring 268 goals, an international record he held from 1982 to 2004. Career Litjens played for hockey clubs in and before joining HC Kampong of . He was a membe ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loon Op Zand
Loon op Zand () is a municipality and a village in the southern Netherlands. It had a population of in . The western part of national park the Loonse en Drunense Duinen is located in the municipality of Loon op Zand. Population centres Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Loon op Zand, June 2015.'' Kaatsheuvel Kaatsheuvel is the location of the amusement park Efteling. Loon op Zand Loon op Zand is the oldest village of the municipality. Somewhere around the year 1000, this village was founded in a very wet and swampy area. There was also a lot of drift-sand whose origin, according to geological experts, dates back to the last ice age. As of this moment, Loon op Zand has the biggest driftsand area in all of western Europe. The presence of this driftsand explains the name of Loon op Zand. It means Village build on sand. Historically, the presence of this driftsand has caused the relocation of the village on several times. Hinerland farmers build m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penalty Corner (field Hockey)
In field hockey, a penalty corner, sometimes known as a short corner, is a penalty given against the defending team. It is predominantly awarded for a defensive infringement in the '' penalty circle'' or for a deliberate infringement within the defensive ''23-metre area''. They are eagerly sought by attacking players and provide an excellent opportunity to score. There are particular rules for that only apply at penalty corners and players develop specialist skills, such as the drag flick, for this particular phase in the game. The penalty corner has always been an important part of the game, that importance has become more pronounced since artificial turf became mandatory for top-level competitions in the 1970s. The importance of penalty corners has drawn criticism, with the proportion of field goals scored through open play reduced as attackers look to create a foul in the penalty circle, particularly from defenders' feet, rather than shooting directly. The Netherlands' Paul Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SV Kampong Players
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People From Loon Op Zand
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Field Hockey Players At The 1976 Summer Olympics
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Olympic Field Hockey Players Of The Netherlands
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Dutch Male Field Hockey Players
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Living People
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List Of Men's Field Hockey Players With 100 Or More International Goals
The top international goals scorer in classic field hockey is Dhyan Chand of India, he scored 570 goals in 185 international matches. The player who was the second top international goals scorer in hockey and the top goal scorer in modern hockey on artificial turf was Paul Litjens of Netherlands. He scored a total of 268 international goals in 177 matches. He remained the top international goals scorer on artificial turf for 22 years, from 1982 to 2004, until Sohail Abbas of Pakistan broke the record against India at Amritsar in 2004. Abbas became the sixth Pakistani to achieve 100 international goals in his career when he scored a hat-trick against Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He scored a record 348 international goals. He also played the fewest matches to score 100 goals on artificial turf. The first player from India to score 100 goals on artificial turf is Dhanraj Pillay, who scored a total of 170 international goals. Manzoor-ul-Hassan of Pakistan was the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karachi
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