Geert-Jan Marie Derikx (born October 31, 1980 in

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) is a

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player from the

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, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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. The defender made his debut on May 1, 2002 in a friendly match against

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: 1-1. He plays for

Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club Stichtsche Cricket en Hockey Club, commonly known as SCHC, is a Dutch sports club based in Bilthoven, Utrecht. The club was founded on 22 November 1906. The club is best known for its field hockey department but it also has a rugby union and a cric ...

in the Dutch League (''Hoofdklasse''), after a long time spell with

HC Klein Zwitserland Hockey Club Klein Zwitserland, commonly known as Klein Zwitserland, is a Dutch field hockey club based in The Hague, South Holland. The women and men's first team compete in the hoofdklasse, the highest league of Dutch field hockey. The club wa ...

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. His younger brother

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is also a member of the Dutch field hockey squad. In the summer of 2007 he moved to

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* 1980 births Living people Dutch male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from 's-Hertogenbosch Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics SCHC players HC Klein Zwitserland players 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub