Marcus Johannes Elisabeth Leopold "Marc" Delissen (born 14 January 1965) is a former field hockey player for the Netherlands. Delissen was born in

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. He played 261 international matches for the Netherlands, scored 98 goals and participated in three Olympics. He made his debut when he was nineteen years old, on 21 October 1984, in a friendly match against

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in London. With his club HGC from

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, Delissen became Dutch champion twice, in 1990 and 1996. He retired after the Atlanta Olympics, but returned for the

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, where he assisted head coach Maurits Hendriks and Holland once again became Olympic champions. Delissen later on coached his former club HGC for three years (2002–2005) in the Dutch Premier League, called ''Hoofdklasse''. He is a practising

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The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...

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* 1965 births Living people Dutch male field hockey players Dutch field hockey coaches Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from Amsterdam Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics HGC (field hockey) players 20th-century Dutch lawyers 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup players 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup players 21st-century Dutch lawyers 21st-century Dutch people 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub