Robert van der Horst
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Van der Horst at the 2016 Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Adriaan van der Horst | ||
| Born |
17 October 1984 Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | England (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Oranje Zwart | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2001–2009 | Oranje Zwart | ||
| 2009–2012 | Rotterdam | ||
| 2012–2016 | Oranje Zwart | ||
| 2016–2019 | Oranje-Rood | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2004–2016 | Netherlands | 272 | (14) |
| Coaching career | |||
| 2019–2022 | Oranje-Rood | ||
| 2022–2025 | Oranje-Rood (assistant) | ||
| 2025–present | England (assistant) | ||
Medal record | |||
Robert Adriaan van der Horst (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔbərt fɑn dər ˈɦɔrst]; born 17 October 1984) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a defender or midfielder and currently the assistant coach of the England men's national team .
He played a total of 272 caps for the Dutch national team, which makes him the seventh most capped Dutch player of all time. He scored 14 goals in his international career which lasted from 2004 until 2016. The defender was the captain of the national teams that finished fourth at the 2008 and 2016 Olympics and won a silver medal in 2012. He played club hockey for Oranje Zwart, Rotterdam and Oranje-Rood.