The Indian women’s hockey team will face Argentina in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and here is all you need to know about the team’s coach Sjoerd Marijne including his net worth
The Indian Women defeated Australia 1-0 in the quarterfinals on Monday to advance into the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Hockey semi-finals, where they will play against Argentina. In the meantime, read more about the team’s coach Sjoerd Marijne, under whose guidance our Women in Blue have been able to come this far.
Who Is Indian Women’s Hockey Coach Sjoerd Marijne, His Career, Life, Achievements And Awards
Born on 20th April, 1974, in Netherlands, Sjoerd Marijne is the head field hockey coach of the Indian women’s national team. He coached the team at the 2018 Women’s Hockey World Cup and played ten years for one of Netherlands’ leading clubs, Den Bosch in the Hoofdklasse, as a former field hockey player. With the club, Marijne was national champion twice (in 1998 and 2001) and also the winner of the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup in 1999.
Before coming to India, the Dutchman had a successful tenure with the women’s team of Netherlands, guiding them to a gold at the Hockey World League Semi-Final in 2015, Antwerp. Netherlands also bagged the bronze medal in the 2014 Champions Trophy and the silver medal in the 2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship. Following these wins, Marijne left due to “a difference in understanding” with the Dutch hockey association.
From 2011 to 2014, Marijne coached the Dutch junior hockey team and guided them to a third-place finish at the 2013 Junior World Cup. Some of his other stints include TMHC Tilburg in 2001 and Amsterdam H & BC in 2004 where he took the team to the national championship final twice. However, he has had no experience coaching a senior men’s national team.
Sjoerd Marijne Salary And Net Worth
His net worth is at $1-5 million with him taking home a neat salary as the Indian women’s hockey coach.
Sjoerd Marijne’s Twitter Conversation With Shah Rukh Khan
Ahead of the Indian Women’s Hocket team’s semi-final tomorrow, coach Sjoerd Marijne shared a photo of himself and the team on Twitter, making a wholesome reference to the Bollywood movie starring Shah Rukh Khan, Chak de India.
He wrote, “Sorry family, I coming again later” and received a hilarious response from King Khan who wrote: “Haan haan no problem. Just bring some gold on our way back… for a billion family members,” signing off as ex-coach Kabir Khan.
Haan haan no problem. Just bring some Gold on your way back….for a billion family members. This time Dhanteras is also on 2nd Nov. From: Ex-coach Kabir Khan. https://t.co/QcnqbtLVGX
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 2, 2021
Thank you for all the support and love. We will give everything again.
From: The Real Coach. 😉 https://t.co/TpKTMuFLxt— Sjoerd Marijne (@SjoerdMarijne) August 2, 2021
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