Thomas Boerma
Dutch field hockey player (born 1981)
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Thomas Boerma (born 7 May 1981) is a Dutch former field hockey player.[2]
Laren, North Holland, Netherlands
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| Born |
7 May 1981 Laren, North Holland, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2004 | Kampong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2011 | Bloemendaal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Breda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Netherlands | 66 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career
Boerma played for Kampong until 2004 when he joined Bloemendaal.[3] He won five Hoofdklasse titles with Bloemendaal and the Euro Hockey League in 2008–09. From 2011 onwards he played for Breda where he ended his career.[1]
International career
Boerma was part of the Dutch national team for the 2006 Champions Trophy in Terrassa where the Dutch won the gold.[2] In 2007, he also was part of the team that won the gold medal at the European Championships in Manchester.[2] In Kuala Lumpur later in 2007, he won the bronze medal at the Champions Trophy, while in 2008 they only finished in fourth place in Rotterdam. He also is part of the Dutch team that qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]
