Bob de Voogd


Bob de Voogd is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Hoofdklasse Hockey|Hoofdklasse] club Oranje-Rood.
He was included to the national team in 2009 and won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics, placing fourth in 2016.

Club career

De Voogd started playing hockey at his local hockey club HMHC in Helmond. After the club merged with another Helmond club he started playing for the newly formed club, HC Helmond. He played there until 2004 when he transferred to Den Bosch to play in the highest division of Dutch field hockey. In 2007, he transferred to Oranje Zwart. After Oranje Zwart merged in 2016 with Eindhovense [Mixed Hockey Club|EMHC] he started playing for the newly formed club HC Oranje-Rood. In January 2019, he agreed to play for Braxgata in Belgium from the 2019–20 season onwards.
After three seasons in Belgium he returned to the Netherlands to play for his boyhood club Helmond in the Dutch fourth tier. He won the Silver Cup with Helmond in his first season back. After two seasons at his old club, he announced his retirement from hockey in May 2024. He came out of retirement immediately to play one season for the Italian club Bra. After his period in Italy he returned to the Netherlands to play at the highest level again for Oranje-Rood.

International career

De Voogd broke his jaw during a friendly match against Pakistan in June 2012, but recovered for the 2012 Olympics. Next year he missed four months of competitions, including the European Championships, because of a foot injury. He was not selected for the 2014 World Championships. However, he did play in the 2018 World Cup, where they won the silver medal. In January 2020, he was dropped from the national team's training squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2020 Summer Olympics].

Honours

;Netherlands
;Oranje Zwart
;Helmond
  • Silver Cup: 2022–23