 Hofman at the 2016 Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rogier Alexander Hofman | ||
| Born |
(1986-09-05) 5 September 1986 Vught, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2010 | SCHC | ||
| 2010–2017 | Bloemendaal | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2006–2016 | Netherlands | 212 | (44) |
.svg/1280px-Silver_medal_icon_(S_initial).svg.png){kind=icon}
.svg/1280px-Bronze_medal_icon_(B_initial).svg.png){kind=icon}
.svg/1280px-Gold_medal_icon_(G_initial).svg.png){kind=icon}
Rogier Alexander Hofman (born 5 September 1986)[1] is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a midfielder.
Personal life
In 2012, together with teammate Tim Jenniskens he launched the Sport Helps foundation, which organises sports events for disabled or seriously ill children.[2]
Club career
Hofman took up field hockey aged eight. Hofman played for SCHC before he joined Bloemendaal in 2010.[3] He retired in 2017 after losing the Dutch championship semi-final to Kampong.[4]
International career
He was part of the Dutch national team for the 2007 World Championships in Mönchengladbach, where the team finished in a disappointing seventh place. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics, placing fourth in 2016.[5][2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rogier Hofman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Rogier Hofman". nbcolympics.com.
- ^ "Rogier Hofman vertrekt bij SCHC". rtvutrecht.nl (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ Wester, Eelko (15 May 2017). "Ineens realiseert Hofman zich 'mijn hockeycarrière is voorbij'". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Rogier Hofman". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016.
External links
- Rogier Hofman at the International Hockey Federation
- Rogier Hofman at Olympics.com
- Rogier Hofman at TeamNL (archived) (in Dutch)
- Rogier Hofman at Olympedia
