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'''Paul Litjens''' (born 11 September 1947, [[Loon op Zand]]) is a former [[field hockey]] player for the [[Netherlands]]. He played 177 matches with the [[Netherlands men's national field hockey team|Dutch national team]], scoring 268 goals, an international record he held from 1982 to 2004.<ref>[http://thefinancialdaily.com/Articles/ViewArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1708 Litjens record] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120715014016/http://thefinancialdaily.com/Articles/ViewArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1708 |date=15 July 2012 }}</ref>
'''Paul Litjens''' (11 September 1947 – 13 December 2023)<ref>[https://nos.nl/artikel/2501539-oud-hockeyer-litjens-76-overleden-die-als-international-268-keer-scoorde Oud-hockeyer Litjens (76) overleden, die als international 268 keer scoorde] {{in lang|nl}}</ref> was a former [[field hockey]] player for the [[Netherlands]]. He played 177 matches with the [[Netherlands men's national field hockey team|Dutch national team]], scoring 268 goals, an international record he held from 1982 to 2004.<ref>[http://thefinancialdaily.com/Articles/ViewArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1708 Litjens record] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120715014016/http://thefinancialdaily.com/Articles/ViewArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1708 |date=15 July 2012 }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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[[Category:Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands]]
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Revision as of 10:57, 14 December 2023

Paul Litjens
Paul Litjens (1978)
Personal information
Full namePaulus Tarcisius Maria "Paul" Litjens[1]
NationalityDutch
Born(1947-11-09)9 November 1947
Loon op Zand, Netherlands
Died13 December 2023(2023-12-13) (aged 76)
Sport
LandNiederlande
SportField hockey
EventMen's team
ClubKampong, Utrecht

Paul Litjens (11 September 1947 – 13 December 2023)[2] was a former field hockey player for the Netherlands. He played 177 matches with the Dutch national team, scoring 268 goals, an international record he held from 1982 to 2004.[3]

Career

Litjens played for hockey clubs in Uden and Zaanstad before joining HC Kampong of Utrecht. He was a member of the Dutch team that became World Champion in 1973 and participated in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. In both these Olympics, the Dutch team took a frustrating fourth place. In 1981 Litjens and the Dutch team won the Champions Trophy in Karachi.

Litjens specialized in the penalty corner and was a prolific goal scorer. He was the top scorer in the Olympic Games of 1976 and at the 1981 Champions Trophy.[4]

Brand Ambassador

Litjens was the Brand Ambassador of Rucanor. He appeared in the poster for its Karachi King Super hockey stick.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Paul Litjens Official profile". www.sports-reference.com/. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. ^ Oud-hockeyer Litjens (76) overleden, die als international 268 keer scoorde (in Dutch)
  3. ^ Litjens record Archived 15 July 2012 at archive.today
  4. ^ a b Brand Ambassador Archived 1 February 2013 at archive.today


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