Bjorn Kellerman (born 25 May 1990) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a forward.[1]

Club career

Kellerman started playing hockey at Zeewolde.[2] He then played for Amersfoort and in 2009 he moved to SCHC. After three seasons with SCHC he made a transfer to Rotterdam.[3] With Rotterdam he won their first national title in the 2012–13 season. In 2015, he moved to Kampong, where he won the Euro Hockey League in his first season.[4] In January 2022, he announced he would leave Kampong after seven years at the end of the season.[5]

International career

Kellerman was a part of the Dutch squad which won the Indoor World Championship in 2015.[6] He made his debut for the national team at the 2015 Hockey World League Final.[7] He won the European title in 2017 and in June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[8] They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[9] In September 2021 he announced his retirement from the national team after he was dropped for the 2020 Summer Olympics squad in June.[10]

Honours

International

Netherlands U21
Netherlands

Club

Rotterdam
Kampong
Acme Chattogram

References

  1. ^ "Bjorn Kellerman". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ "'Tijd na EK-winst was geweldig'". www.stadsbladutrecht.nl (in Dutch). Stadsblad Utrecht. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Australiër Knowles terug bij HC Rotterdam". www.volkskrant.nl (in Dutch). Volkskrant. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Nieuwe aanvaller voor Heren 1". www.kamponghockey.nl (in Dutch). SV Kampong. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Bjorn Kellerman na zeven seizoenen weg bij Kampong". rtvutrecht.nl (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Ook hockeymannen wereldkampioen in de zaal". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  7. ^ "KELLERMAN Bjorn". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Selectie Heren EK Hockey 2019 bekend". www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Hockeyers verslaan Duitsland weer en pakken brons". www.ad.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  10. ^ van Leeuwen, Wessel (29 September 2021). "Kellerman stopt als international: 'Heftig besluit'". rtvutrecht.nl (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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