Bjorn Kellerman

Dutch field hockey player (born 1990)

Bjorn KellermanPersonal information

Born|  (1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 (age 34)
Ede, Netherlands
Playing position|  Forward
Youth career
|  Zeewolde
Senior career
Years|  Team
0000–2009|  Amersfoort
2009–2012|  SCHC
2012–2015|  Rotterdam
2015–2022|  Kampong
2022|  Acme Chattogram
National team
Years|  Team|  Caps|  Goals
2015|  Netherlands (indoor)|  8|  (12)
2015–2021|  Netherlands|  69|  (28)

Medal record

Representing the  Netherlands
Men's field hockey
EuroHockey Championship
| 2017 Amstelveen |
| 2019 Antwerp |
EuroHockey Junior Championship
| 2010 Siemianowice Śląskie |
Men's indoor hockey
Indoor World Cup
| 2015 Leipzig |

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

## Club career

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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

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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

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### International

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Netherlands U21

* EuroHockey Junior Championship: 2010

Netherlands

* EuroHockey Championship: 2017
* Indoor World Cup: 2015

### Club

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Rotterdam

* Hoofdklasse: 2012–13

Kampong

* Euro Hockey League: 2015–16
* Hoofdklasse: 2016–17, 2017–18

Acme Chattogram

* Hockey Champions Trophy Bangladesh: 2022

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Bjorn Kellerman at the International Hockey Federation

Netherlands squads

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Netherlands squad – 2017 EuroHockey Championship – 1st place

* 6 De Geus
* 7 Croon
* 8 Bakker
* 9 Van Ass (c)
* 10 Verga
* 11 Schuurman
* 12 De Wijn
* 13 Baart
* 14 Kemperman
* 16 Pruyser
* 18 Kellerman
* 19 De Voogd
* 22 Van der Ven
* 23 De Mol
* 25 Brinkman
* 26 Blaak
* 28 Wortelboer
* 30 Van der Weerden
* Coach: Caldas

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Netherlands squad – 2019 EuroHockey Championship – 3rd place

* 2 Hertzberger
* 4 Balk
* 6 De Geus
* 8 Bakker
* 9 Van Ass (C)
* 11 Schuurman
* 12 De Wijn
* 13 Baart
* 15 Van Puffelen
* 16 Pruyser
* 18 Kellerman
* 22 Van der Ven
* 23 De Mol
* 25 Brinkman
* 26 Blaak
* 27 Janssen
* 30 Van der Weerden
* 34 Galema
* Coach: Caldas

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