Bjorn Kellerman

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

Bjorn Kellerman

Personal 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

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

• EuroHockey Junior Championship: 2010

Netherlands

• EuroHockey Championship: 2017
• Indoor World Cup: 2015

Club

Rotterdam

• Hoofdklasse: 2012–13

Kampong

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

Acme Chattogram

• Hockey Champions Trophy Bangladesh: 2022

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.

External links

• Bjorn Kellerman at the International Hockey Federation