VDK Gent Dames
| File:Logo VDK Gent Dames.JPG | |||
| Ground | Bourgoyen Mariakerke Belgium | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Belgium Notte Kurt | ||
| League | Liga A | ||
| 2016–17 | 6th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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VDK Gent Damesvolleybalteam is a volleyball team from Ghent, Belgium.
VDK Gent-Heusden was founded in 1990, after a merger between VDK Wondelgem, Nova Smash Sint-Amandsberg and VBK Heusden. The new club had men's and women's teams. In 1993, White Star Sint-Amandsberg and VOM Gentbrugge joined, and the name of the club was shortened to VDK Gent. The activities of Gent were split up in 1997. The women's teams became active under VDK Gent Damesvolleybalteam, the men's compartiment was named VDK Gent Herenvolleyteam.
The women's A squad currently plays in Liga A. They achieved promotion to the highest level for the first time in their history in 1995. It has won the Liga A, the Belgium Cup and the Supercup.[1]
The team has also played several times in European competitions such as the Challenge Cup, CEV Cup and the CEV Champions League.[2]
Honours
[edit | edit source]National competitions
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- 2012–13
- File:Roundel of Belgium.svg Belgian Cup: 1
- 2008–09
- File:Belgium-orb.png Belgian Supercup: 4
- 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
Squad
[edit | edit source]Season 2016–2017, as of January 2017.[3][4]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium Lisa Neyt | Libero | 1.75 | 69 | 2 September 1993 |
| 2 | Belgium Paulien Neyt | Opposite | 1.83 | 70 | 22 November 1990 |
| 3 | Belgium Yente Ghillebert | Libero | 1.65 | 50 | 13 March 2000 |
| 4 | Belgium Hanne De Schrijver | Setter | 1.76 | 71 | 27 August 1996 |
| 5 | Belgium Lise De Valkeneer | Outside hitter | 1.77 | 76 | 16 January 1990 |
| 6 | Belgium Kaat De Boeck | Opposite | 1.87 | 68 | 24 June 1998 |
| 7 | Curaçao Christine Anthony | Outside hitter | 1.72 | 66 | 14 February 1991 |
| 8 | Belgium Laure Flament | Outside hitter | 1.82 | 76 | 18 June 1998 |
| 9 | Belgium Lotte De Quick | Setter | 1.72 | 53 | 11 January 1998 |
| 10 | Belgium Céline Jacquemyn | Middle blocker | 1.85 | 69 | 21 November 1997 |
| 11 | Belgium Iris Vandewiele | Middle blocker | 1.89 | 71 | 7 March 1994 |
| 12 | Belgium Gwendoline Horemans | Middle blocker | 1.88 | 68 | 16 September 1987 |
| Coach: Belgium Nico De Clercq | |||||
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official site (in Dutch)
