Holland’s Teun de Nooijer, one of the greatest field hockey players in the world, has become a Laureus Ambassador.
With the Dutch national side, he was twice a member of the Olympic gold medal winning team in 1996 and 2000 and was in the squads in 2004 and 2012 which won silver medals.
In the final of the 1998 Hockey World Cup in Utrecht he famously scored the golden goal in the final against Spain.
De Nooijer said: "I strongly believe in the power of sports. It can be very competitive, but in the end we all do it because we love it. Where people play sport you always see happy faces. It brings people together, that is what I find to be very important. I am going to do the best I can to benefit Laureus."
Edwin Moses, Chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy, said: "Our Ambassadors are a selfless group who put their work for Laureus and the children we help before any personal considerations. Teun is one of the greatest hockey players we have ever seen and he understands how important it is to give something back to society. He also appreciates how powerful sport can be in changing people’s lives. I thank him for becoming an Ambassador and welcome him to the Laureus Family."
De Nooijer was named World Hockey Player of the Year in 2003, 2005 and 2006 by the International Hockey Federation. At the time, he made history as the first to win the award for a third time.
He currently plays for HC Bloemendaal and in the Hockey India League for Uttar Pradesh Wizards. He made his 400th appearance for the Netherlands in August 2009 against India.
The Laureus Ambassadors are a select group of current and retired sportsmen and sportswomen, who, along with the 46 members of the Laureus World Sports Academy, a unique collection of the greatest living sports legends, support the work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. The Foundation uses sport as the means to combat some of the world’s toughest social challenges facing young people today such as juvenile crime, gangs, gun and knife violence, HIV/AIDS, discrimination, social exclusion, landmines awareness and health problems like obesity.
Since its inception, Laureus has raised over €60 million for projects which have helped to improve the lives of millions of young people. It currently supports more than 150 community sports projects in 34 countries
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