Simon Gougnard (born 17 January 1991) is a Belgian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Leuven and the Belgium national team.
 Gougnard at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
17 January 1991 Nivelles, Belgium | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Leuven | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2009 | Waterloo Ducks | ||
| 2009–2010 | Tilburg | ||
| 2010–2012 | Oranje Zwart | ||
| 2012–2013 | Racing Bruxelles | ||
| 2013–2015 | Bloemendaal | ||
| 2015–2017 | Racing Bruxelles | ||
| 2017–2019 | Waterloo Ducks | ||
| 2019– | Leuven | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2007– | Belgium | 260 | |
| Last updated on: 1 July 2019 | |||
Club career
Gougnard played club hockey in Belgium for Waterloo Ducks until 2009, when he transferred to the Netherlands to play for TMHC Tilburg. He left them after one season to play for Oranje Zwart.[1] In 2012 he returned to Belgium because of his study.[2] He played one year in Belgium for Racing Bruxelles.
In 2013, Gougnard went back to the Netherlands, where he signed a two-year contract for Bloemendaal.[3] He played for Bloemendaal until 2015, when he returned to Racing Bruxelles. In 2017 he went back to the Waterloo Ducks.[4] In April 2019, he agreed to play for Leuven from the 2019–20 season onwards.[5][6] During that year's Euro Hockey League, Gougnard's Waterloo Ducks became the first Belgian club to win the Euro Hockey League.[7][8]
International career
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[9] Gougnard became European vice-champion with Belgium at the 2013 European Championship on home ground in Boom. During the 2018 World Cup, he lost his father and in the match on the next day against England, Belgium played with a mourning band.[10] Gougnard scored the 2–0 in that match and eventually they won the tournament by defeating the Netherlands in the final.
References
- ^ Beenen, Bram (9 June 2010). "Hockeyer Gougnard verlaat Tilburg". www.omroepbrabant.nl (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "International Gougnard vertrekt bij OZ". www.ed.nl (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Bloemendaal trekt twee Belgen aan". www.volkskrant.nl (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Waterloo Ducks Make Huge Signings of Gougnard and Van Strydonck". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Transferts : Simon Gougnard à Louvain". okey.lalibre.be (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Red Lion Simon Gougnard verlaat Waterloo Ducks voor promovendus Leuven". www.hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Waterloo Ducks winnen Euro Hockey League na 4-0-winst tegen Köln". www.hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Waterloo Ducks in EHL heaven with remarkable 4-0 grand final success in Eindhoven". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Simon Gougnard". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Red Lions eren overleden vader van doelpuntenmaker Gougnard met WK-finale: "Deze wedstrijd was voor zijn familie"". www.hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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