Cornelia Nycke Groot (born 4 May 1988) is a Dutch handball player.[1]
| Nycke Groot | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Cornelia Nycke Groot | ||
| Born |
4 May 1988 Alkmaar, Netherlands | ||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2001–2003 | Kolping | ||
2003–2008 | West-Friesland SEW | ||
2008–2011 | Team Tvis Holstebro | ||
2011–2015 | FC Midtjylland | ||
2015–2019 | Győri ETO KC | ||
2019–2021 | Odense Håndbold | ||
2022 | Odense Håndbold | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2021 | Netherlands | 150 | (439) |
She represented the Netherlands in three World Women's Handball Championship (winning a silver in Denmark 2015,[2][3] and a bronze in Germany 2017[4]) and two editions of the Olympic Games.
In January 2019, 14 years after debuting on the Dutch national team, she announced she would be retiring from the national team to focus on her club career.[5]
In 2021, Groot announced she would participate with the Netherlands at the Tokyo Olympic Games. She also announced the end of her club career.[6]
Achievements
editNational team
editEuropean competitions
edit- EHF Champions League
- Winner: 2017, 2018, 2019
- Finalist: 2016
- Semifinalist: 2014
- EHF Cup:
- Finalist: 2011
- Semifinalist: 2013
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Winner: 2015
Domestic competitions
edit- Danish Championship:
- Winner: 2013, 2015, 2021
- Silver Medalist: 2014
- Bronze Medalist: 2012
- Danish Cup:
- Winner: 2012, 2014, 2020, 2021
- Finalist: 2010, 2013
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I
- Gold Medalist: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Magyar Kupa
- Gold Medalist: 2016, 2018, 2019
Individual awards
edit- All-Star Team Best Centre Back of the EHF Champions League: 2016, 2017
- MVP of the EHF Champions League Final four: 2017
- All-Star Team Best Centre Back of the European Championship: 2016
- MVP of the European Women's Handball Championship: 2016
- MVP (Danish: pokalfighter) of the Danish Handball Cup: 2010, 2012, 2014
- MVP of the Hungarian Cup Final Four: 2019
- Foreign Handballer of the Year in Hungary: 2016, 2018
- World Handball Female Playmaker of the Decade[7]
References
edit- ^ EHF profile
- ^ "Selectie Nationaal Team Dames" (in Dutch). Nederlands Handbal Verbond. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). handball.sportresult.com. EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "The Netherlands claim second consecutive World Championship medal". International Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Handbalster Nycke Groot beëindigt interlandcarrière" (in Dutch). handbal.nl. 10 January 2019. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Nycke Groot indstiller karrieren efter denne sæson". odensehaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Eduarda Amorim is NEXE World Handball Female Player of the Decade!". 21 January 2021.
External links
edit- Nycke Groot at the European Handball Federation
- Nycke Groot at Olympics.com
- Nycke Groot at Olympedia
- Nycke Groot at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
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