Rudy Verhoeff

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| nationality = Canadian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|6|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Calgary, Alberta

| hometown = Calgary, Alberta

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| weight = {{convert|88|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

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| college = Trinity Western University

| position = Opposite

| currentclub = Düren

| currentnumber = 5

| years = 2007–2012
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2017
2017–2018
2018–2020
2020–2021

| teams = Trinity Western Spartans
Chaumont VB 52
GFCO Ajaccio
Düren
HYPO TIROL AlpenVolleys
Chennai Spartans
Le Plessis-Robinson

| nationalyears = 2008–2009
2013–2017

| nationalteam = {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada U21
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Rudy Verhoeff (born 24 June 1989) is a retired Canadian male volleyball player. He was a member of the Canada men's national volleyball team, a participant in the 2016 Summer Olympics,{{cite news |first=Asif |last=Hossain |title=Canada’s men’s volleyball team ready for Rio after long Olympic absence |url=http://olympic.ca/2016/07/22/canadas-mens-volleyball-team-ready-for-rio-after-long-olympic-absence/ |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |date=22 July 2016 |accessdate=22 July 2016}} a gold and silver medalist at the NORCECA Men's Volleyball Championship in 2015 and 2013, and a bronze medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Personal life

Rudy Verhoeff was born in Calgary, Alberta to Paul and Cobi Verhoeff. He has three older siblings; Lance, Anya, and Lies, and he began playing volleyball at the age of 14. He is married to Kyla Richey.

Playing career

=Club=

Rudy was a member of the Trinity Western Spartans from 2007 to 2012. During his time there, he helped the team win back to back CIS Volleyball Championships in 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 season, while being named tournament MVP in 2011 and winning the Dale Iwanoczko Award for outstanding student athlete in 2012.{{cite web |title=Rudy Verhoeff |url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/rudy-verhoeff/ |website=Olympic.ca |accessdate=3 June 2017}} Following the conclusion of his university volleyball career, Rudy spent a season with the Team Canada Full Time Training Center. He signed his first professional contract with French club Chaumont VB 52, helping the team to a 5th-place finish in the French League. The following season he signed with a different French side, GFCO Ajaccio. In 2015, Rudy signed with German team Düren.{{cite web |title=Canada – Team Roster |url=https://rio2016.fivb.com/en/volleyball/men/teams/can%20canada/team_roster |website=rio2016.fivb.com |access-date=31 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207103417/https://rio2016.fivb.com/en/volleyball/men/teams/can%20canada/team_roster |archive-date=2023-12-07}} There, he was teamed up with fellow national team players Blair Bann and Jay Blankenau.

=National team=

Rudy first joined the national team program in 2008 with the Canada men's junior national volleyball team. He helped the team win silver in the 2008 Junior NORCECA Championship, and qualify for the 2009 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.

He joined the senior national team in 2013. Rudy has helped the team win silver and gold at the Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship in 2013 and 2015, respectively, as well as a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games. In 2016, he helped the team finish 5th at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Pro Volleyball

He played Pro Volleyball League in India in February 2019 for Chennai Spartans. He was the top scorer of the tournament.