Seve van Ass

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Seve van Ass

| image = Men's field hockey interland NED-NZL (27221652783).jpg

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| caption = Van Ass in 2016

| fullname = Severiano Boris van Ass

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|4|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands

| height = 1.78 m

| weight = 70 kg

| position = Midfielder / Forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Victoria

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2008

| clubs1 = Victoria

| years2 = 2008–2013

| clubs2 = HGC

| years3 = 2013–2018

| clubs3 = Rotterdam

| years4 = 2018–2024

| clubs4 = HGC

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2024

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands

| nationalcaps1 = 236

| nationalgoals1 = 29

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|the {{NED}}}}

}}

Severiano Boris "Seve" van Ass (born 10 April 1992) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a midfielder or forward for the Dutch national team.{{cite web |title=Seve van Ass |url=https://hockey.nl/held/seve-van-ass/ |website=hockey.nl |accessdate=31 March 2019 |language=Dutch}}

Personal life

He is the son of Dutch field hockey coach Paul van Ass.{{cite web |last1=Olsthoorn |first1=Thomas |title=Het familieportret van hockeyer Seve van Ass |url=https://www.helden.media/verhalen/het-familieportret-van-hockeyer-seve-van-ass/ |website=www.helden.media |publisher=HELDEN |accessdate=31 March 2019 |language=Dutch |date=24 July 2017}}

International career

He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/seve-van-ass|title=RIO 2016 profile|website=Rio2016.com|publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games|accessdate=20 August 2016|archive-date=26 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826121039/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/seve-van-ass|url-status=dead}} In June 2019, he was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship and was named the captain for the tournament.{{cite web |title=Selectie Heren EK Hockey 2019 bekend |url=https://www.knhb.nl/nieuws/selectie-heren-ek-hockey-2019-bekend |website=www.knhb.nl |publisher=Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond |accessdate=9 August 2019 |language=Dutch |date=29 July 2019}} They won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.{{cite web |title=Hockeyers verslaan Duitsland weer en pakken brons |url=https://www.ad.nl/andere-sporten/hockeyers-verslaan-duitsland-weer-en-pakken-brons~a0b2c679/?referrer=https://news.google.com/ |website=www.ad.nl |publisher=Algemeen Dagblad |accessdate=24 August 2019 |language=nl |date=24 August 2019}} After the winning final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, he announced his retirement.{{cite web |last1=Wester |first1=Eelko |title=Seve ‘eerste Van Ass met goud’ stopt met tophockey |url=https://hockey.nl/nieuws/oranje-heren/seve-eerste-van-ass-met-goud-stopt-met-tophockey/ |website=hockey.nl |publisher=Hockey.nl |access-date=1 October 2024 |language=nl |date=9 August 2024}}

Club career

Van Ass started playing hockey at Victoria, a field hockey club in Rotterdam. In 2008 he switched to HGC,{{cite web |title=Hockeyer Seve van Ass naar HCR HCR_LOGOHCR_LOGO |url=https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/102325/Hockeyer-Seve-van-Ass-naar-HCR |website=www.rijnmond.nL |publisher=RTV Rijnmond |accessdate=31 March 2019 |language=Dutch |date=10 May 2013}} with whom he won the 2010–11 Euro Hockey League. In 2013 he returned to Rotterdam to play for HC Rotterdam, where he played for five seasons until 2018 when he returned to HGC.{{cite web |last1=Wester |first1=Eelko |title=Oranje-captain Seve van Ass herenigd met zijn vader bij HGC |url=https://hockey.nl/nieuws/hoofdklasse-heren/oranje-captain-seve-van-ass-herenigd-met-zijn-vader-bij-hgc/ |website=hockey.nl |accessdate=31 March 2019 |language=Dutch |date=30 May 2018}} In his last season before his retirement HGC was relegated from the Hoofdklasse.{{cite web |last1=Marinus |first1=Mitch |title=Seve van Ass beëindigt hockeycarrière na gouden finale tegen Duitsland |url=https://www.nu.nl/olympische-spelen/6323923/seve-van-ass-beeindigt-hockeycarriere-na-gouden-finale-tegen-duitsland.html |website=nu.nl |publisher=NU.nl |access-date=1 October 2024 |language=nl |date=8 August 2024}}

References

External links

{{FIH}}
{{Olympedia}}
{{Olympics.com|name=Severiano van Ass}}
[https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/seve-van-ass_1971904 Seve van Ass] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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